APPLE could be on the verge of combining its music, magazine, and movie services into one Amazon Prime-style subscription. The move would give customers access to unlimited Apple Music song streams, original TV shows, and a combo of Apple News and digital magazine content all in one pay-monthly package, according to The Information. There's no word yet on how much the subscription will cost. But if Apple wants to match Amazon Prime – which offers music, video, ebooks, and free one-day delivery on Amazon.com purchases – it'll have to be around the £7.99 per month mark. The move finds Apple borrowing from Amazon's lucrative playbook. The online retail giant has arguably come closest to matching Apple's ecosystem of connected devices, thanks to its Amazon.com shopping service, Amazon Prime Video streaming service, and Amazon Music platform – which, to varying degrees, are baked into its Echo smart speakers, Kindle tablets, and Fire TVs. And Amazon Prime ties these offerings together with the added incentive of free delivery for shopaholics. Like Apple – which won't let users access rival Spotify on its HomePod smart speaker – Amazon has also tried to shut out its rivals. For example, Amazon.com is slowly axing Google hardware like its Home smart speakers and Nest thermostats. Lacking an online store for physical shopping items, Apple is instead harnessing the tools at its disposal for its new subscription venture. They include big guns like Apple Music (which now boasts 40 million paying subscribers) and iTunes (which offers album and song downloads as well as movies and TV shows). Then there's Texture: the digital magazine subscription service Apple acquired in March. It will soon be bundled with the Apple News app as part of the first step in creating an Apple entertainment package, sources told The Information. Next will be the combination of the digital news subscription with Apple's homegrown video shows (including an upcoming TV programme starring a-listers Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon) and Apple Music. Apple said it does not comment on rumours. These types of entertainment packages are increasingly becoming the norm for tech giants who – after sitting back as Netflix reaped over 117 million subscribers – have decided streaming and original shows are the future. NITE FRIGHTIs Nites TV legal? We checked whether the 'streaming website' is safe to use NO WEIHuawei warns UK not to make a U-turn on 5G plans OUCH!Giant Asian Hornets that can 'kill with a single sting' set to invade Britain SOLO SAILINGNasa explains mysterious stones that move around Death Valley 'on their own' GAME OVERCall of Duty bans 50,000 Warzone players for 'cheating' – here's what NOT to do MONEY MADNESSFake '5G caused coronavirus' conspiracy theory claims PROOF is on £20 note Take YouTube: the Google-owned company just launched YouTube Premium, a £11.99 subscription service that bundles together ad-free video (including its in-house film and TV productions) and its new music streaming platform. With over 100 million paid subscribers worldwide, Amazon Prime's bundle is the outright leader. But its facing the might of two firms that can match its spending power – and now it seems Apple and Google are finally getting their act together. Would you fork out for Apple's streaming bundle? Let us know in the comments. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.
Apple may be about to merge its music, digital magazines and movie services to create an Amazon Prime-style subscription service. Amazon has come closest to mirroring Apple’s ecosystem of connected devices, baking its various services into its Echo smart speakers, Kindle tablets and Fire TVs which, like Apple, it blocks rivals like Spotify from plugging into.