Disney and Apple -- now, where have we heard about these two
mingling in content related activities before? Sure enough,
whispers of a potential tie-up regarding a $30 per month TV
service for iTunes are turning into more of a gentle roar, with
The Wall Street Journal reporting today that both CBS and Walt
Disney Company are "considering participating in Apple's plan to
offer television subscriptions over the internet." Naturally,
this comes from those ever present (and perpetually undisclosed)
"sources," but considering that the outfit just shelled out for
Lala, we wouldn't put anything past it. As the story goes, CBS
is considering offering up content from CBS and CW, while Disney
could include programming from ABC, Disney Channel and ABC
Family networks; details on the purported program are obviously
still under wraps, but we know that both of these guys would be
looking for some sort of monthly compensation in exchange for
access to their lineups. Whatever the case, it's being bruited
that Apple could com