Apple wants to bring its video streaming service, prepared for years, according to media reports in the coming months at the start. The iPhone group wanted to present the offer on March 25 and have invited Hollywood stars like Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, wrote the financial service Bloomberg. The service should go then to the summer to the net, it was called with reference to informed persons. Meanwhile, CNBC reported that Apple is about to launch in April or early May.
Apple wants in the video service on the one hand – similar to Netflix and Amazon – exclusively available content such as serial show. At the same time, according to media reports, you should also be able to subscribe to payment offers from other providers. In the US, channels like Starz or Showtime would be there to start, the well-known pay station HBO with series such as „Games of Thrones“ is still fluctuating, wrote CNBC. Netflix is left out. With the in-house productions the Apple service would be a direct Netflix competitor.
Apple had deal deals with entertainment heavyweights like Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey and, according to media reports, wanted to put $ 1 billion into content last year alone. So far, the business model was unclear: It was speculated whether the video service with existing offerings such as the streaming service Apple Music with its 50 million customers will be bundled or will be available as a separate subscription. At CNBC it was now said that the in-house productions should be free for holders of Apple devices.
