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Apple (AAPL) has been trying for years to break into the Internet television business with plans to offer a package of basic cable channels that could serve as an alternative to traditional pay-TV services. But Apple hasn’t been able to secure the content deals needed to make it happen. Now that Dish Network (DISH) and Sony (SNE) have blazed a trail with such services, Apple once again is looking to enter the over-the-top television business. Apple is now negotiating with TV programmers and has shown demos of its proposed service, Re/code reported Wednesday. Apple’s talks with TV programmers are at an early stage, and details like pricing and timing still need to be worked out, Re/code said. Meanwhile, Apple’s streaming video box, the Apple TV, is overdue for an upgrade. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company hasn’t come out with a new version of the $99 set-top box in two years. Dish… Scalper1 News
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