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Apple TV - New Channels

  • 19-06-2013 2:52pm
    #1
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Several new channels have been announced for Apple TV, as usual some are geo-restricted:

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  • #2
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    At least they are slowly adding some channels for us Europeans with Sky News. It's a start if anything.

    When will HBO finally give in, and allow people to pay for an online subscription. The sooner they do, the sooner we can use a VPN and start using it! :D


  • #3
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    As an added bonus; if your Apple TV thinks its in the US, Sky News shows other stuff during what would otherwise be Ad breaks.


  • #4
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,088 ✭✭✭OU812


    Oooohhhh...

    What does it show Graham ?


  • #5
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Additions I can see going through a US configured Apple TV:

    When logged in using an Irish iTunes Account:
    Sky News
    Qello
    Crunchyroll

    When not logged into an iTunes Account:
    HBO Go
    Watch ESPN
    NHL
    Sky News
    Qello
    Crunchyroll.


  • #6
    ronnie3585
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,675 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    Any signs of HBO Go ever being available here?


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  • #7
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    ronnie3585 wrote: »
    Any signs of HBO Go ever being available here?

    Not even a hint of it at the moment unless you have an HBO paid satellite/cable subscription.

    May 2nd: Jeff Bewkes, CEO of HBO’s parent company Time Warner, said on Wednesday that the company has no plans to offer HBO GO without a cable subscription.


  • #8
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I don't think HBO's business model is compatible with on-demand streaming. All the US cable networks are facing the same problem. I can see them all be replaced rather than adapting, but they are going to hold things back for a long time.


  • #9
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    In fairness, Sky has done quite the job in bringing HBO/Showtime/AMC content to the UK and Ireland, putting more of an emphasis to their On-Demand content. Unfortunately, their Apps are piss poor and refuse to collaborate with anyone in bringing their On-Demand content to new devices except Microsoft. And with their stake in Roku, it'll never come to Apple TV (Sky Go has yet to reach Roku even).


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