“Apple has rolled out some new channel additions to the Apple TV set-top box this morning. Both FOX NOW and CNBC have joined the Apple TV lineup,” Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac. “Both channels appear to require a cable subscription to unlock the content within. However, some episodes and clips are available without providing subscription credentials.”
“The CNBC channel supports viewing live broadcasts from the business-focused station as well as viewing previously aired shows and content,” Hall reports. “The FOX NOW channel features popular shows from the network like American Idol, Glee, Family Guy, The Following, and more.”
Hall reports, “In addition to today’s new channels, Apple TV is expected to gain FX NOW within the next 12 months, including The Simpsons catalog, as mentioned this week.”
Read more in the full article here.
Every single one of these “requires a cable subscription” announcements underwhelms.
Yeah, but so does half of the apps on apple tv. It sucks, but its still a great viewing experience compared to TV. My guess is is that any company on roku and apple tv know that this is the future, and when they can…they will make it available without a subscription. just saying….
Why can’t I choose to pay directly and bypass all the Cable Company Fuckery?
Because the networks are making out like bandits from said Cable Company Fuckery and don’t want to kill their golden goose.
——RM
Cable’s golden goose is dying. Cord-cutting is rampant. People are tired of paying $60+ a month to get access to 5 or 6 networks they watch and 200 channels they never watch. Eventually we’ll get ESPN, CNBC, TCM etc. a la carte thru Apple TV. Sky News and Bloomberg are fee-free already.
When you start subscribing to all the channels you want, I can guarantee you’ll end up paying much more than what you’re paying your cable company now.
Apple should buy a TV station and also provide Original Programming like Netflix does. I would subscribe to that.
They’re going make damn sure they’ll get $60/month out of you *somehow* before they change anything.
I bet these are US-only.
Apple needs to add an option to block all channels that require a cable TV subscription. I’m tired of removing them.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Fox- a.k.a. Murdochvision is not welcome on my Apple TV in my home in any form without exception. Why would anybody want to pay for propaganda, bad taste and lowbrow crap? Funny how a guy (Australian/British/Purported Human) who bought his US citizenship runs a channel (Fake Newz) that scares old white people about illegal immigration 24/7/365.
CNBC- a.k.a Convervatard NutBall Channel or the church of Ayn Rand- is dying faster than Rush Limpaugh’s ratings. If your like your business news served with a healthy dose of Republican propaganda, CNBC is for you. They think tax cuts and deregulation can cure everything from cancer to hemorrhoids.
Both of these will be marked to hide along with the Murdoch Street Journal and other crap.
Touché.
The most dangerous americans are the ones who are uninformed voters. I hope you don’t vote, because you know nothing! Keep on watching MSNBC!
News Channels/Video News Programming Sources I Have Available/Use Online or on TV:
BBC World News
France 24
Deutsche Welle
NHK
Bloomberg
CNN International
MSNBC
CNBC
Al Jazeera English
Sky News
CBC (The National)
Democracy Now!
The Young Turks
The Real News
ABC (Australia- not Mickey Mouse TV)
PBS Newshour
CBS News
ABC News
NBC News
Reuters
AP
Pro Publica
New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
C-Span Networks
I do watch Ms Maddow, but little else on MSNBC as they tend to be Obama apologists.
All of the above news outlets are liberal or extreme liberal Obama supporters! I know because I read, listen and watch many of the above sources (never Al Jazeera or Young Turks, too extreme). Maddow is a joke, surprise anyone can take her serious.
You are too lopsided. Please don’t vote.
I’d pay to remove and block anything from Fox.
Amen from an Agnostic
I wouldn’t be so wreck less as to watch or listen to anything Fox or CNN. The only news network that matters to me is the Sonic News Network! Or IGN…GameSpot is another trusted source of mine.
Showtime please!
I don’t see FX Now on AppleTV but I wouldn’t mind it. I’d like all the apps better if they didn’t depend on cable subscription and also had all back episodes.
What I’d really like since I have to subscribe to cable anyway, is to be able to operate my DVR from anywhere and watch the shows stored there from anywhere.