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Apple in Talks With Comcast About Streaming Svc.

posted by LaminatorX on Monday March 24 2014, @02:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the economies-of-fail dept.

chromas writes:

According to The Wall Street Journal,

Apple Inc. is in talks with Comcast Corp. about teaming up for a streaming-television service that would use an Apple set-top box and get special treatment on Comcast's cables to ensure it bypasses congestion on the Web, people familiar with the matter say.

The discussions between the world's most valuable company and the nation's largest cable provider are still in early stages and many hurdles remain. But the deal, if sealed, would mark a new level of cooperation and integration between a technology company and a cable provider to modernize TV viewing.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Udo Schmitz on Monday March 24 2014, @04:25PM

    by Udo Schmitz (625) on Monday March 24 2014, @04:25PM (#20305)

    Maybe Comcast will provide larger diameter pipes for Apple?

  • (Score: 1) by Tork on Monday March 24 2014, @06:20PM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Monday March 24 2014, @06:20PM (#20412)
    At the risk of sounding as dumb as the tech writer: Why not? Isn't the idea that Apple could feed directly into Comcast instead of having it take several hops before it gets to their building a reasonable way to ensure a quality stream?
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