Apple Live TV Service Will Be Launched In The Next Year

    The report said, Cupertino will not launch a live TV service this year, and is now aiming for 2016 instead. The company is reportedly in talks with TV networks like CBS and 21st Century Fox to license programming for the new service, but those discussions aren't progressing as quickly as Apple would have liked.

     Without enough content deals in place, Apple has scrapped plans to announce the service at a Sept. 9 event in San Francisco, which would have coincided with the beginning of the new network TV season, the people said. The Cupertino, California-based company still plans to introduce a more powerful version of its Apple TV set-top box at the event, said the people, but customers — for now, at least — will need a cable or satellite TV subscription or an antenna to watch live network television.
     With sales of Apple's main revenue generation, the iPhone, expected to slow as the global smartphone market approaches the saturation point, the company is looking to streaming services to keep company growth consistent. Apple is also expected to debut the iPhone 6s at the September event with the new Apple TV.
     A deal should be possible as content providers look for a major technology company -- Apple, in this case -- to help content providers and legacy media companies like NBC and Fox make the switch to customers seeking streaming media options, but talks have been grinding on for months, the report said.