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Going to use this opportunity to once again laud the “a la carte” model the Apple TV App pushes with Apple TV Channels and wish all single-network-services like Disney+, Peacock, and Max would come onto the app as channels alongside Paramount and AMC+. One app where you get to easily subscribe and unsubscribe to what you want. Everything playing under the same player UI. High bitrate. Little to no ads (any ads being skippable). Apple TV features like Picture in Picture, seeing your Up Next list during play, SharePlay across the board, and downloading any movie or TV show episode for offline viewing. The list goes on Just wish Apple would push its channels service as hard as they do with Apple TV+. The Apple TV App would be THE best one stop shop streaming app over Netflix Hulu or Amazon. 

thedba said:

@Jgreg728 How has Apple been f-ing up the TV business? 

Their catalog is growing and many of the shows are good quality. 

Never said the quality of their catalog was the issue. Apple has been dropping the ball majorly on making a true dent in the TV industry. As good as their shows are, they struggle to get the viewership they need because they A) don’t have a focused way of advertising their content, B ) they pretend TV+ is the only part of their TV service (they should be positioning the TV App and its channels as a whole as a contender against Netflix and Hulu, not just TV+), and C) they should be giving people reasons to cut the cord and lead the way to a post-cable life, but so far they haven’t done a thing to show why the TV App or TV 4K hardware is worth the move. Moments like this MLS blunder does nothing but add salt to the wound. and it’s so frustrating because the potential they have to disrupt television is immense.

Flipped this on for a couple mins out of sheer curiosity from the prominent ads about it on the TV App and immediately changed it to watch something else. There was a slow panning shot of the rainy field while…someone was saying…something in the background. You couldn’t understand or hear a thing and I thought maybe it was a weird transition thing they were doing. But nope apparently that was the show according to this article lol. This was Apple’s big moment to cement its place as MLS’ new home to the world, as well as show its place as the future of post-cable sports, with a high profile event like this and it BLEW IT. Another reason why they’re F-ing up their TV business so badly. What a disappointment.

Finally an adult animation on TV+ that doesn’t have annoying straight faced lame humor and stupid showtunes.

And here is a major reason why this technology will not be replacing any current devices anytime soon.