That will include a mix of programming included with Amazon Prime membership, such as AVP Pro Beach Volleyball tournaments and selected holes at PGA tour events, and separate channels you'll need to subscribe to like MLB.TV. Scroll about halfway down the Amazon Prime Channels page and you'll find a section called Your Live and Upcoming Events. That said, Amazon does include some live sports through Prime Channels, though you'll have to hunt for them. Though CBS All Access provides a livestream of your local CBS affiliate through either Apple TV or Amazon Prime, the majority of channels from both services skew toward on-demand viewing. There's also not much live TV among these on-demand services, either. The two biggest names in streaming video services are so far staying out of third-party à la carte platforms. Neither Amazon Prime Channels nor Apple TV Channels include Netflix and Hulu.
Apple will use Apple ID/Apple Pay to handle its Channel billing the same kind of way.Īs noted above, it sounds like Disney+ will be sold on Apple Channels, but not on Amazon Prime Channels. Its lesser-known channels, such as Curiosity Stream, start at $2.99, just like on Amazon Prime Channels.Īmazon's billing for Prime Channels is handled monthly through the same billing method that you use for your Prime membership. Along with the bolded ones above, Amazon also includes the following channels, none of which you'll find in Apple's version.Īs far as the price of each channel, Amazon offers some lesser-known offerings for as low as $2.99 a month, with premium channels from HBO, Showtime and Cinemax topping out at $14.99, $8.99 and $9.99 a month, respectively.Īpple's pricing is similar, with HBO costing $14.99 per month and Cinemax costing $9.99 per month, but Showtime costs $2 more at $10.99 per month. Here’s Apple's list - we've bolded the channels that duplicate Amazon's offering.Īmazon, in contrast, offers 100-plus channels.
Amazon Prime Channels: ContentĪpple's initial Channel offering was smaller than Amazon’s, but it's growing. Access to Apple's TV app requires only a free Apple ID account, but you'll need to have an Amazon Prime membership to access Amazon's Prime Video and its selection of channels.Īmazon Prime costs $139 a year, and adds other benefits like free two-day shipping, same-day delivery on some things, deals and discounts and access to services like Prime Video and Prime Music. Amazon Prime Channels: Pricingīefore you can start shopping for channels with Apple or Amazon, you'll need a membership to their services. (Image credit: Amazon) Apple TV Channels vs.
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