Apple Inc. (AAPL) News: The Benchmark Is Reached, iOS6 in U.S. Military, Complicated iRadio Deal & More

CW Strikes Deal with Apple to Bring Content to Apple TV (Mac Rumors)
The CW has struck a deal that will bring the network’s content to the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) TV, reports Deadline. At the company’s annual Upfront Presentation in New York today, CW president Mark Pedowitz announced that the CW’s TV Now applications, which are currently available on Xbox 360 and Windows 8, will be coming to the Apple TV as well. “This year we’re reaching more viewers on more platforms,” said Pedowitz, speaking of the deal. “We are reaching our audience everywhere they are, and we want you to be with us everywhere we go,” he went on to say to advertisers at the event.

Friday Apple Rumors: Hybrid Model Complicating iRadio Deal (Investorplace.com)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) entry into the Internet radio business has been delayed by its failure to negotiate licensing agreements with all the major record labels, TheVerge notes. While Apple has struggled to get the labels on board with its service, rival Google (GOOG) managed to secure deals to launch its own service, which was announced this week. Google was able to leapfrog ahead of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by simply offering a fully subscription-based service. That model made negotiating payment terms with record labels relatively easy. Apple, however, wants to create a service modeled on Pandora (P), with additional on-demand features. Negotiating a licensing fees for such a hybrid service is significantly more complicated.