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Re/code: If Apple launches a TV service, it won’t be the first company to offer TV subscriptions over the web. But it wants to offer at least one thing rivals don’t have: Widespread access to live programming from local TV stations. Industry executives familiar with Apple’s plans say the company wants to provide customers in cities around the U.S. with programming from their local broadcast stations. That would distinguish Apple’s planned offering from those already available from Sony and Dish’s Sling, which to date have only offered local programming in a handful of cities, or none at all.