Apple: ‘We Don’t Know Anything’ About Making TV Shows
Apple knows the appeal of must-have consumer electronics better than anyone. Its brand singularly created markets for mobile phones, tablets, computers, audio speakers and now watches. Yet, as tech...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley Says Apple SVOD Service Can Rival Netflix — in Seven Years
Netflix shares took a slight hit after Morgan Stanley Sept. 5 issued a bullish note on Apple’s slowly evolving subscription streaming video service. In the report — Apple, Inc.: The Emerging Power of...
View ArticleApple iPhone Q1 Revenue Drops 15%, Services Sales Top Record $10.9 Billion
Apple Jan. 29 reported first-quarter (ended Dec. 29, 2018) revenue from the iPhone fell 15% to $52 billion from $61.1 billion during the previous-year period. Apple attributed the lower than...
View ArticleReport: Apple Video Service Bowing Without Netflix, HBO, Hulu
When it comes to streaming video, Apple has largely been a spectator. In fact, the late Steve Jobs infamously considered Apple TV a “hobby.” But the company synonymous with consumer electronics...
View ArticleStars Bite on Apple Streaming Service
Stars and filmmakers from Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams to Steve Carell, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Oprah turned out March 25 to help Apple launch it’s new streaming service Apple TV+.
View ArticleApple Ups Q2 ‘Services’ Revenue to Record $11.5 Billion
Apple April 30 reported record “services” revenue of $11.5 billion, up more than 16% from revenue of $9.13 billion during the previous-year period. As the media/tech giant shifts its focus from...
View ArticleSVOD Helps Apple Post Record Q1 Services Revenue of $12.7 Billion
Despite myriad naysayers, the Apple TV+ subscription streaming video service is quietly exceeding expectations and producing on the bottom line, according to CEO Tim Cook. Speaking Jan. 28 on the Q1...
View ArticleCEO: Apple TV+ Looking for Original Content, Not Re-Runs
Apple’s foray into subscription streaming video via Apple TV+ is all about original programming — not expensive re-runs. That’s according to CEO Tim Cook in response to a question during the Feb. 26...
View ArticleApple TV+ Beefing Up Catalog Content
As upstart subscription streaming video services go, Apple TV+ remains largely under the radar. Launching just 10 days ahead of Disney+ last November, the $4.99 SVOD service boasted 30 original...
View ArticleCEO Tim Cook: Apple TV+ Remaining Selective on Content Spending Decisions
Apple generated a record $129 billion in revenue over its most-recent 90-day fiscal period. But that doesn’t mean the Cupertino. Calif.-based consumer tech giant isn’t breaking the bank on Apple …...
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