[opendtv] CW Coming To Apple TV As First Network To Offer Access Without A Cable Subscription
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- Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:16 -0400
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CW Coming To Apple TV As First Network To Offer Access Without A Cable
Subscription
Rob LeFebvre (9:02 pm PDT, May 16th)
Well, it’s not HBO, but it’s a start.
Well, that’s some positive news. The CW television network is bringing its
television content to the Apple TV, the first network to do so directly,
instead of via Netflix or Hulu. Even better, you won’t have to have a cable
subscription to access the CW programming on Apple’s set top box, like many
other content providers require.
The CW plans on launching an app to bring shows like Gossip Girl, The Vampire
Diaries, and 90210 sometime in the next few weeks, according to a report at
Deadline, though no release date has been reported.
The plans were announced by the CW Network at its annual ad sales event today.
According to MacRumors, the CW app will bring content similar to what the
network already provides to XBox and other mobile platforms, with ads to
support the programming rather than a cable subscription. The shows will go
live on Apple TV the day after they air on regular cable TV.
During the sales presentation, aimed primarily at current and potential
advertisers with the CW, President Mark Pedowitz said that his network is
starting to negotiate rates for ads that are seen up to seven days after the
original air date, instead of the more traditional three day rate. This model
makes more sense in a world full of DVRs and nontraditional content watching,
like via the Apple TV, game consoles, and mobile devices like the iPad.
This is a vital next step for all of us cable-cutters, with stalwarts like HBO
continuing to require users to log in to their cable subscriptions in order to
view programming on the HBO Go mobile app. We can only hope more networks find
this to be a worthwhile move, as we all migrate to a more internet-based TV
habit via Netflix, Hulu, and the Apple TV.
Will we, one day, use our Apple TVs to “tune into” content from a wide variety
of content providers? Here’s hoping that day isn’t too far off.
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