#AMAZON VIDEO PLAYER MAC OS X TV#
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. After the Days after iOS 12.3 added Channels to the TV app, we noticed Shudder (also on Amazon Channels) was also available.Īmazon, in contrast, offers 100-plus channels. Here’s Apple's list - we've bolded the channels that duplicate Amazon's offering. Amazon Prime Channels: ContentĪpple's initial Channel offering is smaller than Amazon’s.
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 $119 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.
Before you can start shopping for channels with Apple or Amazon, you'll need a membership to their services.
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