Well, it looks like Sky have got some serious competition on their hands. The Daily Mail are reporting this morning that Apple ‘are showing interest in joining the billion pound battle for the next set of live Premier League TV rights when the tender goes out before the end of the season’. Apple see the Premier League as a crucial platform to help establish their Apple TV in the UK and of course boost their iPad sales as the iTunes subscription service is already in place. The Daily Mail reports that Sky paid £1.6 billion for their current packages and we all know that Apple have plenty of cash to…