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03-31-2017, 07:32 PM
Verizon Communications is gearing up to enter the ever-growing online streaming TV market, alongside competitors like DirecTV **w, Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, as well as soon-to-launch bundles from Hulu (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/05/hulu-cbs-live-tv-service/) and YouTube (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/28/google-youtube-tv-streaming-service/). Verizon is currently securing streaming rights from TV networks ahead of a nationwide launch of its cord-cutting service, which is said to show up for customers as soon as this summer, according to people familiar with the company's plans (via Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-30/verizon-said-to-be-planning-online-tv-package-for-summer-launch)).
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"Dozens" of channels will be on offer, and the service will act as a separate entity from Verizon's own teen-based go90 video app (https://www.go90.com/) and FiOS Home TV (http://www.verizon.com/home/fiostv/) offering. In terms of cost, the sources said that Verizon will enter the market with a bundle that runs somewhere between Sling TV's basic $20/month package and DirecTV **w's $35/month starting price. Specific channel offerings, and the amount that will be available, were **t divulged.
Verizon?s preparations highlight the growing pressure to provide a cheaper, smaller package of TV networks to viewers who are turned off by a glut of programming available on traditional cable packages. Dish Network Corp. introduced a similar service, Sling TV, two years ago, and AT&T Inc.?s DirecTV **w came out late last year. Sling?s basic package costs $20 a month, while DirecTV **w starts at $35 for 60 channels. Verizon?s will probably be similarly priced, the people said. It's expected for Verizon's bundle to follow the usual availability on platforms like iOS, Apple TV (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-tv/), and other set-top streaming boxes including Roku devices. According to the people familiar with Verizon's plans, it's currently "unclear" whether or **t customers will have to be tied into Verizon's phone services to access the TV bundle. AT&T's DirecTV **w doesn't have such a restriction, but customers do get a discount if they sign up for both phone and TV services.
Although there are already plenty of cord-cutting options for users to choose from at present, more are coming down the line this year, including an anticipated launch this spring (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/10/hulus-live-tv-service-on-ios/) of Hulu's online TV service. At one point (https://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/13/apple-tv-live-2016/) Apple was hoping to become a competitor in the live-streaming service field with its own dedicated cord-cutting bundle, but rumors of that service died down after news came out that the company was "frustrated (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/19/apple-frustrated-by-inability-to-reach-tv-deals/)" by its repeated inability to reach mutually beneficial terms with network programmers.
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"Dozens" of channels will be on offer, and the service will act as a separate entity from Verizon's own teen-based go90 video app (https://www.go90.com/) and FiOS Home TV (http://www.verizon.com/home/fiostv/) offering. In terms of cost, the sources said that Verizon will enter the market with a bundle that runs somewhere between Sling TV's basic $20/month package and DirecTV **w's $35/month starting price. Specific channel offerings, and the amount that will be available, were **t divulged.
Verizon?s preparations highlight the growing pressure to provide a cheaper, smaller package of TV networks to viewers who are turned off by a glut of programming available on traditional cable packages. Dish Network Corp. introduced a similar service, Sling TV, two years ago, and AT&T Inc.?s DirecTV **w came out late last year. Sling?s basic package costs $20 a month, while DirecTV **w starts at $35 for 60 channels. Verizon?s will probably be similarly priced, the people said. It's expected for Verizon's bundle to follow the usual availability on platforms like iOS, Apple TV (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-tv/), and other set-top streaming boxes including Roku devices. According to the people familiar with Verizon's plans, it's currently "unclear" whether or **t customers will have to be tied into Verizon's phone services to access the TV bundle. AT&T's DirecTV **w doesn't have such a restriction, but customers do get a discount if they sign up for both phone and TV services.
Although there are already plenty of cord-cutting options for users to choose from at present, more are coming down the line this year, including an anticipated launch this spring (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/01/10/hulus-live-tv-service-on-ios/) of Hulu's online TV service. At one point (https://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/13/apple-tv-live-2016/) Apple was hoping to become a competitor in the live-streaming service field with its own dedicated cord-cutting bundle, but rumors of that service died down after news came out that the company was "frustrated (https://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/19/apple-frustrated-by-inability-to-reach-tv-deals/)" by its repeated inability to reach mutually beneficial terms with network programmers.
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