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Originally Posted by kyteflyer
Singularly unimpressed. I didnt even watch the entire event, just sped through. Missed the pricing announcement... $9.99 US for stuff we now get for free? I do not think so. And in any case, not outside the US yet. That $9.99 will translate to >$12AUD and be damned if I will pay for a service which is spoonfed to me by someone else who decided what I need to see. Whenever I see/hear "curated" I shudder. Even trying to find stuff in the app store these days is a nightmare because its "curated". GAHHHHHHHH. APPLE!! FFS get back to your roots.
I will continue to use separate apps for my TV viewing, Australia will likely never get FTA TV channels in the TV app anyway, and I like Netflix and Amazon Prime just the way they are. I dont need some third party stuffing up my watchlists.
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They aren't actually charging you for stuff you already get free. They are charging you for the new additions. For news it's access to three papers plus a bunch of magazines.
Much of the services is oriented towards the US. It's not like the tv elsewhere is exactly like the tv market in the US. I'm kind of surprised that Apple is trying to release some of the services world wide. I can see why you don't see the TV app as being worthwhile.
I rather like the curated approach. It works well in the Music service. Of course, the news app is more left coast oriented, so it's not going to appeal to a lot of people, me included.
To a great extent, the main issue that Apple has with the TV app is the resistance from the cable companies and various content providers. The original concept for Apple TV was that it would replace you cable box and you could access any program via Apple TV. But every content provider wants the whole pie.
In the US, the video market has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, yet most of the contracts and regulations in the market are oriented to the old local channels/cable model. For example, a streaming app where I can see all the games of my favorite sports teams would be great and I would be willing to pay for a subscription for that. I'm not as willing to pay when a percentage of the games are blacked out because of contracts or because the games are split between various channels.
We went through all this before with the music industry. It took a long time for the market to settle down and for the various music labels to accept that no they couldn't have the whole pie. I expect the video market to eventually get there.
I like the basic concept of the TV app. It works well for me since my streaming services all support it. I doubt I will subscribe to the Apple channel service. Most of my TV viewing is either sports or movies. There are still issues due to outdated business models and contracts, but we will get there.