UFiliphu Novotny Iziteshi ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu zaseMelika ezidume kakhulu ngentengo elinganiselwa ku-$35 ngenyanga. Ngokuvumelana ne izindaba iseva The Wall Street Journal ukuthi isevisi ye-TV yesikhathi esizayo ye-Apple ingabukeka kanjani. Imithombo yephephandaba lansuku zonke laseNew York ibala ukuthi umkhiqizo omusha ungasethulwa e-WWDC ngoJuni, futhi ukwethulwa kuzobe sekuwa ekwindla yalo nyaka.
Isevisi ye-TV ye-Apple kubikwa ukuthi izosebenza kuwo wonke amadivayisi we-iOS kusukela ku-iPhone kuya ku-Apple TV. Kulezo, thina (noma amakhasimende aseMelika) singabuka idlanzana leziteshi ezihamba phambili ezibusa imakethe yamakhebula njengamanje. Isibonelo, i-ABC, i-CBS, i-ESPN noma i-Fox. Ngasikhathi sinye, iziteshi zabo ezingaphansi nazo ziyabhekwa, njengeFox News' FX, egxile ekukhiqizweni kwe-serial.
Nokho, amagama amaningana aziwayo awatholakali ohlwini. Isibonelo, i-NBC nazo zonke iziteshi ezingodadewabo ngeke zitholakale ekunikezeni okuzayo, ngenxa yokuntuleka kokuxhumana phakathi kuka-Apple nomnikazi we-NBC Universal, inkampani yamakhebula i-Comcast. Amanye amagama amancane namakhudlwana awatholakali ngesizathu esilula ukuthi i-Apple ekuqaleni ithembele ekunikezeni okuncane, okuzogcina kwanda kancane kancane.
Ngokusho kwe-WSJ, imakethe yaseMelika njengamanje isesimweni lapho inani elandayo labantu lizama ukugwema ukukhokhela i-TV yekhebula evamile. Izindleko zayo ziphezulu kakhulu emakethe yaseMelika encintisana kancane - icishe ibe ngamadola angama-90 (CZK 2300) ngenyanga.
Ngakho-ke abasebenzisi bafuna ezinye iziteshi zokusabalalisa. Enye enjalo isevisi yokusakaza Sling TV, enikeza, isibonelo, i-AMC, ESPN, TBS noma Ukubhukuda Kwabantu Abadala ngama-$20 ngenyanga. Asikwazi ukushiya ngaphandle nezinye izinsizakalo eziku-inthanethi ezidumile Netflix noma Hulu.
I-Apple iphinde yahlotshaniswa nokusakazwa kwe-inthanethi ezinyangeni ezedlule. Ngemuva kokutholwa kwe-Beats Electronics ngezigidigidi zamadola, ukwethulwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kulindeleke kabanzi amasevisi amasha omculo ngaphansi kwesihloko se-iTunes.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, siphinde sizwe kukhulunywa ngokusakazwa kwe-Apple esethulweni sayo sakamuva, ku- Isimemezelo se-HBO Manje. Lokhu kuzovumela le filimu eyi-premium kanye nesiteshi sochungechunge ukuthi sibukwe bukhoma ku-inthanethi, futhi i-Apple ivikele ukuhluka kwasekuqaleni kwamadivayisi ayo e-iOS.
