In the last few weeks, we have not stopped publishing news related to the streaming video service in which Apple has been working for more than a year and with which it wants to become one more option for users who consume this type of content. Last year The Wall Street Journal stated that this service could see the light of day in March of this year.
It seems like I was not on the wrong track, since according to The Information, the date for the launch of Apple's new video service is scheduled for mid-April. Finally it seems that we will not have to wait long to see that Apple has invested a lot of money in the last year.
According to this publication, Apple is informing the main companies in the sector that its streaming video service will launch in mid-April. Initially, Apple will not only offer both the series it has produced and the films and documentaries for which it has purchased the rights, but it will also make third-party content, mainly from HBO and STARZ, available to users.
The streaming video service, will be available through the TV app and it will be completely free for all users. At the moment, this service will only be available in the United States, the only country where the TV application is available, but throughout the year, it will expand to more than 100 countries.
Apple has reached different agreements with more than a dozen production companies to create original content for their video streaming service, in addition to having acquired the rights to different films and documentaries, as we have informed you from time to time Soy de Mac.
The likely announcement of Apple's streaming video platform show up at the next keynote that Apple has us used to do during the first months of the year.