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Apple Plans to Sell Bundles of Cable TV Channels Through New Streaming Service
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Thing is though it’s like that for a lot of services and even actual products.
Apple is now a global company who just happens to be based in the USA in terms of HQ. The majority of their customers are outside of the USA. If they expect to be a global company, then maybe they should focus on offering their services elsewhere, it’s not like they don’t have the ability to do these deals or employ people who can.
Discounts aside, I'm not a fan of bundles. I don't want to pay for something I won't watch.
completely agree! which is why I cut the cord and figured out other ways to get cable. Was paying over $100 a month to watch 10 channels (maybe 10).
A ton of "US content" is actually filmed on location in Vancouver BC. You'd be surprised at how many great shows are made in this beautiful province. Film companies find it financially more affordable to film in Canada than in the US. I'm not sure if this content is considered "Canadian", though. What defines a Canadian-made show?
I'd happily cut the cord, but the moment I do, I lose my "bundle" discount with Internet, which jacks the price of my Internet up, making it foolish. Until I can get fast, inexpensive Internet on its own, none of these streaming services will be compelling.
Apple’s offering will be a million miles behind Netflix, in fact I doubt they’ll ever catch them now, not without buying someone like Disney and/or adding live sports.
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A lot is also made in Toronto and Hamilton as well.
I think for it to be classed as Canadian made, it would have to be funded or largely funded by Canadian investors.
Never say never, I didn’t think Apple Music would be good, now I use it everyday and I love it. They certainly have some work to do in order to be as good as Netflix, their original content will need to be on point.
Are you kidding? It took google a very long time to get the cities they have. Apple isn't interested in that.
Unlimited DVR would be the killer app for Apple. I want to completely eliminate Comcast/Dish/DirectTV from my life.
Let me choose all of my channels à la carte—leaving out the channels I don't watch (sports, etc.)—and make it have a true unlimited DVR, and I'd pay $100/month (or more) for that. I'm already paying that now with Dish. DirectTV's limited DVR function is ridiculous. It requires no more space for them to store a recording of the Super Bowl (for example) for 10,000,000 people than it does to store it for 1. Arbitrary time/space limits on recordings are something the content providers want, but Apple might have the negotiating power to overcome.
Even better: Imagine AppleTV service that worked like Apple Music. You pay one monthly fee and have access to basically anything on television, or any movie available within the Apple online catalog. And the content providers get paid every time you watch something. It would be a brilliant model. I'd pay LARGE money for that service.
Let me choose all of my channels à la carte—leaving out the channels I don't watch (sports, etc.)—and make it have a true unlimited DVR, and I'd pay $100/month (or more) for that. I'm already paying that now with Dish. DirectTV's limited DVR function is ridiculous. It requires no more space for them to store a recording of the Super Bowl (for example) for 10,000,000 people than it does to store it for 1. Arbitrary time/space limits on recordings are something the content providers want, but Apple might have the negotiating power to overcome.
Even better: Imagine AppleTV service that worked like Apple Music. You pay one monthly fee and have access to basically anything on television, or any movie available within the Apple online catalog. And the content providers get paid every time you watch something. It would be a brilliant model. I'd pay LARGE money for that service.
Hmmmm. I had hoped this would be some sort of youtube tv like service mixed with the Apple take on Hulu/Amazon/Netflix, but bundled premium channels don't do much for me. I'd imagine like most people you have premium stuff you watch but you buy HBO and stream Game Of Thrones and then delete your sub. Unless they get REALLY aggressive with the pricing ( doubtful) don't really see the point. DVR, live sports/tv, original content and reduced premiums bundled and I'm interested.
From the rumors I’m hearing now Apple isn’t even going to offer a sub. Just its original content. For free.
All in an effort to get you to buy showtime and similar paid subs. Apple may even “nag” us to buy them which would be pretty annoying. These paid subs channels will get their own storefront. But it’s nothing you can’t already get.
Hey it’s free content from Apple but is this worth its own event? This is hardly what analysts were drooling about earlier. It’s pulling a string. Definitely a loser so far on top of a bad idea.
All in an effort to get you to buy showtime and similar paid subs. Apple may even “nag” us to buy them which would be pretty annoying. These paid subs channels will get their own storefront. But it’s nothing you can’t already get.
Hey it’s free content from Apple but is this worth its own event? This is hardly what analysts were drooling about earlier. It’s pulling a string. Definitely a loser so far on top of a bad idea.
My guess is you will get bundles by company. Like a AMC package, Viacomm package, Discovery package, NBC/Universal package, ABC/Disney/ESPN/Fox package, etc.
I don’t want bundles. Then it’s no different than regular cable companies.
I want an “a la carte” selection of channels so I can buy exactly what I want. Just like buying individual songs instead of a CD, I want individual shows/channels.
I want an “a la carte” selection of channels so I can buy exactly what I want. Just like buying individual songs instead of a CD, I want individual shows/channels.
It might be the only music streami [sic] service you use, but it's definitely not the first.
And Spotify has way more paid subscribers. 2x more than Apple Music.
The two services that AAPL plans to announce on the 25th both have the same hurdle to overcome.
NO credible OR viable company wants to give up a "Direct Relationship with the Customer".
That is paramount.
So, good luck to AAPL on pulling this off.
I believe both services will Bomb, BIG time, because of the hurdle.
NO credible OR viable company wants to give up a "Direct Relationship with the Customer".
That is paramount.
So, good luck to AAPL on pulling this off.
I believe both services will Bomb, BIG time, because of the hurdle.
I’d love to be able to subscribe to a news bundle but it’s going to be hard to beat the $5 deal Bell gives me with my internet connection.
If the price is reasonable it might still be worth it to not have to use Bell’s terrible app and instead access all my tv from within the TV app.
Right now, live news and sports are what’s missing for the cord cutter. News has been arriving in AppleTV apps but you need a cable subscription to activate the app. Hopefully that changes on Monday.
If the price is reasonable it might still be worth it to not have to use Bell’s terrible app and instead access all my tv from within the TV app.
Right now, live news and sports are what’s missing for the cord cutter. News has been arriving in AppleTV apps but you need a cable subscription to activate the app. Hopefully that changes on Monday.
You and many others may want that, but the people who own the channels/content don't. They want to maximize their profits.
If they were to offer it you very likely would end up paying more. Say Disney offered a package with all their ABC/Disney/ESPN/Fox channels for $20 a month. If they broke them up it would probably end up something like $15 for ESPN, $10 for Fox, $10 for ABC, $10 for Disney, etc. Most people would end up subscribing to at least 2 of those so they would still end up paying $20/month so Disney would still make the same amount of money or more
If only I could get our local channels from this service. I'd like to try "cutting the cord" but our physical location is not able to get half the local channels over the air due to terrain.
I'm sure Apple's offering would be good, quality-wise, but need those locals...
I'm sure Apple's offering would be good, quality-wise, but need those locals...
There was a time the music industry didn’t want to sell single songs. They came around. They were also against streaming. They came around again.
Eventually the dinosaurs in TV/movies will also come around. Their old business model is dying.
I think for the rest of the work outside the U.S. this is going to be a non event. Australia for example has the rights stitched up in different ways, for example Disney+won't even launch here in the near future as Stan has bought all of the Marvel rights from them for the next two years, Foxtel has rights to HBO for the foreseeable future. Maybe in a few years things will change but for now... I'm guessing there won't be much point in me getting it