As you have read by now Apple is planning on show off the new Apple TV on March 7th along with the iPad 3 or iPad HD whatever Apple is going to call it. Well there has been some news that Apple is working on some deals right now to have a streaming service by Christmas. It looks like Apple has actually been in negotiations with content providers and from reports has actually made very little head way on those negotiations. The core idea of this streaming services would be to make the channels as apps and right now the service cost is unclear, but there are thoughts of having a monthly fee like a cable TV provider or doing an a la carte basis. Apple does offer the ability to download TV shows now but they really want streaming video. Apple has tried this before back in 2009 but was unsuccessful mainly due to the fact that Apple wanted to do a share in ad revenue instead of paying a distribution fee like other streaming video services such as Netflix. Knowing Apple I am sure they have learned from that mistake but I wouldn’t put it past them to try to find another way around paying distribution fees. With Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, it just seems like the market is getting flooded with streaming video providers. The real question is what will Apple do to set themselves apart from the rest.
