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With Apple picking up as many new shows and movies as they are, the question is how will Apple distribute them? Will it be part of an Apple Music subscription? Will it be part of Apple TV? According to a report from The Information (paywall; via MacRumors), it seems that Apple could be planning a massive subscription bundle.

The report claims that Apple will apparently be creating a single subscription bundle that will put together TV shows, Apple Music, and also digital magazines. This is in line with a recent report from Recode who claims that Apple is thinking of creating its own subscription service for its shows, and that it might be cheaper than Netflix.

We’re not sure if cheaper is possible now that Apple could be planning on bundling various services together, but perhaps there could be a standalone plan for those who just want access to shows and not music or magazines. Apple’s interest in digital magazines and the news is not a secret and earlier this year, the company acquired Texture, a platform which was described as the Netflix for magazines.

It was unclear as to what Apple planned to do with their acquisition, but if The Information’s report checks out, it’s starting to make more sense now.

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For a moment it felt like Disney’s attempt to acquire Fox could be in jeopardy when Comcast threw in a bid of their own. However it seems that Disney really wants Fox when they countered with a substantially higher bid, and while all of this sounds good, there is the question of whether or not it will be approved by the US Department of Justice.

After all given the size of Disney and Fox, a merger could result in monopolistic behavior. However for those who have been watching the deal, the good news is that it looks like the US DoJ has approved it. However there will be a catch to this approval, and that is that Disney will need to divest itself of Fox’s various regional sports networks.

According to anti-trust chief Makan Delrahim, “American consumers have benefitted from head-to-head competition between Disney and Fox’s cable sports programming that ultimately has prevented cable television subscription prices from rising even higher. Today’s settlement will ensure that sports programming competition is preserved in the local markets where Disney and Fox compete for cable and satellite distribution.”

Note that this doesn’t necessarily mean that this is a done deal as a federal judge will still need to approve it. However given that we’ve seen many deals fall apart due to anti-trust concerns, the fact that Disney has managed to clear this hurdle is definitely a good sign.

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Health and technology go hand in hand, why explains why wearables like smartwatches and fitness trackers are booming because everyone wants to know how they are doing. It is also why companies like Apple have been spending a lot of resources on developing healthcare tools and features.

Microsoft definitely does not want to be left out of the loop and has recently assembled a new team that will focus on their healthcare efforts. Dubbed Microsoft Healthcare, this new team will focus on partnerships and cross-company strategies for both healthcare and life sciences. Microsoft has also hired Joshua Mandel who will be the Chief Architect of Microsoft Healthcare.

According to Microsoft, “In his most recent role, Josh led the health IT ecosystem work at Verily (Google Life Sciences). He is a member of the research faculty at the Boston Children’s Hospital Computational Health Informatics Program where he served as lead architect for SMART Health IT, and is a visiting scientist at the Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics.”

They have also hired Jim Weinstein who will be the VP of Microsoft Healthcare where he had previously served as both CEO and President of Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health system. We’re not sure what will be the result of this new team, but if anything, it does show how important Microsoft believes in healthcare technology.

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