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Apple TV Gains CBS All Access, NBC, and Made to Measure Channels
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CNBC is live streaming. NBC is store-forward, except I think it may allow new episodes sooner somehow.
Who exactly is the "they" you are talking about? Because neither networks, studios or pay tv providers want cord cutting.
I think they should just have you sign in once and have the os apply it towards all channels that it can. It's beyond annoying and counter intuitive to constantly have to click on a new channel, log onto a web site, full out a user id and quick code, to then go into that one channel. Why not just one and done.
Like maybe, open Apple TV box. Log into iTunes with Apple ID. Sign into cable provider ID. Have the os apply that info towards all channels that will accept it. And there you go. Done.
Ok Apple, if you're reading... I'll sign with you guys for 120k a year for more common sense things i can iron out for you.
Nope. The more channels the Apple TV gets is the more it will finally be able to replace a cable box in your home. Think about it... How many cable boxes do you have and count how much per month you are paying your cable company for them. Now reduce that number by one and see how much you save over a year!
Makes sense now?
-4K is still in its infancy.
-It is still fragmented, split up between TV manufacturers and the content providers they partner with.
-OTA 4K broadcasts are minuscule at best.
-it will take another 10 years before 50% of US households have a 4K tv.
-By then the 4K standard will undoubtedly change making buying a 4K tv today obsolete
Apple is smart to wait.
Any content going to your tv via a cable is considered retransmission. And as such would incur a fee. Authenticating via your tv provider negates that fee.
NBC? That's not a cable channel. It's ludicrous to require a cable subscription for a channel that is available over the air for free for most people.
It eliminates the need to rent extra boxes from your cable provider. Say you have a TV in your living room, bedroom, and 2 kids rooms that would be 3 extra boxes at a minimum of $5.99 each a month.
Yay.... More channels I cannot watch without cable subscription or i need subscription for .. )
People who can't get access or don't want to jump through hoops that HBO emails get sent to user outside U.S,, people would just fall back to pirateing anyway...
Simple.
People who can't get access or don't want to jump through hoops that HBO emails get sent to user outside U.S,, people would just fall back to pirateing anyway...
Simple.
NFL is the most profitable professional sports league, so yeah people still watch it. A LOT of people.
"..Most are cutting the cord..." Stats say otherwise.
"...A true a la carte service would be a game changer." A la carte already exists. Open iTunes and purchase just the content you want.
"...sick of paying for 200 channels they don't watch in order to get 6 they do watch..." The commercials on those channels you "don't watch" goes to pay for the channels you do watch.
I think the cable companies are realizing what the cell phone companies already figured out - the money's in the data. My cable internet speed has gone from 25 down to about 170 down in a few years. A lot of the data usage is uncapped, so I can see them start to cap and sell data packages (of course the amounts would have to be pretty high to start with). They are already locked into contracts with the big networks which force them to carry all their secondary channels as well.
Though we just switched to Comcast's X1 and I am really digging the interface. I just wish the secondary boxes could do more, like voice search and live rewind/fast forward.
This is a legit use case for this. Most cable companies charge a rental fee for their boxes. You could just rent one (or even zero) boxes and still save yourself money overall.