Apple TV to Now Stream MLB.TV and NBA League Pass

The likes of Apple TV and its biggest competitor Google TV will most likely alter the way we watch our television sometime in the near future. With these set top boxes, similar to connecting a Xbox to your big screen you now have a combination of applications such as twitter, netflix, facebook etc right on your television. In addition you can fully browse the web and watch online content. The user experience once all the kinks get ironed out will probably be more similar to using an iPad or Droid Tablet rather than flicking through channels on your TV. Many broadcasting companies are releasing content to be shown on these game changers as well.

Now Apple TV will stream both MLB.TV and NBA League Pass. Woohoo. So basically what this means is you can watch live Baseball or Basketball using your sweet little gadget all thanks to the iOS 4.3 update.

For MLB.TV you’ll need to be a current or new subscriber which starts at $100 dollars for the season, which gives the ability to stream any game, any time. The same applies for NBA League Pass subscribers. If i’m not mistake it’ll be $65 for the rest of the season. You can follows stats and game news for free though.

Of course you can expect the likes of NHL GameCenter to be added at a later date. As for the NFL they’ve been extremely apprehensive to broadcast or stream any of their games online. I mean hey for all practical purposes they already own “regular tv” and do not need to disrupt how they’re making money. At some point applications like Pandora and Hulu Plus will continue to grow Apple’s content and create yet another dominating product. Although as previously mentioned Google is always breathing down their backs.

The Apple TV set top box runs for $99.