As always, the ever-changing TV business morphing once more – and so is the content it broadcasts or, more appropriately, streams.…
Tag: streaming
Apple to spend $1 billion annually on films that premiere in theaters long before Apple TV+
Apple plans to spend $1 billion a year on films that will appear in theaters considerable runs before they’re available on Apple TV+…
Netflix kills basic ad-free plan in Canada
Netflix seems to be silently killing “Netflix Basic,” its basic plan without ads, which is now suddenly no longer available in Canada…
Apple TV+’s huge advantage: The deepest pockets in Hollywood
Apple TV+ has a huge advantage: Apple has, by far, the deepest pockets in Hollywood. And Loup Funds estimates that in early 2021…
Nielsen: Streaming surpasses cable as top TV consumption method
Nielsen announced Thursday that streaming usage surpassed cable in July to claim the largest share of television viewing for the first time…
Some baseball fans scrambling to find games on Apple TV+, other streamers
To watch all the games they want, many Majore League Baseball fans are juggling multiple streaming services and then be left hoping…
Apple TV+ enters streaming’s big league with major Emmy wins for ‘Ted Lasso’
After Apple TV+ ’s “Ted Lasso” broke records as the most nominated freshman comedy in Emmy Award history, tonight the beloved series landed…
Hello, Streaming Wars: Worse than the cable wars and just getting started
The streaming wars have begun. And, they’ll be worse and far more harmful than the cable wars of years past, bringing with them “a fresh internet hell.”
Spotify files for its IPO
Music streaming giant Spotify confidentially filed IPO documents with the SEC at the end of December…
How long will Jimmy Iovine stay with Apple?
Talking to Iovine about his career and the energy that propelled his shifts from engineer to producer…
Apple may seek to pay labels less as Apple Music subscriptions rise
Apple Inc. is seeking to reduce record labels’ share of revenue from streaming…
Apple Music passes Pandora and Spotify in mobile usage
Spotify may be the reigning leader when it comes to the largest number of paid subscribers…
Apple Music can’t even beat Spotify, but, regardless, music streaming just might be a lousy business anyway
Apple, the pioneer in selling digital music, has clearly met its match when it comes to streaming…
Spotify hits 50 million paid subscribers
Spotify is continuing to persuade music fans to hand over cold, hard cash…
Apple Music appears to be the most artist-friendly streaming service
Apple Music continues to pay more cash per stream to artists than Spotify, even as the latter service…
Apple Music still trails Spotify’s growth rate
Apple may be betting on new products such as Apple Pay, Apple Watch, and Apple Music…
Which is better, Apple TV or Roku 3?
I picked Apple TV mainly because our household is heavily invested…
Barron’s: Apple TV a great way to stream movies, music and more
Apple’s slick interface and the iTunes Store make Apple TV a great way to stream movies, music and more…
Apple’s iTunes Match service uses downloads, not streaming
What looks like a ‘stream’ is really a simultaneous listen and download…
Apple streams entire Red Hot Chili Peppers album in iTunes
Apple’s iTunes Store is streaming the entire Red Hot Chili Peppers’ album…
Apple’s rumored ‘Replay’ iCloud movie service still a ways off
Apple is not ‘on the edge’ of launching a cloud movie service, but they’re reportedly working on it…
Amazon turns on streaming for Amazon Prime members; 5,000+ movies and TV shows
Amazon today announced the launch of a new benefit for Amazon Prime members…
