Apple's Cable Plans Gets Disney, CBS Support

[JMcEntegart]

It's been a while since we heard anything about Apple's supposed plans to enter the cable TV business. Today a report in the Wall Street Journal revived all the old rumors, adding that CBS and ABC are supporting the project.

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[matt_b]

This sounds like it could potentially be more costly than the current packaged programming.

 

[sunflier]

Oh, this is good. Soon, like AT&T, ISP's will start demanding its customers to stop streaming videos and stop downloading large files, etc.

 

[nachowarrior]

nice job on not fixing/remo\/ing the broken/trashy ad's toms!

 

[bydesign]

It's Apple so No. The brand alone would prevent me from entertaining the idea. Apple only produces solution where there is no real need. In other words they are just a money sink in the game of life. The prey on people with the itard disease, very sad.

 

[smokinu]

The only reason I still have cable tv is Netflix does not have all the support it needs to destroy these money grubbin cable companies.

 

[duckmanx88]

as long as its in hd and not raping my wallet like directv does i'll gladly switch. between a cable box, satellite, installation, hd access, and more cable boxes, its just a bitch to keep these cable/satellite providers. especially when I only keep 40 channels in my lineup. who owns the history, discovery, food and national geo channels? itunes needs those.

 

[sliem]

I don't have any subscription to cable and will never need any.

 

[Hilarion]

I don't watch TV but even if I did I would never, not ever, do it via Apple ianything. I stopped wasting my time watching idiotic and mindless "reality" shows that are anything but, and all the other crap they were showing. And paying Apple for mindlessly wasting my time would totally add injury to insult.

 

[dark_lord69]

I don't have cable so yes, as long as the price is reasonable I would pay for this.

 

[dark_lord69]

[citation][nom]duckmanx88[/nom]as long as its in hd and not raping my wallet like directv does i'll gladly switch. between a cable box, satellite, installation, hd access, and more cable boxes, its just a bitch to keep these cable/satellite providers. especially when I only keep 40 channels in my lineup. who owns the history, discovery, food and national geo channels? itunes needs those.[/citation]

Disney owns the History channel along with A&E, Lifetime and Biography.

Discovery owns their own network of stations.
Discovery Channel
TLC
Animal Planet
Discovery Health Channel

 

[Transmaniacon]

Except they will most likely make you have Apple TVs if you want this on an actual TV and not your computer, meaning more Apple-only shit you have to buy. No thanks

 

[george21546]

Can't imagne to many comcast customers with the 250 GB cap will subscribe

 

[Parrdacc]

AH! HELL NO!

 

[jjchmiel78]

Nope!! I use an antena for local TV and Hulu for the reruns of FX, TNT, Scyfy, USA shows, then purchase DVD of those I like and HBO, SHO shows. Cable costs are out of this world for sticking a bunch of channels you do not want with a bunch of commercials of products I am not interested in.

 

[gamara]

iTunes Sports? I could watch it after the results were available on-line.....whee.

 

[datawrecker]

I can't imagine what the Apple tax on this service would be. Apple is not known for reasonable pricing of mediocre products and services.

 

[ravewulf]

I would like a TV service that allows me to individually choose the channels I want and offer them in HD without DRM

 

[Hard Line]

Amen ravewulf.. out of 600+ channels and 100 or so music chanels... I watch MAYBE 10 whdh 7, discovery,syfy ( stupid name change) history, tbs boomerang for the kids and disney for the kids. oh and mytv

 

[AMDnoob]

huh??? Run that one by me one more time...