Complex programme rights and high costs slow down Apple TV
Digital rights to a show are in many cases held by several parties which make negotiating a deal very hard
New York
NEVER let it be said that Apple releases products quietly. In an event last week that lasted over two hours, the Silicon Valley giant unveiled new iPhones, a large new iPad and - for the fashionable among us - nice new bands for the Apple Watch.
But a new beefed-up version of the Apple TV device, not all that long ago deemed a hobby for Apple by its executives, received much of the pre and post-event publicity.
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