Is this the same deal that MS signed with Time Warner for Xbox last week? I wonder what's different about the Apple agreement that's taking so much longer.
Apple TV 'close' to deal with Time Warner - report
Cupertino is close to closing a deal with Time Warner that will allow fanbois to watch proper grown-up telly - and Disney films - through their Apple TV boxes. Bloomberg says that insiders "with knowledge of the negotiations" spilled the beans. When the agreement is officially inked, it will mean that Time Warner Cable …
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Wednesday 3rd July 2013 13:57 GMT Neil Barnes
...it’s not an experience that I think very many people love...
Well, take the adverts out and you're golden.
I suspect the majority of viewers are precisely that: watchers of a continuous stream in real time, selecting from a small group of channels for something that pleases them and is on now. I'd love to see some numbers on that, mind: I may be biased by my own viewing habits.
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Wednesday 3rd July 2013 14:12 GMT Jonathan 29
Cracked It
The more time that passes the more I feel that Steve Jobs' remark that he had "cracked" the concept for an easy-to-use Apple television set was just a throwaway joke. It is the same as Fermat's claim in the margin of his notebook that he had a proof for the theorem, but the space was just too small. I am ever hopeful though that we will one day see a device and company that can provide me with a product that properly integrates TV,Web and film content in a usable fashion.
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Wednesday 3rd July 2013 15:46 GMT Anonymous Coward
Alternatives
Whats wrong with streaming from a £30 Android usb/hdmi device and you can plug in your smart TV & get all your Youtubes/netflix et al from there?
Just wondering, what will be different.
Too much is made out of movies and Music streaming these days. Its just not worth it anymore, considering thte alternatives.
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Wednesday 3rd July 2013 19:32 GMT Captain Queeg
I wonder
if Sky News appearing on the Apple TV is a pre-cursor to Sky punting their on demand and over the top services on ATV in the UK?
The current offering for non subscribers is PC/MAC only - ATV would seem like an ideal vehicle to get PAYG customers on board, even at 30% it's another channel that Virgin don't have and once you've had easy big screen access (as opposed to HDMI from a noisy bulky PC) it's hard to go back.
Seems logical that Sky would explore the platform by offering Sky news before a bigger launch.
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Thursday 4th July 2013 10:25 GMT Anonymous Coward
"He said: “When you look at the TV experience, it’s not an experience that I think very many people love. It’s not one that has been brought up to date for this decade. It’s still an experience much like 10 years ago or 20 years ago"
Sky is great! Sorry Timmy, once again you have no fking clue about what you are talking about.
We don't want Apple doing to the TV market what they did with eBooks!
Apple can not be trusted.