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Critics weigh in on Apple’s ‘Planet of the Apps’ show: ‘Tepid,’ ‘tedious,’ ‘boring and self-indulgent’
Apple first original reality show, Planet of the Apps has opened to terrible reviews from critics…
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 premieres first original series, ‘Planet of the Apps,’ at WWDC
Apple’s Eddy Cue was sold on the concept, which takes viewers into the process of developing a mobile app…
Apple Music’s ‘Carpool Karaoke: The Series’ debuts August 8th
Apple today announced “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” will be available to Apple Music subscribers starting Tuesday, August 8th…
SiriusXM in talks to acquire Pandora
The two companies, while talking, remain in disagreement on value…
Pandora gets $150 million KKR investment; explores strategic alternatives, including sale
Pandora Media Inc. said on Monday that the company is exploring strategic alternatives, including a sale…
Apple Music is coming to Facebook Messenger
Apple will be introducing an Apple Music chat extension to Facebook Messenger…
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’s new TV show ‘Planet of the Apps’ searches for next breakout app
Some have described ‘Planet of the Apps’ as a mash up of Shark Tak and The Voice…
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…
Analyst: Apple will win an Oscar within the next five years
Apple hasn’t even released an original program yet, but analysts are already speculating about when the company…
Why Apple’s ‘Planet of the Apps’ totally misses the point of original programming
Last week, Apple released a trailer for its first original show…
Apple debuts second ‘Carpool Karaoke’ trailer
Based on the segment that has become a global, viral video sensation…
Apple dips toe into original content production but plans to get more aggressive
Watch out, Netflix. Apple, the richest company in technology, is finally moving into original video content…
Apple posts teaser trailer for ‘Carpool Karaoke’ series on Apple Music
Based on the segment that has become a global, viral video sensation…
How Jimmy Iovine plans to take Apple Music to new heights
When you first sit down with Apple Music chief Jimmy Iovine in the living room of his Holmby Hills home…
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 files for entertainment-related trademarks for new Apple Music TV programming
Yesterday Apple filed for two entertainment-based trademarks in London…
Netflix lands Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’
The talk series, which had previously debuted new episodes on Sony’s ad-supported streaming service Crackle…
Why Apple is making its original TV content push now
Who needs a new Mac Pro when you can have Carpool Karaoke?
Apple looks to become HBO
Apple has finally landed on an ideal strategy to go big in Hollywood…
Apple plans significant new business in producing original television shows and movies
Apple Inc. is planning to build a significant new business in original television shows and movies…
Apple Music still trails Spotify’s growth rate
Apple may be betting on new products such as Apple Pay, Apple Watch, and Apple Music…
Apple Music surpasses 20 million paid members 17 months after launch
Apple Music officially has more than 20 million paying subscribers…
Apple mulls major Apple Music price drop, sources say
Apple Music may be preparing for a major price drop…
Amazon challenges Apple, Spotify with new music streaming service starting at $3.99 a month
Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday launched a full-fledged music streaming service with subscriptions…
Jimmy Iovine on Apple Music: ‘The stuff we’re creating I don’t think anyone is gonna see coming’
For music streaming services, which rely on a delicate web of relationships with the artists, publishers, and record labels…
iTunes may be bad, but years and years of it are what’s making Apple Music so good
Playlists, playlists, playlists. Every major music streaming service these days is touting the originality…
iHeartMedia moves into the music subscription business with ‘iHeartRadio All Access’
iHeartMedia, the creator of iHeartRadio, announced today the launch of two new subscription services…
Thanks to Apple Music, the music industry is finally making money on streaming
After almost two decades of relentless decline caused by piracy and falling prices, the music business…
Apple Music is so good that I’m totally trapped
I always resisted joining a music-subscription service…
Stick a fork in ’em, Spotify and Pandora are done
Every new industry has a number of similar patterns which occur over time….
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon: Apple Music is ‘literally a horrid platform’
Last year, when Apple launched its streaming service Apple Music, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon…
Happy first birthday, Apple Music!
As Apple Music marks its first anniversary, it does so with no free tier, a host of big-name exclusives and…
Apple Music turns one year old, already has half as many paying members as Spotify
Streaming service Spotify leads the on-demand music business today, but it is increasingly facing challenges…
Apple Music accumulating subscribers much more quickly than Spotify or Pandora
When Spotify and Pandora were starting their streaming services many were quick to point out…
Jay-Z’s beleaguered Tidal music service fires CFO, COO; faces $5 million royalty lawsuit
Jay Z’s Tidal music service is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week…
Apple to pull the plug on Beats Music on November 30th
All Beats subscriptions will be canceled on November 30th…
Spotify revises user agreement; wants access to users’ location, sensors, voice, photos, and contacts
Spotify has decided that it wants to know a lot more about it’s remaining users…
