The TV service as promised Apple Inc may soon become reality because the iPhone maker is negotiating with television programmers to offer a reduced package this fall chains, reported the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter.
The service was about 25 channels, anchored in networks such as ABC, CBS and Fox, and will be available on all devices with IOS operating system from Apple, including iPhones, iPads and TV decoders Apple, the newspaper said.
Apple has been talking with Walt Disney Co., CBS Corp, and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc and other means to provide a package “reduced” channels known as CBS, ESPN, FX, leaving lower side channels in the standard package of cable television, the Journal said.
Apple, pointing to price the new service at around $ 30 to $ 40 a month, is expected to announce the launch service in June and September, the newspaper said.
The Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said the company does not comment on rumors and speculation. Fox and CBS declined to comment.
Several media companies are considering joining online services only transmission (streaming), or launch themselves like HBO and CBS, to attract the younger audience than traditional packages are no signs of pay television.
In January, Dish Network Corp announced its expected service called Sling streaming TV, targeting young consumers to avoid high price for their services cable or satellite.
At a cost of $ 20 per month, available through Internet-connected as the Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Google Nexus Player for TVs, tablets, computers and smartphones devices. It will include programs ABC, ESPN, Time Warner, CNN, Cartoon Network and Travel Channel, among others.
Others, like Sony are also developing online television services.
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