After the trial: PlayStation Vue
offers channel bundles that range from a basic $ 40 / month bundle to a $ 75 / month bundle that includes premium channels like HBO and Showtime.
Not exact matches
In an call with investors to discuss first - quarter financial results Tuesday, Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo defended the company's right to
offer ESPN and other
channels as part of a newly - configured
bundle.
The new home - oriented service would be a so - called triple play,
offering gigabit - speed Internet, a cable TV - like
channel bundle, and voice telephone service at a «competitive» but «premium» price, head of wireless John Stratton said according to analysts who attended the meeting.
A forced split from TV
bundles may be the final push the
channel needs to do a direct
offering, free from any sort of cable subscription.
Ostensibly, Apple's service would be a similar model (and a likely competitor) to what Dish Network is doing with its new $ 20 a month Sling TV service, which launched this month and
offers a
bundle of 12
channels (including ESPN, The Food Network and CNN), and streams live on devices like Roku players, Samsung and Amazon Fire TV's — but so far nothing doing on Apple TV's.
The pioneer is Sling TV, which
offers a «skinny
bundle» package of 25
channels for $ 20 per month.
The Google - owned (GOOGL) online video service is reportedly working on a service that will
offer a
bundle of cable television
channels streamed online, according to a report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources.
The service also
offers smaller, specific
channel add - on
bundles to the basic package, such as sports or Spanish language, for an additional $ 5 / month.
The tech giant is working with programmers to
offer a
bundled service of about 25
channels anchored by broadcasters like ABC, CBS and Fox, on devices such as Apple TV.
In addition to an Ultra High Definition television set, we expect Apple to launch a related suite of tiered products and services, including a «skinny
bundle» of pay - tv
channels (partnered with various media companies) and an updated Apple TV microconsole (which will continue to service the massive install base of televisions
offered by other OEMs).
To check the fall in subscriber numbers, companies are
offering cheaper, slimmed - down
channel bundles to give viewers more options.
NEW YORK (AP)-- Dish Network is
offering a new «skinny»
bundle of about 50 cable
channels that doesn't include ESPN and some other sports
channels, giving people who don't care about sports a way to save money on TV without joining the ranks of «cord cutters.»
TV
offered very few options, effectively just different
bundles of
channels.
Apple in talks with unspecified TV networks about
offering a
bundle of
channels (Variety).
By December, both a la carte
channels and the
bundles must be
offered as an option.
You can
offer packages to
bundle your services and you can increase your prices based on the number of
channels you manage for the business.
«Over-the-top platforms are growing in number and size, and many compete directly with pay TV by
offering bundles of live
channels at attractive price points,» said eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna.
Hopkins argued today that Hulu is
offering more than just a «skinny» cable
bundle — it's an entirely new TV experience, because it blends live TV with Hulu's on - demand TV library, and because it creates a personalized experience where users get easy access to their favorite shows, movies and
channels.
A new $ 10 - per - month sports pack also adds several premium sports
channels including NFL Redzone, which some one - size - fits - all
bundles don't even
offer.
During an interview with CNBC on Monday, Stephenson said DirecTV Now will
offer a 100
channel bundle, and at the Wall St. Journal's digital conference on Tuesday, he revealed that the DirecTV now
bundle would cost just $ 35, with unlimited mobile data for on - the - go viewing — presumably for AT&T subscribers only.
Instead of
offering a skinny
bundle of
channels for a low price, Amazon
offers a Netflix - like library of on - demand content through Prime Video, then lets Prime users pick and choose the other
channels they want to add.
NBCSN is available on all four
channel bundles offered by DirecTV Now, but NHL Network is only available in the top two
channel packages.
PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now are among a half dozen companies that are
offering favorite
bundles of premium
channels like AMC and even regional and national sports
channels once exclusive to cable and satellite subscriptions.
You don't get
channels like ESPN, which is
offered on the less expensive Sling Orange
bundle.
I wish there were more niche
offerings such as FuboTV, a sports - first streaming
bundle that sacrifices ESPN and ABC to afford lesser - known sports
channels like BeIN and Fox Soccer Plus.
One hope is to
offer a so - called «skinny
bundle» with the major networks and a bunch of other specialty
channels.
Restrictions aside, Boost Mobile
offers add - on options such as a $ 10 / month entertainment
bundle that provides access to live TV and on - demand content from many
channels, plus «CallWatch» tech for scam alerts, and the option of international calling.
When Unplugged is launched, it will
offer consumers with
bundles of live TV
channels which will cost somewhere between $ 25 to $ 40 a month.
This new
bundle, with AT&T's Unlimited Choice plan,
offers customers a single line for $ 60 a month (after AutoPay and paperless bill discount) and then adds in the DirecTV Now
channel bundle for just $ 10 more a month, after a $ 25 per month video credit.
However, traditional pay operators like Charter usually require users to pay for a basic
channel package before
offering a premium
bundle.
It plays 4K video, complete with HDR support for the most realistic colors; it
offers voice search via the
bundled remote; and it provides easy access to more than 3,500 streaming
channels.