Apple In Talks With Major Networks For TV Content on iPad

Apple Computers has been in talks with TVs major networks in an attempt to have them join an online subscription service for television content for the company’s new Kindle-like tablet device, according to BroadcastEngineering.com earlier this week.

The plan for Apple is to reportedly offer around four to six shows per channel. Apple CEO Steve Jobs anticipates that the tablet could eventually introduce entirely new methods of storytelling that would combine traditional text with photos, video, and animation. According to the London Financial Times, Apple is putting pressure on the TV networks to cut the prices in half from what they currently charge for shows on iTunes — from $1.99 to $1.00. The newspaper said that the networks have balked at the proposal.