Apple TV to get first network television app with addition of CW. Apple: Jefferies Ups Target; Sees Evidence TV Is Coming. Apple’s tough talks tough backfires in negotiations for new streaming TV service. Apple has big plans to launch a streaming TV service by Christmas, and of course the rumor mill is already running wild on when it will sell an actual TV. But first Apple will need to clear a hurdle: Getting the rights to shows for its new TV service.
So far, its negotiations with the big media companies are not going well, because Apple has been taking its usual approach: “our way or nothing at all.” According to a report from the NY Post, Apple is telling media executives that it wants to control all elements of the new streaming service, including how the content will be priced, much as it does for albums and tracks in the iTunes store. The TV networks have their back against the wall in a certain sense. Aereo, for example, a new service from IAC, will begin streaming all the network channels and some cable channels March 14 in New York City. Apple will be holding an event March 7 which many people believe will include a new version of its Apple TV. Scaled.php?tn=0&server=532&filename=7ybs. Worry About an Apple Television? Don’t Make Samsung Laugh. - John Paczkowski. Smug complacency. That seems to be the standard TV industry response to rumors of an Apple HDTV.
Back in December, Sharp’s Kozo Takahashi dismissed the potential threat Apple might pose to the TV market, saying consumers are far more focused on price, picture quality and size than on any advanced technology and design innovation Cupertino might bring to bear on its rumored television. Today, it’s Samsung’s AV product manager Chris Moseley who doesn’t think Apple has the R&D chops to field a formidable TV. “We’ve not seen what they’ve done, but what we can say is that they don’t have 10,000 people in R&D in the vision category,” Moseley told Pocket Lint.
“They don’t have the best scaling engine in the world and they don’t have world renowned picture quality that has been awarded more than anyone else. … There is no way that anyone, new or old, can come along this year or next year and beat us on picture quality.” Perhaps. Samsung’s clearly got a lot of expertise in display picture quality. 42-inch Apple HDTV for $1499 appears in Best Buy survey. At times, Best Buy sends surveys to customers asking for feedback on potential new products and services; in the latest survey electrical retail giant is asking about a potential clients’ interest in 42-inch Apple HDTV!
„Be one of the first to get the all new 42“ Apple HDTV at Best Buy for $1499. Apple finally reinvents what a TV can do,“ the survey reads. Best Buy survey suggests that the Apple HDTV will feature 42-inch 1080p LED flash panel display, built in iSight camera and microphone for Skype, will run iOS, will have access to the App Store (!) , Netflix, YouTube and Flickr, support for iCloud, will be controllable from an iPhone or iPad and will cost $1499. The big question is: does Best Buy really have some reliable information on the upcoming Apple product or they know just what we know and are just identifying clients’ interest in long-rumored Apple TV set?
UPDATE: The survey was ‘hypothetical’. [via The Verge] Tcrn. Apple TV is still a hobby. The word comes from Apple’s Chief, Tim Cook who nevertheless championed the company’s current offering. He stated that Apple sold more than 2.8 million Apple TV units last fiscal year with 1.4 million moved within Q1 2012 (a new record for the device). “Our Apple TV product is doing quite well… but in the scheme of things, we still classify Apple TV as a hobby.
We continue to add things to it. If you’re using the latest one — I don’t know about you, but I can’t live without it. Apple HDTV speculation has run wild the last few years. Apple TV Effort Said to Be Led By ITunes Creator. Apple Inc. (AAPL) is turning to the software engineer who built iTunes to help lead its development of a television set, according to three people with knowledge of the project. Jeff Robbin, who helped create the iPod in addition to the iTunes media store, is now guiding Apple’s internal development of the new TV effort, said the people, who declined to be identified because his role isn’t public. Robbin’s involvement is a sign of Apple’s commitment to extending its leadership in smartphones and tablets into the living room. Before his Oct. 5 death, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson that he had “finally cracked” how to build an integrated TV with a simple user interface that would wirelessly synchronize content with Apple’s other devices.
“It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine,” Jobs told Isaacson in the biography “Steve Jobs,” released yesterday by CBS Corp. Prototype Model That may be changing. Searching for Shows Close Open Google Inc. Why This New Apple TV Makes Sense — For Now. As a longtime Apple TV owner, I’ll admit a dirty little secret: I really like the device. Sure, it has been one of the rare flops for Apple in recent years. And it could be so much more with say, a Blu-ray player or a web browser. But it is really good at its core functionality: bringing iTunes content into your living room. And that’s why this new version of the Apple TV makes sense — at least for now. When I first bought the Apple TV, there were two varieties: a 40 gigabyte version and a 160 gigabyte version. In fact, the only time I do use the hard drive on my current Apple TV is when I rent a movie on it.
Now, at one-forth the size and less than half the price, it’s an even more attractive way to get your iTunes content into your living room. Yes, Apple removed the option to buy movies on the Apple TV itself. Further, the removal of the option to buy (as well as the removal of the SD options) make Apple TV much less complicated for general consumers. This is the future. Apple Looking To Slice Up Cable 99 Cents At A Time. The wheels are in motion. The rumors have persisted for a while now that a new Apple TV (soon to be called “iTV”) is approaching. It’s thought to be a cheaper, smaller version of the current device that puts an emphasis on streaming rather than storage. The killer app of such a device could literally be apps — as in, the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch variety. But don’t forget about the iTunes content. While apps (and particularly games) will be great to have in the living room, that room first and foremost remains the place that people consume Hollywood entertainment.
A report today in Bloomberg states that Apple is in “advanced talks” with News Corp. about a new television show rental program for iTunes. But such a deal is also a bit odd. So why not have a $10 to $15 option to rent a whole season? Let’s say you have five television shows you religiously watch each year. But there’s a growing movement of people who are sick of this mind-numbing waste and are cutting the cord. [image: Showtime]