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According to recent releases and Apple information, a revamped version of the Apple TV was supposed to make its appearance next month, but now the company’s long time reported streaming service is now on hold.

Apple’s Negotiating With TV Networks Is Progressing Slowly

Apple was supposed to reveal the next version of the Apple TV set-top box at an event that was scheduled for September 9th, which is where they are also supposed to reveal the next installment of the iPhone family. However, Apple has now postponed the announcement of the live TV streaming service due to still negotiating licensing deals with TV networks such as those owned by CBS Corps and 21st Century Fox, Inc. These deals are reportedly “progressing slowly”.

In a report, people familiar with Apple’s plans are cited saying that Apple is continuously trying to secure programming for the service. Apparently the technology giant is lacking the proper computer network capacity that will ensure a good viewing experience for all customers. This new Apple TV apparently won’t be revealed until 2016.

Apple TV Is Supposed To Showcase New Features

Rumors surrounding this new and improved Apple TV have been circulating for months. According to reports from earlier this year, claims of the Apple TV included that it would possess a faster processor, support for digital voice assistant Siri, and an overhauled operating system. This was reportedly supposed to be revealed at June’s Worldwide Developers Conference before it was pushed back to the fall.

This Comes As Other Networks Prepare For Users To Cut Their Packages

The entrance of Apple into the streaming television realm arrives as many network and cable programmers prepare for the rise of users cutting the cords on their services. This new Apple TV has been called Apples chance to disrupt the cable television industry. Companies including Dish TV with Sling and Sony with PlayStation are introducing smaller bundle packages that boast live and local TV channels as well as other popular cable channels for a lower cost. Other networks have also launched their own standalone offers such as Showtime and HBO.

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Apple Delays Start of Streaming Service

Apple Spends $700,000 a year to keep Tim Cook Safe - http://clapway.com/2015/08/09/apple-spends-700000-a-year-to-keep-tim-cook-safe768/

As the CEO of the world’s most profitable technology, Tim Cook is a very important man, and important men need serious security. Tim Cook requires so much security that Apple is willing to pay out somewhere in the amount of $700,000 on his personal security each year.

THIS WAS REPORTED IN THE APPLE SCHEDULE 14A REPORT

This large figure was spotted in Apple’s Schedule 14A report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by Patently Apple. In the full section in question, this was under a title heading called “All Other Compensation”. This read that this amount represents Apple’s contributions to Tim Cook’s 401(k) plan in the amount of $15,6000, life insurance premiums paid by the company in the amount of $2,520, vacation time in the amount of $56,923 and lastly security expenses in the amount of $699,133. Apple has clarified its expenses on Tim Cook’s security later on in the report, explaining that it doesn’t generally provide “prerequisites to its officers that aren’t available to employees”. Apple apparently provides both home and personal security for Cook, because his security and personal safety are of the “utmost importance to the company and its shareholders”.

LOTS OF TECH COMPANIES SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS FOR CEO SAFETY

Apparently, these kinds of figures for safety and security aren’t all that ludicrous. Amazon spent around $1.6 million to protect Jeff Bezos in 2013. Larry Ellison, the former CEO of Oracle, had a security and safety fund that cost about $1.5 million annually. Many analysts put the upper end of the bodyguard pay scale to be around $120,000 per year. If it is at that price, then Apple is putting out enough money to keep no less than five personal security officers by Tim Cook’s side at all times. Realistically, all of this money isn’t going towards strictly to body guards. Oftentimes, large companies spend money on surveillance cameras and home security systems for their executives as well as body guards.

THIS IS A SMALL AMOUNT IN COMPARISON TO APPLE’S OVERALL PROFITS

Yet, in the grand scheme of things this $700,000 is a small amount of Apple’s earnings for a year. They are currently on their way to reporting a $53 billion profit this fiscal year.

 

You may have to spend a fortune to protect your Apple CEO, but you don’t have to break the bank to protect your Apple iPhone.

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Apple Spends $700,000 a year to keep Tim Cook Safe