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By Rex Crum, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Much of the tech sector was in the red Monday, with Apple Inc. a rare gainer following reports that the consumer-electronics gains has had talks about a new streaming TV service involving a partnership with Comcast Corp.
Apple (AAPL) rose almost 1% to $536.77 a share after the Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday that Apple is discussing with Comcast (CMCSA) the development of a streaming TV service that would use an Apple set-top box and receive special carriage treatment on Comcast's broadband network. The gist of the partnership, if it comes to pass, would allow Apple's service to receive better delivery to consumers using the Apple set-top box.
The Journal said Apple wants to offer the ability to stream both live and on-demand TV programs as well as shows that have been stored in a cloud environment. The talks are said to be far from reaching a conclusion or agreement.
Apple currently offers its Apple TV set-top box, which lets users buy or rent movies, and purchase TV show episodes via iTunes. It also allows access to streaming services from Hulu, Major League Baseball, HBO and Netflix.
Netflix (NFLX) shares took a big hit Monday, falling more than 7% to $376.18 in the wake of the Journal report on Apple and Comcast. Netflix recently reached a deal with Comcast that allows Netflix to connect its service directly to Comcast's broadband network in order to provide a better viewing experience for its subscribers.
Last week, Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings released a blog post in which he called for a revamp of the so-called "net-neutrality" rules that would allow content providers like Netflix to be able to connect to broadband networks for free. On Friday, AT&T Inc. senior executive vice president Jim Cicconi countered Hastings' argument by saying "As we all know, there is no free lunch, and there's also no cost-free delivery of streaming movies. Someone has to pay that cost."
Another notable decliner Monday was Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. (P), which fell more than 9% to $30.80 a share. The music publication Billboard reported that Apple is considering launching an iTunes app that would work with Google's Android-based mobile devices.
Nearly every other tech-sector leader was in the red. Losses came from Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), eBay Inc. (EBAY), Intel Corp. (INTC) and Yahoo Inc. (YHOO).
The Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) was deep in the red, and down by almost 70 points, or 1.6%, at 4,207.
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