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Apple Plans to Have Streaming TV Service Ready to Launch by Mid-April
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Hard to say if Cook will still be the CEO by then.
I guess we'll know ALOT more at the Earnings Call tomorrow, & there is one major Wildcard NO ONE is talking about.
If Cook announces that AAPL is moving to Yearly Guidance, which I'd guess @ 50/50, then the stock will very-likely tank to below $100/share, & he will then probably be asked to step down.
You heard it ALL here first !
I guess we'll know ALOT more at the Earnings Call tomorrow, & there is one major Wildcard NO ONE is talking about.
If Cook announces that AAPL is moving to Yearly Guidance, which I'd guess @ 50/50, then the stock will very-likely tank to below $100/share, & he will then probably be asked to step down.
You heard it ALL here first !
I’m personally willing to pay even 29.99 just for having the full iTunes catalog.... Netflix movies are crap
It’s probably cheaper for Apple to just build up their own streaming service from scratch than purchase Netflix at a premium.
I enjoy Netflix. Why would you wish that on them
Got an Apple 4K TV and Nvidia Shield 4k, and the Nvidia is far more stable, especially the Prime app, the remote is far more useful, and it let's me play from an attached USB hard drive, etc. The cost of a really good soundbar and the Shield was less than an Apple 4K and Home Pods, too, and the soundbar lets me playback 3 devices instead of the Home Pods requiring me to stream through the Apple TV.
Hassle of Duh Apple Way just isn't worth it.
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Maybe a real database desktop application that is cross platform transparent is next, too?
(Real database doesn't mean FormMaker Pro, either)
Can’t go wrong with more content. And at the current market, content is king. I think Disney, Netflix, and now Apple is thinking that with cable viewership declining; together they can make up the pool of content for the price of the average household’s cable bill.
They might fail, but I don’t see how more original content is bad for consumers.
Edit: notice also how Netflix has basically increased their original content vs leasing content. I see Apple concentrating on that also. In original content, Netflix has flooded it with some terrible movies/shows, also lots of foreign shows. So looking forward to a supplement service, hopefully competition means we can cancel and switch services for certain shows (hopping around).
They might fail, but I don’t see how more original content is bad for consumers.
Edit: notice also how Netflix has basically increased their original content vs leasing content. I see Apple concentrating on that also. In original content, Netflix has flooded it with some terrible movies/shows, also lots of foreign shows. So looking forward to a supplement service, hopefully competition means we can cancel and switch services for certain shows (hopping around).
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Well Apple in launching it internationally not just for U.S.,Hulu and HBO are U.S. only,so in other countries there is still market for another service.
Also if they merge iTunes content into it,it’s gonna be worthwhile.
You could argue the same about Apple Music.
I will never understand why cable cutting, but signing up for a service that’s basically cable. Help me out on this. Is it solely for the sports, awards shows, and competition shows? Sorry, truly curious.
It will be like everything Apple TV related in the UK, missing half of the features available in the US. Price will be the same though.
AppleTV should support streaming on the menu screen. Whatever I am watching should continue to play in a smaller window when I go back to the menu screen to look for something else to watch.
That’s true, I was going to pick a 4K Apple TV up in the Black Friday sales here in the UK, but NO WHERE discounted it, so I got an Nvidia Shield TV instead with around £40 knowcked off on Amazon!
So I agree with your statement, they don’t seem to get that to compete in the market, they have got to either offer the service in different platforms, or price their own kit to compete.
Let’s hope Apple see sense and do that.
Oh yay. Another streaming service that'll add nothing other than further fragmentation of the market.
Sometimes I'd love to just lock the CEOs of all the big tech and content companies in a room, without food or water; and they're not getting out until they agree on one open format, one open streaming and download service, and let them compete on quality not lock-in.
Sometimes I'd love to just lock the CEOs of all the big tech and content companies in a room, without food or water; and they're not getting out until they agree on one open format, one open streaming and download service, and let them compete on quality not lock-in.
I guess it depends on what the content is. All of what you mentioned have their own specific content, so if one likes specific shows or movies, they'll use that service. Another option with good content that may potentially be free for iOS users is a win in my eyes.
Apple expanding the service to other countries...liki localized Siri in Italy for example. Maybe in 2035
My guess is that the video streaming service will initially be offered free. As of the moment, the service will launch with like what? 5-10 shows, each maxing out at one season? Hard to see people shelling cash out for that.
I'm not confident this will be a success. The market is fragmenting more and more by the day. I haven't seen anything Apple will be offering to set it apart besides some original content. But every service has original content. What is it about their service that will set it apart and make it worthwhile to subscribe? If there isn't anything, then this will fail.
Honestly that's the only thing that would really make me interested in this. I really have no interest in paying for yet another streaming service (I have DirecTV Now and Hulu and Netflix at the moment). If they want to compete with the streaming live TV services then I'm all for it.
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It’s worth noting that streaming services such as Spotify and Netflix still aren’t profitable.
People should be more worried about Netflix running out of cash than Apple losing the plot with their streaming service.
At current valuation, Netflix is $150B and would require at least $200B for shareholders to think about taking the offer.
Netflix trades at 100X earnings and is burning cash at an alarming rate.
If I were going to go to acquire a media company, it’d be Disney. They actually make money and have tons of original content. And parks. And studios. And consumer products. And a worldwide brand.
Disney Shareholders would probably want $300B to even think about selling. I know I would.