Publishers ask Apple CEO for same app store deal given to Amazon

A group of news publishers sent a letter to Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook seeking similar deal terms in its App Store that Amazon.com Inc gets for its video-streaming service.

Apple takes 30% of the revenue from most subscriptions in its App Store, then 15% after the first year. But in late July, a congressional antitrust panel disclosed internal emails showing a more-favorable deal struck between Apple services chief Eddy Cue and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. They agreed to a 15% revenue share for Amazon Prime Video customers who signed up through the iPhone app and no revenue share for users who already subscribed via Amazon or elsewhere, the emails showed.