<div class="custm_img_blk"><img src="http://www.techgig.com/files/photo_1335581583_temp.jpg" border="0" align="left" /></div><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px">Apple is once again said to be talking up a TV set when trying to ink deals with content providers.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px">The latest target is said to be <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer">Epix</span>, a joint venture of Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM. According to<span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer">Reuters</span>, the movie channel has been in talks with Apple to bring its content to Apple's digital stores.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px">The interesting tidbit, Reuters says, is that Apple's been pitching a deal that would bring the content beyond its $99 set top box, and to "upcoming devices that stream content." That could be Apple's TV set, a product that hasn't been announced, but is largely expected to be sometime this year, Reuters suggests.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px">An Apple spokesman declined to comment, saying the report was "speculation."</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px">Epix is already available on a wide variety of devices, including Apple's <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer">iPhone</span>, <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer">iPod Touch</span> and<span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer">iPad</span>, but like HBO GO -- and unlike Hulu Plus and Netflix -- it requires authentication from a supporting service provider. I.e., a user has to already subscribe to a cable or satellite channel.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px">In August, 2010 Epix and Netflix <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer">reached a multiyear deal</span> that would bring Epix content to Netflix 90 days after it first appeared on pay TV and on demand channels. Reuters notes that that deal, which Netflix pays $200 million a year for, is up in September.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px">Apple is expected to make full use of its existing content deals, while possibly introducing new ones that would give would-be cord cutters a way to ditch their existing cable service to watch TV programming. Some analysts have even suggested Apple will <span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer">offer a pay-by-channel model</span>.</p>
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