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Cord-Cutters Don’t Need Apple For ‘Game of Thrones’

Apple (AAPL) made much ado about its standalone streaming HBO Now service last month, but “Game of Thrones” enthusiasts without a cable subscription don’t need an iPad to watch the season premiere on April 12. Dish Network’s (DISH) Sling TV, an over-the-top service, said Wednesday that it is bringing live and video-on-demand HBO to its “Best of Live” core-package subscribers for an additional $15 a month. The core package costs $20 and includes

Over-the-top TV bundles deemed dead on arrival

New Internet television services from Dish Network (DISH), Sony and possibly Apple are unlikely to please either potential cable TV cord-cutters or cord nevers, Bernstein Research said in a report Thursday. The over-the-top video services announced or rumored so far are too narrow for existing pay-TV subscribers and are too expensive for people who have opted not to subscribe to traditional pay-TV services, Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger said in the report. His findings were based on comments made at focus groups in New York City and San Francisco. The groups were composed of people who identified themselves as “highly likely to cut the cord in the next six months,” as well as people who felt just the opposite. Based on the focus groups, Juenger is pessimistic on the prospects for Sling TV from Dish Network, PlayStation Vue from Sony (SNE) and a rumored Apple (AAPL) TV service. “A strong body…

Sony pursues cord cutters with over-the-top TV service

After months of beta testing, Sony (SNE) on Wednesday launched its PlayStation Vue television service, which aims to compete with cable and other pay TV offerings. PlayStation Vue offers a starting package of 50 channels for $50 a month, but you must own a Sony PS3 or PS4 game console and have broadband Internet service to receive it. Initially it will be available only in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. Sony introduced the service in November calling it a “pioneering new cloud-based TV service that reinvents the television experience.” The company also is offering two higher-priced tiers of Vue that include more channels for $60 and $70 a month. PlayStation Vue follows the nationwide launch of Sling TV from Dish Network (DISH), another over-the-top Internet pay TV service. Sling TV offers a starting package of 20 channels for $20 a month and is available using Roku and Amazon.com (AMZN) streaming…