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Apple Adds Major League Soccer and Disney Junior Channels to Apple TV
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All rhetorical questions. Just recapping how these threads usually go.
Possibly. Apple doesn't always sell content to make money. For a while, the iTMS was more-or-less break even: it's main purpose was to sell iPods. Apple could sell NFL subscriptions for a lot less than the current price if they wanted to just to move some AppleTVs, or even give a free year's subscription with a new AppleTV.
And it all depends on how negotiations go. With so many potential players, and large changes in viewing habits (mobile/ tablet/ streaming), I expect to see non-exclusive deals this time around. Just my 2 cents, though.
DirecTV might own the "Sunday Ticket" branding (I don't know), but the NFL still owns the rights to the games themselves. The networks & DTV just license the broadcast rights (the NFL retains all rights as evidenced by the disclaimer at the end of every game). Do we really care what the package is called?
Too bad my DirecTV log in wont work on a majority of stuff
I currently use my sister-in-law's UVerse account info to access everything though
I currently use my sister-in-law's UVerse account info to access everything though
They can do this now, this steep penalty is called "paying taxes". They are just dodging them right now. Try keeping your money offshore and not paying tax on it, see what happens if the government find out. You'll pay a higher percentage too I'll bet, and are not sitting on billions.
No, Directv has exclusive access to live streaming Sunday afternoon games. The NFL is not allowed to offer their own package. Not until the contract is up in 2014 (in which case it might get renewed again though).
Mines working well! I usually have it up on safari on my iMac and stream to my Apple TV. I also have Comcast's 50Mbps down package. Works well from my iPhone and iPad... works well over LTE too. I was watching the Cowboys on the runway at Dulles as we made our way to the gate this past Sunday
Design
The interface is sort of getting ridiculous. I never really liked their initial change but now with many added apps, it needs another UI design change. At least make the icons smaller and flat like iOS 7 and that would be a great start I think.
The interface is sort of getting ridiculous. I never really liked their initial change but now with many added apps, it needs another UI design change. At least make the icons smaller and flat like iOS 7 and that would be a great start I think.
As others have pointed out, more people (myself included)) would readily purchase a subscription to the individual shows that Apple is displaying on it's Apple TV home screen.
However, from an interview with a cable provider on NPR yesterday, the gentleman pointed out that going to a subscription for individual channels will not likely happen for several reasons. One was that some channels are owned by a parent company and that they sell them in a bundle to the cable providers. Another was that for some of these channels, the cost to un-bundle would be greater than bundling. He did say for some high dollar channels, they are looking to see if those can be sold on an individual basis but nothing firm.
As an analogy, the cable representative said that the channels are like the sections of a newspaper, you can't just buy the sports section, you have to buy the whole paper.
I think this mentality will need to change, and we the consumers are the ones who ultimately have the power, to make a difference and force a change.
It's difficult to predict the future if we don't act, or maybe it is, maybe it will just stay the same. However, if we do something, like stop paying for cable tv, then maybe, just maybe the cable providers might actually listen.
Nah, that would never happen.
who buys a paper anymore? /hyperbole
the print newspaper is an outdated model. I can go to Denver Post's website and only read the sports section.... nothing else
NFL already do a "Sunday Ticket" online. It's called "Game Pass", but only for users outside the US/Mexico (https://gamepass.nfl.com). It's about $300 in most places. Funnily enough its free in the Netherlands as they don't have NFL on regular TV there.
Anyway, the point is, they already have all the infrastructure. All they need to do is ditch DirectTV, flip a switch and we'll have it.
So the big question is can they make more money without DirectTV than they can with DirectTV? DirectTV will write a huge check as it is the main selling point of the service to many people.
They need to get a NFL channel. Pay for the week or game or season... Like iTunes. Direct TV contract ends this year... NFL on apple tv so anyone can watch any games no matter what provider you have. Would be smart on NFL part. Direct TV only has 20 million customers total. Thats Not nearly enough market penetration for that kind of product. Too many people missing out.
Would be smart on NFL part. Direct TV only has 20 million customers total. Thats Not nearly enough market penetration for that kind of product. Too many people missing out.Still waiting for a native Spotify ATV app. I know I can airplay from iPhone / iPad, but there are disadvantages to this method.
Yep the same thing for Canada!!! It's unfair and should put some canadian channels too!!!
They need to get a NFL channel. Pay for the week or game or season... Like iTunes. Direct TV contract ends this year... NFL on apple tv so anyone can watch any games no matter what provider you have.
The NFL doesn't care about market penetrations when Directv gives them billions. I do hope they lose the exclusivity though and maybe the NFL will take over streaming. If that happens, I think they will push to have it on as many devices as possible.
Taxes on top of money that was already taxed. The United States is the only country in the world that does this to their corporations, which is why these companies don't repatriate the money back to the U.S.
This isn't a "dodge" or an accounting trick. The money was earned offshore and taxed locally when it was earned.
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There's a lot of buzz that DirecTV is unwilling to pony up what it would cost them for exclusive rights beyond the current contract. That could be legit or just a bargaining position, but there's at least a chance that other systems (ATV included) will have it for the 2015 season.
I just did it. Youre right! It is very simple. However, I had forgotten how it was done.
We need a mini app store. It easy to ignore but I still don't want half of this junk on my Apple TV. I'd rather have simplicity and only content that's important to me.
You can watch these channels in another room without having to pay a monthly fee for an additional box. What I use it for, I can watch at my office using the subscription credentials from my home and not pay the outrageous fees that providers want to charge for business accounts.
I need the ability to remove icons I don't (or can't) use. At least give me the option to reorder them.
You can re order them the same way you'd do it on a iPhone. Select, click and hold. Jiggle mode engage! And you can hide them using parental controls.