said by spewak:Looks like the TV Broadcasters aren't willing to stand in line to drink the iKoolaid!
Doing a deal with Apple is like selling your soul to the devil.
And this really is the problem:
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content providers, which have largely balked at the tech giants efforts to exert control over all aspects of the video service, including pricing, sources said.
The cell carriers got horrible deals from Apple, which takes a huge % of the profits, leaving carriers like Sprint going broke on the deal. Is it any wonder the content providers don't want to deal with them.