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Apple pitching $30 iTunes subscription to TV networks?
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Monday, November 2, 2009
News Category: iTunes
Apple is attempting to sell TV networks on a $30 monthly iTunes subscription plan for launch as soon as early next year, according to a new report. Citing multiple anonymous sources, AllThingsD claims that the company is trying to gain support for a possible monthly subscription service, which would be tied to iTunes, instead of a particular piece of hardware, meaning it could potentially be rolled out across multiple devices, including the iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. The report claims that Eddy Cue, Appleās vice president of Internet Services, has been promoting the idea to industry executives, who, while intrigued with the idea, are also wary of straining relationships with cable providers.
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Please please please! I need to ditch Comcast…at least for cable.
Posted by Adam on November 2, 2009 at 3:04 PM (PDT)