Apple’s latest results will shows its new services, including TV, have yet to generate meaningful revenue, leaving it reliant on the iPhone and App store. Last year Apple had an enormous launch for four new services: TV+, Arcade, News+ and the Apple Card but the propositions haven’t moved the dial on Apple’s top line, reports […]
Apple TV+ and Oprah Winfrey have announced The Oprah Conversation, a new series that will continue to explore impactful and relevant topics with fascinating thought leaders from all over the world. The Oprah Conversation will debut on Apple TV+ on July 30th. Filmed remotely and incorporating audience engagement, WInfrey will lead timely and intimate discussions […]
Apple has announced a series order for Shining Girls, a new metaphysical thriller based on the 2013 best-selling novel by Lauren Beukes and starring Emmy Award winner Elisabeth Moss. Hailing from MRC Television, the series will be adapted for television and executive produced by Silka Luisa, who will also serve as showrunner. Moss will star […]
Noggin, Nick Jr’s interactive learning service for preschoolers, is now available through Apple TV channels on the Apple TV app in Latin America. Customers can sign up for a seven-day free trial and subscribe directly to Noggin on the Apple TV app for $2.99 per month. Noggin subscribers can watch online or download long- and […]
Research conducted by Cable.co.uk has found that Amazon Prime Video has the best original programming of the streaming services available in the UK, while Netflix has the better offering according to the audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. Using IMDb, the average series rating for Amazon Prime originals was found to be 7.49, whilst Netflix was […]
Apple has given a straight-to-series order for Echo 3, a new action-thriller written by Academy Award-winning producer and writer Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) that will be produced by Apple and Keshet Studios. Set in South America, the 10-part series is the latest project to join a growing lineup of premium international […]
On the heels of the debut of Tom Hanks’ Greyhound, Apple is expanding its slate of original films with Palmer, starring Justin Timberlake and directed by Fisher Stevens, from SK Global. Written by Cheryl Guerriero, Palmer follows a former college football phenomenon named Eddie Palmer (played by Timberlake) who, after a stint in prison, returns […]
Apple has agreed a first-look deal with actor, writer and DJ Idris Elba that will see his production company, Green Door Pictures, produce series and streaming features for Apple TV+. Elba has appeared in such movies as Hobbs & Shaw, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, The Dark Tower, Star Trek: Beyond and Beasts of No […]
A study by Ampere Analysis has revealed the changing habits of SVoD households in the US. The streaming market is becoming increasingly crowded, with more hours of content available on demand than ever before. Ampere has meshed its consumer polling data on the different services to which US households subscribe, with its content tracking data […]
Hub’s annual Monetizing Video study looks at the pay models that US consumers prefer – and the entertainment services they feel offer the greatest value. Among other things, this year’s study shows that at a time when movie theatres are closed, or have restricted occupancy, young consumers see streaming as a way to satisfy their […]