Is Apple taking on Netflix and Amazon with original content?

Reports say that the tech giant has recently entered talks to start an original TV business

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Apple could be about to partner some of television and film's biggest companies to create original content to rival the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

According to the New York Post, the Cupertino-based tech firm has held talks with executives from Paramount Pictures and Sony to "kick-start a business in original TV programming".

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