Bastards, the eight-episode series starring Richard Gere based on an Israeli drama, will not move forward at Apple’s forthcoming Apple TV+ streaming service…
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Oliver Schusser, Apple Music’s new leader spurs global growth
In April 2018, Apple announced the promotion of Oliver Schusser to lead Apple Music Worldwide….
Amazon is quietly becoming a threat to Spotify and Apple Music
Spotify finished last quarter with 100 million paid subscribers, Apple hit 60 million paid subscribers earlier this year…
Expensive NBC? If Apple’s serious with Apple TV+, it needs to shed the ‘clean’ image
If it’s true that Apple is aiming for ‘family-friendly’ material across most of its Apple TV+ shows…
Prince Harry partners with Oprah Winfrey to create Apple TV+ documentary series
The Duke of Sussex is to partner with Oprah Winfrey on a new TV series…
Innovation isn’t required for Apple TV+ to become a big hit
When Apple announced its new TV+ service, they trotted out a parade of celebrities from Steven Spielberg to Jason Momoa…
Captain Marvel star Brie Larson to star in, executive produce Apple original CIA drama series
Oscar-winning Larson, who helms Marvel’s first standalone female superhero film as Captain Marvel…
Apple’s original content production reportedly marred by ‘intrusive’ execs, including Tim Cook
Apple’s push into Hollywood is off to a rough start…
Apple Music may be coming to Google Home devices
Apple Music may be soon be available as an option on Google Home devices…
Analyst: Apple’s approach to video ‘will likely remain uninspiring’
Apple’s overall effort appears likely to be sub-scale, years behind key competitors, and lacking in meaningful differentiation…
Apple inks deal with to distribute content on Samsung smart TVs
Samsung also said it would add Apple’s AirPlay 2…
Amazon has record-breaking holiday season with more items ordered worldwide than ever before
Amazon customers shopped at record levels from a wide selection of products across every department…
Apple Music now available on Amazon Echo speakers via Alexa in the U.S.
Apple Music support on Amazon Echo speakers is starting to roll out in the United States…
Apple close to inking deal for Richard Gere to star in remake of Israeli series ‘Nevelot’
Apple is close to ordering an American adaptation of the Israeli drama series…
Apple Music now has 56 million subscribers as Cupertino considers taking stake in iHeartMedia; HomePod sales notch best week since launch
After a slow start in streaming, music industry executives say Apple is gaining confidence…
Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
Apple Music subscribers will be able to enjoy Apple Music’s 50 million songs on Echo devices…
Apple seeks TV success on its own terms with little or no sex, violence, or politics
Tim Cook sat down more than a year ago to watch Apple Inc.’s first scripted drama…
Spotify teams with Samsung in face of growing Apple Music threat
Spotify Technology SA has a new ally in its competition with Apple Inc….
Why Apple Music surpassed Spotify in the U.S.
Apple Music may still be tens of millions of paid subscribers behind Spotify in the global market…
Apple slices into Spotify’s lead in U.S. music market
Spotify, Apple and other streaming services do not publicly break down their subscriber counts by country..
Apple Music now has more paying subscribers in the U.S. than Spotify
Apple Music has more paying subscribers in the United States than Spotify…
Google’s new ‘YouTube Music’ is not a threat to Apple Music or Spotify
Announced earlier this month, Alphabet subsidiary Google is launching its new YouTube Music service today…
Tim Cook confirms Apple Music’s 50 million users, big push into TV and movies
In a wide-ranging interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook divulged Apple Music subscriber numbers…
The EU needs to do more to reign in Apple, Amazon, and Google
The European Union intends to tighten the standards regulating the digital economy…
EU proposes to regulate tech giants’ business practices following Spotify’s complaint against Apple
Tech giants including Google, Apple and Amazon will for the first time face rules governing their commercial relations…
Analyst: Apple Music will average 40% annual growth over the next three years
Apple, the world’s largest company by market value now has more than 40 million paid subscribers…
Apple needs to reconsider its HomePod strategy
Apple may sell only 2 million–2.5 million HomePods over the entire course of 2018…
Apple Music’s hip-hop programming head Carl Chery exiting for Spotify
Carl Chery, Apple Music’s head of artist curation overseeing hip-hop and R&B programming…
No, Apple is not pulling the plug on iTunes Store
Fresh rumours are circulating that Apple may be preparing to wind down iTunes music downloads…
Oliver Schusser named new Apple Music chief as service passes 40 million subscribers
Apple Music is thinking globally as the streaming service officially surpasses 40 million paid subscribers…
Apple Music hits 40 million paid subscribers milestone
Apple Music recently greatly expanded with a Music Videos section…
Spotify opens at $165.90 on first day of trading
Spotify officially opened at $165.90 this afternoon in its public debut…
Apple Music becoming a virtual record label?
Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine says streaming services are too similar…
Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers
Apple Inc’s streaming music service now has 38 million paid subscribers, up from 36 million in February…
Hey Apple, it’s time to drop the ‘Hey’ from ‘Hey Siri’
You don’t have to say “Hey Alexa,” so why do we still have to say “Hey Siri?”
There are nearly 50 million smart speaker users in the U.S.
There are now nearly 50 million smart speaker users in the U.S…
Why I’m thinking about getting an Apple HomePod
When I first saw Apple’s announcement of the HomePod…
Spotify files for direct listing of up to $1 billion; claims 71 million paying subscribers; lost $1.5 billion last year
Music streaming service Spotify filed for a direct listing of up to $1 billion…
Apple Music expands student membership pricing to 82 new countries
Apple Music is expanding its subscription music service to 82 new markets…
Apple Music poised to knock off Spotify
Apple is turning up the volume on Apple Music, the streaming subscription that comes loaded on its devices…
Apple Music was always going to win
Apple Music is about to overtake Spotify as the most popular streaming music service in the United States…
Spotify files for its IPO
Music streaming giant Spotify confidentially filed IPO documents with the SEC at the end of December…