--- description: The company is in talks with programmers to offer a 25-channel package, according to sources title: Apple May Provide TV Channels Online Soon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apple May Launch Web-Based Television Services This Year by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 17, 2015 4:18 AM CUT by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 17, 2015 4:18 AM CUT Apple is moving closer to making a foray into [web-based television](http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-in-talks-to-launch-online-tv-service-1426555611 "undefined"), according to sources familiar with the tech giant’s plans. The company is in the process of collaborating with programmers to offer an approximate 25-channel package to subscribers this fall, the _Wall Street Journal_ reported. The paid service would include channels under ABC, CBS and Fox networks and would be available on the company’s streaming device Apple TV, unnamed sources privy to the matter told the _Journal._ It will also be accessible across Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad. The company reportedly plans to announce the service in June and launch it in September. [Read more at the _Wall Street Journal_](http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-in-talks-to-launch-online-tv-service-1426555611 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3747136/apple-web-tv-service-25-channels/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3747136/apple-web-tv-service-25-channels/"},"headline":"Apple May Launch Web-Based Television Services This Year","datePublished":"2015-03-17T04:18:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:39.922Z","description":"Package slated for a September launch","url":"https://time.com/3747136/apple-web-tv-service-25-channels/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Fox","Companies","abc","TV","CBS","launch"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3747136/apple-web-tv-service-25-channels/","name":"Apple May Launch Web-Based Television Services This Year"}}]}] ```