Neil Hughes
Apple on Tuesday added streaming options for the last two of the "big four" U.S. broadcast networks — CBS and NBC — to the Apple TV lineup, as well as an entirely new, exclusive fashion channel dubbed M2M.
CBS, which is the most-watched network in the U.S. featuring hits like "The Big Bang Theory" and "NCIS," includes access to the CBS All Access subscription service. It costs $5.99 per month and allows viewing of current primetime shows, leading datytime and late-night CBS programming, and thousands of episodes from the network's library of classics.
The fourth-generation Apple TV will go on sale next Monday, Oct. 26, but second- and third-gen owners can access CBS All Access, NBC & M2M right now.
CBS All Access also includes live TV streaming in select major markets, where the network owns and operates the over-the-air station.
NBC, meanwhile, requires users to log in with their cable provider credentials to view most content on the Apple TV. The arrival of NBC and CBS rounds out the big four broadcast networks on Apple TV, joining established apps from Fox and ABC.
Finally, the new "Made2Measure" or M2M network is also available on Apple TV, and exclusively on Apple's set-top[ box. The digital fashion network is an upstart from WME/IMG.
The three new channel options arrive just days before the fourth-generation Apple TV, with a dedicated App Store, will be available to order. CBS, NBC and M2M are all instantly available on both the second- and third-generation Apple TV.
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56 Comments
So near, but yet so far. CBS is only live streaming in several major markets and NBC requires you to subscribe to cable. What I really want is the ability to abandon cable. Comcast is the corporate embodiment of the devil.
Concur, looking forward to totally dumping Comcast. Cable is the only electronic service with substantially increasing consumer costs and little to no improvements.
I'm guessing all of these channels will not be bundled with the new AppleTV, and will instead be optional 3rd party Apps that can be downloaded?
This is great. It is setting the stage...please stop boring everyone with "this is useless", "not quite there" or "what is the point?" BS...Apple is laying the ground work for a better future. Does anyone remember let's say "all of Apple's products and services" at their launch? Be patient and give them time to dial this all in. I am just as anxious for a better solution as you all are but it will take time as this is a tricky one for many reasons.
So near, but yet so far. CBS is only live streaming in several major markets and NBC requires you to subscribe to cable. What I really want is the ability to abandon cable. Comcast is the corporate embodiment of the devil.
I already abandoned cable a year ago. If I can't watch it on Netflix, Hulu, or iTunes...I don't bother.
It would be nice however, to at least have the option of paying $x.99 a month for XYZ network...every once in a while I might see the need to subscribe to ABC, or ESPN for a month.