This could be a pretty sweet deal for casual TV viewers who don't want to fool with an antenna. For $13 a month, Spectrum TV gives you live streams of the big 4 broadcast nets (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox) plus either the Showtime or HBO multiplex of channels and a free Roku 3 box to boot! Looks like the Spectrum TV app is, for now anyway, only available on Roku. Keep in mind that the standalone HBO NOW service costs $15 and the standalone Showtime streaming service costs $11.
I assume (but don't know) that your Charter credentials can be used to log into the on-demand streaming apps from those networks to watch stuff whenever you want. (Showtime Anytime and HBO Go of course offer the full catalog of titles while the broadcast nets' apps generally offer the last five episodes with forced ads, sometimes more. The apps for PBS and The CW don't require any login to watch free recent episodes.)
"We will continue to add greater functionality to the channel on Roku devices, including on-demand, and plan to make Spectrum TV available on additional consumer electronic set-top boxes and screens," Charter CEO Tom Rutledge said.
So, regardless of whether you can log into the networks' own apps, it looks like Charter plans to built on-demand titles into the Spectrum TV app itself, which would be more convenient.
Users are reporting that it can be viewed on more than one TV (Roku box) at the same time.
For another $7, you can also get live streams of several popular cable channels including ESPN, FX, AMC, HGTV and TBS. For a grand total of $20, that beats the pants off of Sling TV! And given that the service is being offered over Charter's own managed IP network, I would imagine it would be more reliable than Sling TV too (although that remains to be seen).
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Edit: This actually launched months ago, so it's not a brand-new service.
I assume (but don't know) that your Charter credentials can be used to log into the on-demand streaming apps from those networks to watch stuff whenever you want. (Showtime Anytime and HBO Go of course offer the full catalog of titles while the broadcast nets' apps generally offer the last five episodes with forced ads, sometimes more. The apps for PBS and The CW don't require any login to watch free recent episodes.)
"We will continue to add greater functionality to the channel on Roku devices, including on-demand, and plan to make Spectrum TV available on additional consumer electronic set-top boxes and screens," Charter CEO Tom Rutledge said.
So, regardless of whether you can log into the networks' own apps, it looks like Charter plans to built on-demand titles into the Spectrum TV app itself, which would be more convenient.
Users are reporting that it can be viewed on more than one TV (Roku box) at the same time.
For another $7, you can also get live streams of several popular cable channels including ESPN, FX, AMC, HGTV and TBS. For a grand total of $20, that beats the pants off of Sling TV! And given that the service is being offered over Charter's own managed IP network, I would imagine it would be more reliable than Sling TV too (although that remains to be seen).
http://ift.tt/2cC8yb4
http://ift.tt/2cC9oEM
Edit: This actually launched months ago, so it's not a brand-new service.
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