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Disney+ and Apple TV+ are pushing us into the era of the $25 million TV episode

Saturday, October 26, 2019 5:59 pm6 Comments

The age of the $15-million-per-episode TV series has already come and gone. We’re now entering the era of the $25 million show…

Apple’s first wave of original TV shows and feature-length films revealed

Monday, March 18, 2019 8:30 amMonday, March 18, 20195 Comments

On March 25, a delegation of producers, studio executives and big-name actors will enter…

Disney+ streaming service will also feature non-Disney content at launch

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 1:42 pmNo Comments

Disney’s soon-to-launch streaming service, known as Disney+, will include non-Disney programming at launch…

Apple’s deals with Samsung and other TV makers shows Apple TV can’t keep pace with its rivals

Monday, January 14, 2019 2:28 pm20 Comments

Samsung said that its 2019 smart TVs would come with the ability to buy and rent movies…

Apple orders a sitcom from ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ creators

Friday, August 10, 2018 11:01 amFriday, August 10, 20188 Comments

pple has given a straight-to-series order to a half-hour scripted comedy from Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day…

TV series based on Min Jin Lee’s ‘Pachinko’ in the works at Apple

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 1:45 pmWednesday, August 8, 20184 Comments

Writer and showrunner Soo Hugh has also inked a two-year deal with studio Media Res as part of the pact for the series…

Tim Cook just explained why Apple’s going to make original TV shows

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 11:01 amWednesday, August 1, 201818 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook explained why the company is making a big push into original TV programming…

Apple announces multi-year partnership with Oprah Winfrey

Friday, June 15, 2018 4:27 pmFriday, June 15, 201818 Comments

Apple today announced a unique, multi-year content partnership with Oprah Winfrey…

Apple’s original content is further along than you think with 16 new shows in the works

Friday, June 15, 2018 11:14 am11 Comments

At the helm of tApple’s content efforts are Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg…

Apple needs to get serious in the battle against Netflix and Amazon

Tuesday, April 3, 2018 1:25 pmTuesday, April 3, 201814 Comments

It’s been surprising how far behind Apple is when it comes to investing in content beyond music…

Apple aiming original TV series launches for spring or summer 2019

Monday, March 26, 2018 8:58 amMonday, March 26, 20187 Comments

Apple’s new venture has taken the company far from its Silicon Valley comfort zone and thrust it into alien territory: Hollywood…

Is this Apple’s plan for Apple TV?

Thursday, March 22, 2018 12:22 pmThursday, March 22, 201816 Comments

I am no fan of Apple TV, at least not anymore…

With over 50 percent of U.S. now subscribed to streaming services, Apple poised to jump into market

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 1:25 pm8 Comments

Americans spend more than $2 billion per month on streaming subscriptions…

Apple orders animated comedy ‘Central Park’ from ‘Bob’s Burgers’ creator Loren Bouchard

Monday, March 12, 2018 4:01 pmMonday, March 12, 20186 Comments

Apple continues to grow it series-programming slate, adding its first animated show…

Eddy Cue comments on Apple’s recent moves in original video content

Monday, March 12, 2018 3:29 pmMonday, March 12, 20185 Comments

Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddie Cue appeared onstage at SXSW on Monday…

Apple finally preparing to take on Netflix

Monday, March 5, 2018 9:30 amMonday, March 5, 201836 Comments

Over the last few years, Netflix has produced some of the most enviable results in the tech world…

M. Night Shyamalan to produce straight-to-series thriller for Apple

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 3:27 pm4 Comments

M. Night Shyamalan is heading to Apple…

Apple hires Carol Trussell as Head Of Production for Worldwide Video Programming division

Thursday, February 22, 2018 3:00 pmThursday, February 22, 20184 Comments

After greenlighting its first series over the past few months, Apple’s Worldwide Video Programming division…

Analyst: Apple should focus on capturing the living room in its next product cycle

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 3:30 pmTuesday, February 13, 20188 Comments

Apple should figure out how to capture more consumers in the living room with more content…

‘Little America’ immigrant anthology series in works at Apple from ‘The Big Sick’ writers, Lee Eisenberg and Alan Yang

Thursday, February 8, 2018 5:12 pm8 Comments

Apple is developing “Little America,” a half-hour anthology series from Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon…

Apple loses bidding war over J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama ‘Demimonde’ to HBO

Friday, February 2, 2018 11:00 amFriday, February 2, 201818 Comments

J.J. Abrams is expanding his relationship with HBO…

‘La La Land’ director Damien Chazelle scores straight-to-series order from Apple

Thursday, January 25, 2018 4:00 pmThursday, January 25, 201812 Comments

Apple has given a straight-to-series order for a drama series that hails from acclaimed filmmaker Damien Chazelle…

Apple’s entrance into scripted originals dramatically inflates salaries for TV actors

Thursday, January 18, 2018 5:01 pmThursday, January 18, 201813 Comments

Apple’s arrival in the scripted originals space already is changing the price for top talent…

Apple to take 128,000-square-foot Culver City HQ in new media venture after HBO backs out

Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:18 amThursday, January 18, 20189 Comments

Apple is moving into Culver City…

Apple and HBO in bidding war for J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama series

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 11:40 amWednesday, January 17, 201812 Comments

J.J. Abrams has written a new sci-fi drama television series that is currently the subject of a bidding war…

Apple’s TV tactics: Can Cupertino figure out the television formula?

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 2:01 pmTuesday, January 16, 201816 Comments

Confidence is a must, and Apple is exuding it, not just with its top-level executives, but also with…

Apple orders ‘See’ series, a futuristic drama from ‘Hunger Games’ director

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 8:33 pm14 Comments

In a competitive situation, Apple has landed the hot TV package…

Life after iTunes: Apple’s big media challenge

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 4:25 pmTuesday, January 9, 201812 Comments

Like all the big tech firms, Apple is spending billions to produce original video content…

Apple developing new original drama ‘Are You Sleeping’ starring Octavia Spencer

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 5:00 pm15 Comments

Apple is developing a new original drama series entitled ‘Are You Sleeping,’ starring Octavia Spencer…

The TV content wars will have grisly season finale

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 2:34 pmWednesday, January 3, 20189 Comments

The golden age of TV programming is heading for a grisly finale. Netflix, Amazon, Apple and Hulu…

Three more Amazon Studios executives move to Apple

Tuesday, December 26, 2017 5:28 pmTuesday, December 26, 20178 Comments

Three Amazon Studios executives are departing the streaming giant for roles…

Apple’s major new TV content deals reveal plans to take on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and others

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 3:22 pm5 Comments

After a decade selling boxes that play other companies’ TV shows…

Apple orders space drama series from ‘Battlestar Galactica’ producer Ronald D. Moore

Friday, December 15, 2017 4:01 pm7 Comments

The untitled series explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended…

Apple hires TV programming veteran Michelle Lee

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 5:01 pmWednesday, December 6, 20176 Comments

Programming veteran Michelle Lee has joined Apple’s venture into scripted television content…

Apple’s content distribution dilemma

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 1:30 pmWednesday, November 15, 20175 Comments

Apple is serious about content. You just need to look back at the past year to see not just their ambition but also…

Analyst: Apple could launch a Netflix competitor in 2018

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 12:57 pmWednesday, November 15, 20176 Comments

Apple could launch a video subscription product next year, while Netflix…

Apple gives Jennifer Aniston-Reese Witherspoon series a 2-season order, confirms Spielberg’s ‘Amazing Stories’ reboot

Thursday, November 9, 2017 11:22 amThursday, November 9, 20177 Comments

Apple is making an official entry into the scripted series arena under Jamie Erlicht & Zack Van Amburg…

Apple outbids Netflix for show starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 2:57 pmWednesday, November 8, 201721 Comments

Apple Inc. ordered a TV series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon…

Apple hires ex-BBC and Channel 4 executive Jay Hunt

Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:56 amThursday, October 26, 20179 Comments

Apple has hired Jay Hunt , the former controller of BBC One and chief creative officer of Channel Four

Apple’s billion-dollar bet on hollywood is the opposite of edgy; company wants content with broad appeal

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 10:26 amWednesday, October 25, 201713 Comments

Days before Apple Inc. planned to celebrate the release of its first TV show last spring…

How Apple can build a better video streaming service

Friday, October 20, 2017 1:44 pmFriday, October 20, 20178 Comments

At this point, the evidence that Apple is jumping into streaming is incontrovertible…

Apple is building a world class TV content team

Monday, October 9, 2017 4:32 pmMonday, October 9, 201711 Comments

Apple’s initial ‘’flags-in-the-sand’ attempts at building its own content may seem a little lacklustre, but…

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