Will 4K digital retailers make 4K exclusive to their own streaming devices?

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Originally Posted by steve_dave

There is no added fee for retailers to stream 4K purchases. Where are you getting this from?

Oh, Netflix? They are not charging retailers anything because Netflix only provides subscriptions. And the is fee is paid by consumers. No other streaming on demand service charges more for 4K resolution.

Apple recently pulled out purchases and rentals on Apple TV on the Google TV platform. You cannot make purchases/rentals on Apple TV on Fire TV platform either. Several news outlets reported that this is due to "platform fees" Apple has to pay Google and Amazon.

So I am guessing that some fees exist for 4K streaming too. For example, if Vudu wants to provide 4K streaming on Apple TV devices, they would have to pay Apple for that.