As the streaming wars near a fever pitch and viewers are targeted from every vantage point, Apple TV+ could be cast as the highly pedigreed and improbable underdog.
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Apple TV app hits Roku platform today ahead of Apple TV+ launch on November 1st
Roku announced the Apple TV app is available on the Roku® platform starting today. For the first time ever, Roku users can add the Apple TV app…
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks ink Apple TV+ deal for $200+ million ‘Masters Of The Air’ miniseries
The miniseries will be more than eight hours in length, and that it will cost well north of $200 million to produce…
Apple preparing for their first Oscar?
A limited seven-day consecutive theatrical release, which includes paid admission in a commercial motion picture theatre in LA County…
How much will Apple TV+ cost per month? Mum’s the word at secretive Apple until launch
Apple officially announced Apple TV+, a subscription service for its exclusive original shows and films…
U.S. DOJ warns Academy over potential rule changes that threaten Oscars eligibility for streaming services like Apple TV+, Netflix
The Justice Department has warned the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that its potential rule changes…
Apple unveils Apple TV+ original video subscription service
Apple today announced Apple TV+, the new home for the world’s most creative storytellers…
Even Apple’s deep pockets don’t guarantee success for their long-awaited TV streaming service
Key to Apple’s success in streaming is just what’s offered on its service…
Apple drives to build all-new streaming video service from scratch
Apple’s media streaming service is arriving very soon, and tidbits are starting to emerge…
Apple is making a multi-billion dollar mistake or something
The world has become clogged with quality content…
Gene Munster: A free content strategy is the right approach for Apple
CNBC reported that Apple plans to give away some of its forthcoming original video content…
Apple patent application reveals ‘movie package file format’
Apple wants to make it easier to watch homemade videos or videos bought/rented at the iTunes Store…
Apple plans to give away original content for free to device owners as part of new digital TV strategy
Owners of Apple devices, such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV will find the still-in-the-works service in the pre-installed ‘TV’ app…
Netflix has no idea what Apple is doing with $1 billion worth of shows
Netflix is pretty well versed in the art of burning through money to make internet TV…
Tim Cook just explained why Apple’s going to make original TV shows
Apple CEO Tim Cook explained why the company is making a big push into original TV programming…
‘Master’s of Sex’ star Lizzy Caplan joins cast of upcoming Apple series ‘Are You Sleeping’
Lizzy Caplan has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple series ‘Are You Sleeping’…
J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles team for Apple ‘Little Voices’ series from ‘I Am Sam’ writer
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to the half-hour dramedy ‘Little Voices,’ which boasts…
Is Apple finally ready to take on Netflix?
Apple’s got a lot of catching up to do against content juggernauts like Netflix, Hulu and even Amazon…
‘Once Upon a Time’ co-creators sign on as showrunners for Steven Spielberg ‘Amazing Stories’ reboot for Apple
‘Once Upon a Time’ co-creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis have signed on as executive producers…
Apple needs to get serious in the battle against Netflix and Amazon
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
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?
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
Americans spend more than $2 billion per month on streaming subscriptions…
Apple orders animated comedy ‘Central Park’ from ‘Bob’s Burgers’ creator Loren Bouchard
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
Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddie Cue appeared onstage at SXSW on Monday…
Apple finally preparing to take on Netflix
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
M. Night Shyamalan is heading to Apple…
Apple hires Carol Trussell as Head Of Production for Worldwide Video Programming division
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
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
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
J.J. Abrams is expanding his relationship with HBO…
‘La La Land’ director Damien Chazelle scores straight-to-series order from Apple
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
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
Apple is moving into Culver City…
Apple and HBO in bidding war for J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama series
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?
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
In a competitive situation, Apple has landed the hot TV package…
How Apple can build a better video streaming service
At this point, the evidence that Apple is jumping into streaming is incontrovertible…
Apple inks deal with Spielberg’s Amblin for ‘Amazing Stories’ reboot
Apple Inc is betting on acclaimed director and producer Steven Spielberg for its first major foray…
Presidential historian says Clintons sold White House sleepovers, including one to Steve Jobs
The most blatant corruption charge was levied at the Clintons for ‘selling sleepovers’ in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House
Microsoft to dig up millions of failed 1980s ‘E.T. The Extraterrestrial’ Atari video game cartridges
A planned excavation of an old Alamogordo landfill to search for…
