HBO to team up with Apple for standalone streaming service?

Los Angeles: TV network HBO is reportedly in talks with Apple to make Apple TV one of the devices that will carry the HBO Now streaming service.

"We know there's great anticipation around our standalone streaming service," an HBO spokesman said in a statement. "And when we have details to share, we will do so."

The wait for HBO's standalone streaming service is expected to come to an end next month, reported Entertainment Weekly.

An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.