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Now playing on the future of Apple TV: reruns. Once again Apple is reportedly discussing a streaming video service with a major media company. And the outcome this time is no less uncertain. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is in talks with Comcast (CMCSA) about teaming up for a streaming video service. It would use Apple’s set-top box, Apple TV, and get special treatment on Comcast’s network to ensure it bypasses congestion on the Web, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources. Apple (AAPL) has said it has a “grand vision” for transforming the television experience, but it’s been hush-hush on details. It has held talks with cable and other pay-TV services, as well as cable channels and other content providers, over the past several years about a potential service. But the discussions have yet to bear fruit. The Journal report says the two sides “aren’t close Scalper1 News
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