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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.
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So they've signed up soap operas for men; what about the soap operas for women?
It is kind of weird not being able to sign/up or pay for content using an Apple account.
[quote name="Suddenly Newton" url="/t/161876/wwe-network-bringing-professional-wrestling-to-apple-tv-on-feb-24#post_2466965"]It is kind of weird not being able to sign/up or pay for content using an Apple account.[/quote] 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.
Oh boy, something else to hide :D