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Time Warner CEO 'Pretty Confident' Apple Will Launch Streaming TV Service
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Someone paying a little more for internet that they always use is better than paying a lot more for lots of tv content they will never use.
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With the right antenna and only if you are in clear range of broadcasting antenna.
It's always horrible when it rains.
That's where I'm headed to get rid of my $227+ Comcast bill
. I contacted CenturyLink and can get 100Mbps fibre dsl service for about $75/month (2yr contract price), which is less than what I would pay Comcast for only 50 Mbps and still need to also have tv or phone (I download/upload large video files for my business so I need the higher speed, but I won't pay $100/mo for their 1 gig internet). I bought an OTA antenna and it does a fine job on the local channels. I really hope the new TV has a channel package that includes my favorite non-local channels and some kind of dvr function, either by internal storage or in a cloud. I looked at Tablo and could use it with my Amazon Firestick but I really want everything on the TV and be done with it. Can't wait to hear about it in June and hopefully dumping Comcast!
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Yeah....and don't assume Apple is your friend either. I'm amazed how many people think that Apple is going to get into this game and somehow save them money.......
This is the same company that puts a premium price on everything.....don't think they are looking to save you a bunch of money. They are just positioning themselves as a middle man you like as opposed to the cable/satellite providers that many customers seem to hate. But at the end of the day, by the time most customers bundle up to what they want...I bet the costs are nearly identical.
You could be right. OR, Apple might sell programming access as a loss leader to sell more devices, since devices are more their focus than services
US only?
Yawn, Any such service would likly be USA only
Also Aples existing selection of TV serises is not that great, if they don't have the latest series of Archer then I'm not interested.
Yawn, Any such service would likly be USA only
Also Aples existing selection of TV serises is not that great, if they don't have the latest series of Archer then I'm not interested.
Yep... they'll just move on to the next thing they can charge you for.
We've already seen it happen in the mobile industry. First it was minutes that determined how much you paid... then texting... then data.
Nowadays... minutes and texts have become so devalued that the only thing they have left to make money on is data.
Cable will eventually follow a similar course... all they'll have left is data.
And they're gonna charge a pretty penny for it!
And of all my devices I still use the Apple TV to watch my Hulu etc the tv's clunky and slow to use
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You are so correct sir. I'm glad someone else can see it coming
I have no idea if your assumption is correct. If it is, then I fully understand why its not there and would support the BBC for not agreeing to "Pay to Play". However, it would seem the model is flawed since it is in Apple interest to have an APP that every smart TV sold in the UK and every other competitive Box supports. BBC Iplayer would have no impact on the rentals on iTunes store since these are aimed at International users and Iplayer is IP restricted unless you go to the trouble of using a Proxy server or VPN type service.I think maybe this should be directed at BBCRumors.com, AFAIKcharge folk to display content on ATV, and it's the channel responsible for writing app. Can you imagine the outrage of the licence fee player if the BBC were to splurge money to put iplayer to aid a small commercial platform? Apple don't do charity incase you haven't noticed, also would cannibalise their rentals from BBC worldwide, on the iTunes store.
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I agree. Please leave my TV dumb, because there is not one producer that has been able to provide a good enough solution.
Smart TV's are usually underpowered and thus slow, have bad UI, suffer from bloatware, are not scalable for the lifetime of the TV and available apps are generally crap because they are for all intents and purposes free.
What I need is a small and cheap box that I can replace regularly (every two years or so), where I can install paid or free apps that are equally regularly updated. I also need access to the main content providers irrespective of the global region (start selling global licenses).
I hear this all the time, so i am curious..... Do people in other countries watch American TV shows regularly? Don't you have your own networks and studios that create programming?
I ask because this deal, if it does happen, is with networks with US content. I would assume a separate deal would have to happen for other countries, no???
All of these are great comments. I actually started a thread last week to discuss this very topic. I think the "a la carte" service that eveyone wants could actually be cost prohibitive in the end.
Will streaming TV throttle down the available bandwidth for other uses in the home? I've never heard anyone address this issue.
Yes it will.
But, most other "uses" would not be affected unless your internet is already slow.
There will probably be people posting the very odd and rare applications that are bandwidth hogs, but streaming video is by far the most common, maybe downloading game/app updates after that, but not even close.
Streaming uses a lot of data too, so if you have a cap, you have to be careful. Although most ISPs in most areas don't currently have a cap on data.
After getting Netflix, my data usage went up like 40 times the following month. Now, 6 years later, it is closer to 100x more data used compared to my pre-Netflix months.
I will say again that until programme material improves exponentially this is all whistling in the wind. Even my precious BBC has been reduced to reality TV, more celebs than you could wave a flamethrower at, zero good comedy and drama and shallow news coverage and comment. TV is now a lost cause: only good radio exists for the intelligent audience.
you assume the issue is Apple. It might not be. After all they have to have a deal to support it and perhaps the other side isn't willing to play
Well... I have an older LG Smart tv... it hasn't seen an update for about 2 years now. TV Manufacturers change their technology out every couple years so its a burden to them to support old sets.
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