Apple May Create Subscription Service Bundle That Includes Original TV Content, Apple Music and News

[DNichter]

Personally I'd like Apple to introduce an Apple TV service that includes original content, live TV, and all iTunes movies and shows, for around $50 per month. I know this is a tall order, but I think that would make for a compelling product. Apple should also consider purchasing Hulu.

 

[aakshey]

Don’t care about news or magazines or even original content.

Let me stream everything iTunes has to offer for one monthly price.

Apple Music as well as movies and TV shows...that’s what I want.

This. Even in a country like India, where Apple Music Family Pass is like USD 2.7 per month, for an all access family pass to the iTunes catalogue (minus paid apps) I’d gladly pay USD 15-25 per month. This is in India.

In USA they can easily price it at USD 25-50+ for a family pass.

And I’m okay with the above pricing even if live TV is not included. And even if there is zero original content.

If they’re willing to offer Indian Live TV (with a catalogue comparable to our operators) and original stuff too, and all through Apple TV such that we can do without additional cabl services, then they can double the above prices. So USD 30-50 per month for up to 6 persons in India.

And up to USD 50-75 up to 6 persons in USA.

 

[Andreas77]

Give us free movies instead and I will definitely pay 50-99 dollar per months for unlimited movies and series in 4K

 

[RobNYC]

Since we know really nothing at all about Apple's original content so far and have seen no actual episodes of these scripted shows that won't be out for quite a while, how exactly are they targeting women aside from MR using a Wonder Woman screen grab from ATV in the article? Given the featured content on Apple Music I'm not sure your theory completely holds water.

They do have that show with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in the pipes. I'm not saying that their stated goal is to program to women but this show seems like it's geared to a female audience.
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You are aware that the show with that truly does hit all 4 quadrants is on Netflix, right?

It’s called Stranger Things.

Don't forget Orange Is The New Black which probably has a large female audience.

 

[Bananas Ananas]

Think Apple would be better off focusing on their core business and leaving TV streaming for NFLX.

 

[The Cappy]

It will all depend on pricing. I pay $99/yr for Apple Music right now. How much more for original content and news?

And for those of us who didn't think $99/yr was worth it... I'd be unhappy about Apple strong-arming me to pay for that just to see their original content.

 

[JRobinsonJr]

How Apple didnt dominate this space a decade ago amases me. They just watched the rise of spotify and Netflix and did nothing. Actually worse than nothing, they purchased "beats".

Yes, but... but... but... TV is just a hobby. Remember? </s>

 

[mattopotamus]

Most Pay TV shows on AMC, HBO and Netflix are appealing mainly to men.

Little Hulu had a hit with The Handmaids Tale that targets women and men.

Apple is targetting straight to women, and women are 50% of the population and are much less likely to pirate, in my opinion.

I'll actually very much agree there. My wife has no interest in GoT, Westworld, Succession, Silicon Valley, True Detective, etc. I love the hell out of them though. I was going to add showtime to the mix, but they have a few shows I think have mass appeal.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

Sounds like Apple's plan of "Just copy whatever Amazon is doing" is going to continue...

I didn't sign up for Amazon, and I won't sign up for Apple either.

I think an interesting move Apple could make would be changing the App Store into some kind of all-you-can-eat rental service. Pay $15/month, get unlimited access to iOS apps. Toughest part would be figuring out the best way to pay developers, then. You might think screen time, but screen time != utility. Custom keyboards are on screen all the time - are they the most valuable thing? Widgets are on screen almost never - are they useless?

 

[Glockworkorange]

Demographics? You kinda jumped a step there bud.

Sure, "bud." That was all about demographics. Okay.

 

[Newton1600]

this makes sense. one subscription for apple music, TV, and magazines would draw customers from Spotify/Netflix/Hulu/Amazon users. the last thing that they're missing is all-you-can-eat audiobooks/books

i think when Apple said their services revenue are going to double by 2020, it means that this service is going to launch pretty soon.

YES YES YES ALL YOU CAN EAT AUDIO BOOKS /BOOKS must be included.
[doublepost=1530201162][/doublepost]BUNDLE SHOULD INCLUDE UNLIMITED iCLOUD STORAGE!!!

In order to get a large percentage of iPhone owners to signup for a service like this they need to include Unlimited iCloud storage.

They could also bundle in AppleCare, and potentially iPhone upgrade program in a plus version of the subscription. Until they have proven themselves on the content front (have a legit must see hit or two) the shows are just bonus. And I will never want to pay for news.

BTW APPLE NEWS STILL NOT IN CANADA....

 

[lparsons21]

YES YES YES ALL YOU CAN EAT AUDIO BOOKS /BOOKS must be included.

I would like that a lot too, but would prefer it to be one that included more books by established authors. I have Amazon’s book subscription service and like it, but the majority of books available are much lesser knowns and new authors.

 

[jedwards87]

this makes sense. one subscription for apple music, TV, and magazines would draw customers from Spotify/Netflix/Hulu/Amazon users. the last thing that they're missing is all-you-can-eat audiobooks/books

i think when Apple said their services revenue are going to double by 2020, it means that this service is going to launch pretty soon.

Only if Apple can get the same shows as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon and they can create great original content. So far their original shows are a joke compared to the others.

 

[69650]

Separate subscriptions for Music, Film/TV and News/Magazines at $10/month each or $25/month for all three would make more sense.
[doublepost=1530204083][/doublepost]I hope any digital news subscription service includes newspapers as well as magazines. Currently the only option I’ve found is PressReader but they charge £30/month.

 

[jonnysods]

Would be interesting to get an insight into the reasoning behind this model. You want to drive people to your services by offering this, but to compete with Netflix would be a tall order. I understand they are trying to grow the ecosystem, but how could they entice me to get anything more than Netflix and some sports stuff in addition to that?

 

[Brien]

If the price stays the same works for me.

 

[TsMkLg068426]

How about for those who are subscribers to Apple Music get a discount for this streaming service (sarcasm, when has Apple give a discount for anything) not like Apple is making any interesting original movies or TV series at the current moment. Really though it is getting as expensive as cable with all the different streaming service I am into Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller movies so I really enjoy Shudder and Amazon Prime also has some good Horror movies but for Netflix BLAH.
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Bundling what makes Amazon Prime a good value. Apple bundling, good competitive move. Hope it happens!

But still Amazon Prime is far ahead of the game heck you get 10% off at Whole Food as a Prime Member, 2 day free shipping or anything over $25 (if I am not mistaken) items shipped in a day, you can shop online for Whole Food or any other home product. I mean I can go on with all the benefits of Amazon Prime has or doesn't Apple has a long road ahead of them to get there and remember there was a time Apple wanted to also appliances not like that ever got Apple owners excited.

 

[TimWillz]

This would be great. I think it is getting a bit multi-subscription within the Apple world at the moment. Music, News, iCloud storage etc..

 

[HiRez]

Back in college, there was a place everyone went to eat after the bars closed. They would take all the food they didn't sell during the day and throw it all together. They called it the Garbage Plate. (We loved it because of course we were drunk and hungry, but it wasn't very good.)

 

[dugbug]

if apple added iCloud bump and some apple music premium radio additions like CNN radio that would be interesting.

 

[gnomeisland]

Hope they throw iCloud (family) into the mix too!

 

[jlseattle]

Sounds good to me. Competition in the marketplace has never hurt anyone except those that can't compete. Hopefully Apple can create better content than what they have created. It's unbearable to watch.

 

[petsounds]

Apple, you were supposed to be the ones to fix TV. Steve Jobs believed that. But now Tim just wants to create another content fiefdom. This is not what we wanted at all.

 

[SaveTimeless]

Apple may be planning to develop a single subscription service that would offer customers access to its original TV shows, Apple Music, and digital magazines, according to sources with knowledge of the company's plans that spoke to The Information.

Apple has ordered multiple television shows, ranging from comedies to dramas, but there has been no clear word on how these shows would be distributed.

Its first original shows, "Planet of the Apps" and "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" debuted in Apple Music as a perk for Apple Music subscribers, but that would not likely be sustainable for the more than a dozen shows that are in development, so it makes sense that a wider TV offering is in the works.

According to The Information, Apple will begin by launching a digital news subscription service next year, which will combine the Apple News app with magazine subscription service Texture, which Apple purchased back in March. Bloomberg in April also said that Apple was working on such a service.

Texture offers subscribers unlimited access to more than 200 digital magazines for $9.99 per month, with titles that include People, Better Homes and Gardens, Time, Forbes, Condé Nast Traveler, Allure, Billboard, Town & Country, ELLE, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Vogue, and more.

Apple eventually plans to bundle the digital news subscription service with both Apple Music and the video content that is in the works, but it is not known when Apple will provide the new subscription offering, nor what it will be priced at.

Apple is said to be planning to continue to offer each of the services on a standalone basis, suggesting a standalone TV service as well, and discussions are still underway about what its subscription services will look like, so a bundle might not ultimately come to fruition.Prior rumors have suggested that the first of Apple's television shows will launch sometime between March 2019 and the summer of 2019, which would mean a TV subscription service would likely come out around that time.

Apple has previously attempted to build a television subscription service that offers shows and movies from third-party content providers, but it was never able to establish the deals necessary to make that happen. With its own slate of original TV shows, though, Apple does not need to rely on deals with content producers to roll out a streaming TV service.

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[farewelwilliams]

Only if Apple can get the same shows as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon and they can create great original content. So far their original shows are a joke compared to the others.

from what I've heard, these original shows so far are testing waters for Apple.