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Apple streaming TV service rumors are back, and more credible than ever

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<p>Apple's long-rumored subscription TV service is reportedly back on track and will launch this fall.</p><p>The Apple streaming service will launch with roughly 25 channels, including broadcast networks such as ABC, CBS, and Fox, according to the Wall Street Journal's sources (http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-in-talks-to-launch-online-tv-service-1426555611). Some media executives think Apple will charge between $30 and $40 per month.</p><p>It's unclear what other channels will be part of the bundle. Apple is negotiating with several media companies including Disney (which owns CBS ABC and ESPN) and Fox (which owns FX).</p><p>NBCUniversal is reportedly not on board due to a feud between Apple and NBC parent company Comcast. The two companies were reportedly working together on a streaming video service last year, but Apple eventually felt that was being strung along by Comcast as the cable giant worked on its own TV overhaul, called  Xfinity X1 (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2847533/comcast-could-deliver-its-new-xfinity-x1-tv-independent-of-its-internet-service-but-it-won-t.html).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2898033/apple-streaming-tv-service-rumors-are-back-and-more-credible-than-ever.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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