https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-streaming-tv-service-release-date-price-shows-to-expect-march-25-bundles-hbo/ > Reportedly, Apple also has been scrambling to lock in deals with networks like HBO, Starz, Showtime and CBS to offer other programming alongside its own originals. A report Saturday indicated that HBO was on board, after it previously had been reported as a possible holdout. With most of its originals still being made, Apple's strategy may start out as more of a storefront selling discounted bundles of other companies' streaming services. (Just not Netflix.) > (Note: CBS, which owns Showtime, is also the parent company of CNET.)