Marta On Mar 24, 2014, at 9:33 AM, John Robinson wrote:
> Apple in Comcast talks about streaming TV: report > Apple is in talks with US cable and Internet giant Comcast about a > streaming-television service that would use an Apple set-top box, a report > said Sunday. > > Talks are in their early stages but any deal would allow Apple to get special > treatment on Comcast's cables to ensure it bypasses congestion on the web, > The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. > > "But the deal, if sealed, would mark a new level of cooperation and > integration between a technology company and a cable provider to modernize TV > viewing," the WSJ said. > > "Apple's intention is to allow users to stream live and on-demand TV > programming and digital-video recordings stored in the 'cloud,' effectively > taking the place of a traditional cable set-top box." > > Apple hopes the tie-up will mean viewers will not have to contend with > frustrating buffering that can take place while streaming web video. > > The report stressed that a deal was some way off, and would require Comcast > "to make significant investments in network equipment and other back-office > technology." > > Last month, Netflix and Comcast said they had reached an agreement so that > the US video-streaming service's programming could be viewed more smoothly. > > Netflix and its heavy traffic flow had been reaching Comcast's network via > bandwidth intermediaries, sometimes resulting in non-fluid streaming, or > buffering. > > Also in February, Comcast unveiled plans to swallow rival Time Warner Cable > in a $45.2 billion mega-deal that triggered debate on the creation of a > cable-Internet behemoth. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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