WSJ: Apple’s shot at launching a TV streaming service hurt by its own difficult demands<article>
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When Apple debuted a brand-new Apple TV device in 2015, many of us were left scratching our heads after the announcement. Where was Apple’s long-rumored TV streaming service?</p><p>
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report outlined in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday pulls back the curtain a bit to reveal what may have happened: The story claims that Apple’s senior vice president of internet software and services Eddy Cue proposed demands that were too difficult for major networks to meet. According to the WSJ’s sources, Apple met with Disney (the parent company of ABC and ESPN), Fox, CBS, Comcast (the parent company of NBC), and Time Warner (the parent company of HBO, TNT, CNN, and more) several times between 2009 and 2015, outlining plans for a service that went against standard industry practice. When discussing details of the meeting between Apple and Disney, the report states:</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3101830/streaming-services/wsj-apples-shot-at-launching-a-tv-streaming-service-hurt-by-its-own-difficult-demands.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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WSJ: Apple’s shot at launching a TV streaming service hurt by its own difficult demands
