Apple and Comcast reportedly are discussing a streaming-TV service that will go through an Apple set-top box. Apple apparently wants the service to be treated as a managed service, meaning it will run on cabling separate from that used for public Internet access. “I seriously doubt Comcast will agree to a deal, said Mukul Krishna, digital media senior global director at Frost & Sullivan. “Comcast already has existing deals with much cheaper set-top boxes. … Why would they relinquish all that investment? It doesn’t make business sense.”
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Apple, Comcast Wade Into Streaming Content Talks
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 24, 2014 03:26 PMApple and Comcast reportedly are discussing a streaming-TV service that will go through an Apple set-top box. Apple apparently wants the service to be treated as a managed service, meaning it will run on cabling separate from that used for public Internet access. “I seriously doubt Comcast will agree to a deal, said Mukul Krishna, digital media senior global director at Frost & Sullivan. “Comcast already has existing deals with much cheaper set-top boxes. … Why would they relinquish all that investment? It doesn’t make business sense.”