WWE Network bringing professional wrestling to Apple TV on Feb. 24
World Wrestling Entertainment on Monday announced that the company's nascent WWE Network will launch on Apple's set-top streamer Feb. 24 alongside native apps for the iPhone and iPad.
Professional wrestling fans will need to have a subscription to access the network's content on the Apple TV as well as through the iOS apps, a WWE spokesperson said in a post to the company's Facebook fan page. MacRumors was first to notice the post.
At launch, the WWE Network will cost $9.99 per month with a six-month commitment. Unlike some other premium services on the device, Apple TV owners will not be able to use their iTunes account to subscribe.
WWE Network is the latest in a recent spate of content additions for the diminutive set-top box. Apple has added channels for Watch ABC, Bloomberg, PBS, Yahoo Screen and Major League Soccer, among others, in recent months.
Professional wrestling fans will need to have a subscription to access the network's content on the Apple TV as well as through the iOS apps, a WWE spokesperson said in a post to the company's Facebook fan page. MacRumors was first to notice the post.
At launch, the WWE Network will cost $9.99 per month with a six-month commitment. Unlike some other premium services on the device, Apple TV owners will not be able to use their iTunes account to subscribe.
WWE Network is the latest in a recent spate of content additions for the diminutive set-top box. Apple has added channels for Watch ABC, Bloomberg, PBS, Yahoo Screen and Major League Soccer, among others, in recent months.
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Can you sign up for MLB w iTunes account?
I don't know if this is what Steve Jobs had in mind when in his biography he claimed to have "finally cracked it", but I somehow doubt it.
Adding channels to Apple TV is great but all it does is take the current TV model (100's of cable/satellite channels) and bringing it over to the web via streaming. I hope we see something new soon from Apple.
But when it launches somehow you'll be able to optionally use your iTunes account.
WWE... Woop-dee-doo!
Adding channels to Apple TV is great but all it does is take the current TV model (100's of cable/satellite channels) and bringing it over to the web via streaming. I hope we see something new soon from Apple.
Right, which is why soon none of the Apple TV channels will have anything whatsoever to do with cable or satellite, much less being forced to pay for either to see the content.
Well, there goes the 'upscale' appeal of the Apple brand.
Maybe he was referring to cracked skulls and appendages.
I really don't understand what exactly the OP is expecting from Apple. He probably wants programming that's free of subscription costs and free of commercials. Content creators should just magically make money.
When did Macho Man become Bonesaw?
Actually, of you subscribe to those Apple TV packages you will end up paying more that cable. Not the way to go indeed. Not to mention you will need an unlimited download internet package if you plan on cutting cable and stream everything.
I watched the first 3 seasons of Downton Abbey on itunes this month (27 episodes) and I am already over 120g used. The way we watch TV at home we would need 500g to 1tb / month if we streamed everything.
Right, which is why soon none of the Apple TV channels will have anything whatsoever to do with cable or satellite, much less being forced to pay for either to see the content.
Do you have inside knowledge of something?
I see new channels popping up (Red Bull channel most recently) but I still see the same channel model as old TV. They're called apps now but the idea is still the same.
I would just love to pay a fixed yearly amount through my iTunes account which would give me free access to the shows I want, regardless of which TV channel they originated from.
Example:
Myth Busters: Discovery
Game of Thrones: HBO
Walking Dead: AMC
Sherlock: PBS
I pay a fixed yearly amount and I have access to all shows current and previous from the list above. Let's assume APPLE TV gives us packages like
10 series a year => $20
30 series a year => $50
etc.
I watch the shows I want regardless of which studio they originated from.
That would be breaking the old TV model apart.
They may still very well do that, we're just not seeing it yet.
Myth Busters: Discovery
Game of Thrones: HBO
Walking Dead: AMC
Sherlock: PBS
I pay a fixed yearly amount and I have access to all shows current and previous from the list above. Let's assume APPLE TV gives us packages like
10 series a year => $20
30 series a year => $50
nice idea really. We can kind of do that if we buy them, but it gets more expensive than cable fast. imo it would be much easier for Apple to just strike deals with existing nation wide cable companies. Problem is I dont think cable wants this.
Yes but it's great you don't need cable to do so, which always defeats the object.