Sony/ATV chairman and CEO Marty Bandier is confident his newly-expanded company will ultimately strike a deal with Apple for its much-mooted music streaming service.

The world’s biggest music publishing company put the brakes on the new service at the 11^th hour after failing to agree terms, meaning Apple was unable to bundle it into its new iPhone 5 as planned.

But in an exclusive interview with Music Week Bandier sets the record straight on the negotiations, claiming the reason ...