Fall Launch? Apple Coming On Strong With Apple TV; WSJ Reports On Meetings With Content Providers

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) In Meetings With Programmers For Apple TV Content - Service Will Not Include NBC After Comcast Breakdowns (Reuters)

March 16 (Reuters) - Apple Inc is in talks with programmers to offer a slimmed-down bundle of TV networks this fall, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

The service would have about 25 channels, anchored by broadcasters such as ABC, CBS and Fox, and be available across all devices powered by Apple's iOS operating system, including iPhones, iPads and Apple TV set-top boxes, the newspaper said.

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Apple Plans Web TV Service in Fall

In talks with programmers to offer a slimmed-down bundle of about 25 channels (Wall Street Journal) 

Apple Inc.’s lofty plans to build an online television service are coming into sharper focus.

The technology giant is in talks with programmers to offer a slimmed-down bundle of TV networks this fall, according to people familiar with the matter. The service would have about 25 channels, anchored by broadcasters such as ABC, CBS and Fox and would be available on Apple devices such as the Apple TV, they said.

For now, the talks don’t involve NBCUniversal, owner of the NBC broadcast network and cable channels like USA and Bravo, because of a falling-out between Apple and NBCUniversal parent company Comcast Corp., the people familiar with the matter said.