It is reported that Apple plans to start distribution service that allows viewing of TV programs from all Apple terminals via the Internet in the fall of 2015

ByTom Small

It turned out that Apple expects Apple to start a service in the US in the fall of 2015, that it can see TV programs from all Apple terminals such as Macs and mobile terminals via the Internet. The price of the service is expected to be about 4,200 yen per month.

Apple Plans Web TV Service in Fall - WSJ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-in-talks-to-launch-online-tv-service-1426555611

Apple to unveil web TV subscription service this summer
http://www.neowin.net/news/apple-to-unveil-web-tv-subscription-service-this-summer

WSJ: Apple plans 25-ish channel TV service with backing from ABC, CBS, Fox | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/03/wsj-apple-plans-25-ish-channel-tv-service-with-backing-from-abc-cbs-fox/

It is reported by the Wall Street Journal that Apple is preparing to launch up to 25 channels of TV program distribution service. ABC, CBS, Fox and ESPN, which are American broadcasting stations, are in the service, and by paying a viewing fee of about 35 dollars a month (about 4,200 yen), Apple TV selling by Apple Of course, it is expected to be able to see programs on all Apple terminals such as Macs and mobile terminals.

Prior to this, Apple concerned streaming service "HBO Now" provided by major cable TV station HBOAnnounced partnership, And it is now possible to use more than 2000 contents including drama provided by HBO at a monthly charge of $ 14.99 (about 1800 yen). At the same time Apple announced that it will cut the price of the set-top box "Apple TV" from $ 99 to $ 69 (about 12,000 yen to 8200 yen).


Apple has been aiming for entry into the television field for a long time, and this announcement has attracted the attention that there is a possibility to accelerate that trend at once. Meanwhile, although Apple's online viewing service of major television broadcasting stations is a name, NBC, which occupies one of the three largest TV networks in the United States, is not currently participating. This is believed to have received a case where negotiations on business tie-up between Comcast and its parent company, NBC's parent company, took a deadlock, and services are offered in the form of lacking one of the three popular channels It seems to be.