The NFL and Apple have announced a five-year deal that sees Apple become the official sponsor of the Super Bowl Halftime show. The deal is worth a reported $50 million (€51.5m) per year. Additionally, Apple Music, the NFL and Roc Nation have revealed that Barbadian singer, actress and entrepreneur Rihanna will take centre stage at […]
Oprah Winfrey and Apple have ended their multiyear agreement. It came into being in 2018 and its most tangible result was The Oprah Conversation which aired on Apple TV+. There was always an element of freedom within the agreement and this enabled Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to hapen in March 2021, […]
The European Commission is to launch a consultation early in 2023 on whether tech giants should bear some of the costs of Europe’s telecoms networks, according to Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market. Europe’s telecoms operators have lobbied for a financial contribution from firms such as Google, Facebook and Netflix, contending that they make […]
Apple, as largely expected, has confirmed that it will launch a satellite link on its new iPhone 14 devices. Satellite operator Globalstar will provide the cellular links which are – at least initially – designed to operate only in emergencies. Apple will pay for 95 per cent of the approved capital expenditure for the new […]
Americans’ interest in virtual and augmented reality continues to grow, especially as Apple gets ready to launch its new AR/VR headset in 2023. A report from ARRIS Composites shows 79 per cent of Americans are interested in virtual reality, 19 per cent already own a headset, and 29 per cent plan to buy one in […]
Findings from the first biannual Plume IQ Smart Home Market Report from personalised communications services specialist Plume reveal comprehensive intelligence about the growth of the smart home sector, including the changing popularity, penetration and usage of connected devices and home networks. The report analyses anonymised and aggregated data from a cross-section of the 41 million […]
Ardent Apple watchers are expecting an announcement today [August 31st] of its iPhone 14 along with the usual three or four variants. That’s probably a given with widespread gossip that the phones are already en route to the stores in readiness for a September 7th availability. But there’s another strong rumour circulating which suggests that, […]
From now until November 28th, Samsung Smart TV owners around the world can sign up to watch Apple TV+ free for three months. Eligible customers with 2018-2022 Samsung Smart TV models can redeem this limited time offer by opening the Apple TV app on the Samsung TV home screen and following the on-screen instructions. Apple TV+ […]
Ad spend around the globe will rise 8.3 per cent in 2022, before slowing significantly in 2023. In its latest report, WARC, a provider of marketing insights, downgrades its expectations for global ad market growth by $90 billion (€90.4bn) in the face of a wider economic slowdown. These are the figures presented in WARC’s Ad […]
Amazon Freevee, formerly IMDb TV, is now available in the UK through the App Store on iPhone and iPad, as well as Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD. Amazon Freevee offers a number of originals including crime drama Bosch: Legacy, home-design series Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis, and the service’s first Original film, Love Accidentally, as well as the upcoming premiere […]