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TWC and Apple TV at WWDC?
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Definitely a long shot, but I just noticed that Time Warner's current TV deals all end on June 10th. Here's hoping for direct streaming of live TWC to Apple TV without a cable box!
Real long shot but that would be awesome if the price and features were right.
Well, If anything live TV related is announced, I expect it to be with TWC, since they seem to be very progressive on the matter (see TWC TV for Roku). However, their current offering still is merely a "bonus" service for normal cable box based customers. Roku may be fine with this, but I expect Apple to demand users be able to subscribe via iTunes just like with Netflix and Hulu Plus. I also think they will have their own Apple-designed interface and features, with TWC merely as a backend. That way, if other providers sign on later the user experience will be very similar.
I believe this is all inevitable, but might still be years away.
I believe this is all inevitable, but might still be years away.
Here's more fuel for my speculation...
http://www.mactrast.com/2013/06/time-warner-ceo-confirms-talks-with-apple-over-video-streaming-deal/
I don't think Apple will let individual provider apps on the Apple TV (CW, TWC TV). Yes, I know Hulu Plus is technically that, but I think a future solution will involve unification and not fragmentation. A developer free-for-all in the TV space could be bad for user experience, which Apple will want to completely control.
http://www.mactrast.com/2013/06/time-warner-ceo-confirms-talks-with-apple-over-video-streaming-deal/
I don't think Apple will let individual provider apps on the Apple TV (CW, TWC TV). Yes, I know Hulu Plus is technically that, but I think a future solution will involve unification and not fragmentation. A developer free-for-all in the TV space could be bad for user experience, which Apple will want to completely control.
I would prefer Apple to make deals with the content creators rather than the distributors. The only benefit I can hope for if a deal is struck with a distributor like TWC is that they can offer that service nationally rather than keep it restricted to TWC geographical footprint. Increased competition is good for consumers and a larger potential customer pool would be good for any distributor with less overhead than a conventional cable plant.
In the mean time, I'll keep dreaming and will let you guys know when the pigs start flying.
In the mean time, I'll keep dreaming and will let you guys know when the pigs start flying.
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