New Apple TV with Netflix streaming to be unveiled Wednesday - report
The new Apple TV, complete with Netflix Instant Watch capabilities, is set to be introduced at Apple's media event Wednesday, according to a new report.
Three anonymous sources reportedly told Bloomberg that the new Apple TV will include "programming from Netflix," which will be available as part of the new set top box platform from Apple. Like the current streaming options available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, the Apple TV-based software would require a monthly subscription with the Netflix service.
The report also reiterated the rumor that the new device will cost just $99, which would be $130 less than the current Apple TV product.
The report did not indicate whether the Netflix functionality would be built-in to the new Apple TV, or it if will be available via the App Store as it is for the iPhone and iPad. Recent rumors have suggested that the new Apple TV, perhaps dubbed iTV, will run the iOS operating system and have access to the App Store.
While Apple is widely expected to introduce a new, smaller iPod nano, and an iPod touch with two cameras and a Retina Display, the awaited Apple TV update was considered less of a certainty. However, the latest report would suggest the hardware is likely to appear.
Apple's "special event" will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, 1 p.m. Eastern. AppleInsider will have full live coverage.
Three anonymous sources reportedly told Bloomberg that the new Apple TV will include "programming from Netflix," which will be available as part of the new set top box platform from Apple. Like the current streaming options available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, the Apple TV-based software would require a monthly subscription with the Netflix service.
The report also reiterated the rumor that the new device will cost just $99, which would be $130 less than the current Apple TV product.
The report did not indicate whether the Netflix functionality would be built-in to the new Apple TV, or it if will be available via the App Store as it is for the iPhone and iPad. Recent rumors have suggested that the new Apple TV, perhaps dubbed iTV, will run the iOS operating system and have access to the App Store.
While Apple is widely expected to introduce a new, smaller iPod nano, and an iPod touch with two cameras and a Retina Display, the awaited Apple TV update was considered less of a certainty. However, the latest report would suggest the hardware is likely to appear.
Apple's "special event" will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, 1 p.m. Eastern. AppleInsider will have full live coverage.
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hell, even my dog will stream Netflix soon.
I am pretty sure my dog can stream netflix.
Too bad most new releases aren't available when the DVD/BD is.
Too bad recent releases aren't available for streaming, period. While I like the Netflix streaming service, the selection so far is pitiful.
Think of it like an iPod Touch without the screen but with HDMI out. You will be able to buy/download apps and run them on your TV set. Take away the touch screen and battery and it's seems very reasonable to make the device for the rumored $100. The only real question is how the box will be controlled... I don't think an Apple Remote is going to cut it and requiring a separate iPod Touch or iPhone to control it makes it a much more expensive device than at first glance...
why not apple BUY netflix that makes more sense
apple has the muscle to make this happen doesn't need netflix
roku doesn't have apps,
everything has netflix streaming including new TV;s and bluray everything
isn't necessary, why garbage up ATV?
app store already has netflix (which on my 3g is buggy, slow, and crashes) as above states well
its another way of pushing stocks
Too bad recent releases aren't available for streaming, period. While I like the Netflix streaming service, the selection so far is pitiful.
Haven't you heard? Streaming is the future! And in the future, we'll all just watch VHS-quality streams of unpopular movies no cable channel or broadcast network is willing to pay for the right to air. It'll be magical!
Haven't you heard? Streaming is the future! And in the future, we'll all just watch VHS-quality streams of unpopular movies no cable channel or broadcast network is willing to pay for the right to air. It'll be magical!
its already here and i have 156 channels to prove it
basically most families would do better with alacart cable or sat,
we watch perhaps 10 channels the rest is just to overcharge the consumer
I think what this rumor is saying is that the iTV will be a small box running a version of iOS that will support apps. In other words, it won't by itself stream Netflix movies but I bet Netflix will have an app ready to go for the new device that will stream it's movies.
Think of it like an iPod Touch without the screen but with HDMI out. You will be able to buy/download apps and run them on your TV set. Take away the touch screen and battery and it's seems very reasonable to make the device for the rumored $100. The only real question is how the box will be controlled... I don't think an Apple Remote is going to cut it and requiring a separate iPod Touch or iPhone to control it makes it a much more expensive device than at first glance...
Maybe the 3cm touch screen that is rumored to be for the 6th gen iPod nano is actually for the new iTV remote?
Haven't you heard? Streaming is the future! And in the future, we'll all just watch VHS-quality streams of unpopular movies no cable channel or broadcast network is willing to pay for the right to air. It'll be magical!
The quality of Netflix streaming is better than many of the digital cable channels...
Haven't you heard? Streaming is the future! And in the future, we'll all just watch VHS-quality streams of unpopular movies no cable channel or broadcast network is willing to pay for the right to air. It'll be magical!
Will I be able to subscribe to that?
The quality of Netflix streaming is better than many of the digital cable channels...
Agreed. Netflix HD streaming is good quality. It's not blu-ray but close enough for me...better than standard DVD.
Haven't you heard? Streaming is the future! And in the future, we'll all just watch VHS-quality streams of unpopular movies no cable channel or broadcast network is willing to pay for the right to air. It'll be magical!
"Bitter, party of one."
A subscription service with Apple would have jeopardized the TV networks? chances of getting higher retransmission fees from TV-system operators, RBC Capital?s Bank said. The four big broadcast networks -- Fox, NBC, CBS and ABC -- receive about $250 million a year in so-called retransmission fees industrywide, he said. That number will balloon to several billion dollars within five years, Bank said.
?If you?re running a TV network, you don?t want to upset the existing ecosystem broadly by starting a rival subscription service with Apple,? he said. ?You want to look for ways to drive incremental revenue.?