Charter Spectrum TV Essentials will be coming to the Apple TV for US$14.99/month plus tax (via AppleInsider).
[Charter Spectrum App Rolls Out to Apple TV]
Spectrum TV
At launch the service will include over 60 channels through the Spectrum TV app.
A&E, AMC, American Heroes Channel, Animal Planet, AXS TV, BBC America, BBC World News, BET, BET Her, BET Jams, BET Soul, Bloomberg, Cheddar, CLEO TV, CMT, CMT Music, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Destination America, Discovery, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, DIY, Food Network, FYI, Game Show Network, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, HDNet Movies, HGTV, HISTORY, IFC, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Logo, MotorTrend Network, MTV, MTV2, MTV Classic, MTV Live, MTVU, NewsmaxTV, Newsy, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nick Music, NickToons, Outdoor Channel, OWN, Paramount Network, Science Channel, Sundance TV, Teen Nick, TLC, Travel Channel, TV Land, VH1, Viceland, The Weather Channel and WEtv. Broadcast channels are not included.
The Spectrum app became available in the App Store on January 3. With this move Charter became the first basic cable company in the U.S. to support zero sign-on for tvOS 12.
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Sadly, all of these streaming services are making the same exact mistakes that cable TV has made for decades…. too many worthless channels bundled together in useless packages. I’d never pay $15.00 a month for these channels as there is nothing here I have to watch.
The best streaming service would be one that would include local broadcast channels and the network shows they air, as well as allowing me to choose the other channels I want to add to my personal package.
More channels aren’t better…. its just more channels
Is this service free for Spectrum customers? Would I be able to load a free app onto an AppleTV and just sign into my account like I can soon an iPad now?
The service sounds like it’s for people who don’t already have a cable subscription. But the Spectrum TV app is available on Apple TV, so you could probably access it like you can on the iPad.