Apple will never have a cable tv-type system. The current companies make billions (literally) from all the commercials and monopolies...why would they give that up?...or even 25% of it up?
It has nothing to do with tv shows and all to do with advertising and fees to the cable companies.
Apple could, on the other hand, have a very good Movie rental system that competes with Netflix...or maybe dabble in old tv series' rentals. That's completely different.
I have an ATV and like the UI and the ability to find movies...but I dislike the pricing and the rules about how/when I can watch/restart my movie/show. Give me more control/better options to watch/re-watch and make it a lot cheaper and Apple will get my money. The kids shows are extremely expensive...we all know kids watch the shows 9 trillion times. I can buy a couple of dvd sets for $15 each and watch them forever or I can pay Apple $1-2 per view per episode. Way too expensive via ATV right now for kids stuff.
It has nothing to do with tv shows and all to do with advertising and fees to the cable companies.
Apple could, on the other hand, have a very good Movie rental system that competes with Netflix...or maybe dabble in old tv series' rentals. That's completely different.
I have an ATV and like the UI and the ability to find movies...but I dislike the pricing and the rules about how/when I can watch/restart my movie/show. Give me more control/better options to watch/re-watch and make it a lot cheaper and Apple will get my money. The kids shows are extremely expensive...we all know kids watch the shows 9 trillion times. I can buy a couple of dvd sets for $15 each and watch them forever or I can pay Apple $1-2 per view per episode. Way too expensive via ATV right now for kids stuff.