For the past couple of years, we’ve been hearing that Apple has plans to launch their own video streaming service, but apparently one of the stumbling blocks is that content providers weren’t happy with Apple’s proposed pricing for the service. However it seems that whatever issues there might have been could already been resolved.According to a report from CNBC, it quotes tech analysts at CCS Insight who claim that Apple’s video streaming service could be launched in 2018. Speaking to CNBC, Paolo Pescatore, vice president of multiplay and media at CCS Insight was quoted as saying, “Everyone is jostling for position and everyone is jumping in on the area of video. When you look at Apple, it has a very strong hardware offering and their services business is on the march.”
He also adds that original content would be the focus with Apple’s streaming service. “The real battleground is in the area of original content, but original content would feature prominent and Apple would be very well placed to do that.” That being said, Apple has already dabbled in original content by launching a couple of series on Apple Music.
It is unclear if this streaming service will be tied into the subscription to Apple Music, or if it could be a completely separate service entirely. We know Apple has been stepping up their video efforts, with the launch of the new Apple TV that finally supports 4K, which we now have to wonder could have been a lead up to this. Either way take it with a grain of salt for now, but is an Apple video streaming service something you might be interested in?
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