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Apple
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Why it’s time for creators to get immersed in VR
With Apple TV+ recently adding immersive originals to its lineup, Mark Layton delves into the…
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News round-up: Apple suspends talent deals; RTÉ orders ‘2 Johnnies’ comedy; ABC cans ‘The Wonder Years’
Apple suspends talent deals Apple has become the latest firm to suspend high-profile first look…
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Writers unions in UK, Australia & Canada tell members to turn down Hollywood work amid WGA strike
Writers unions in Australia, Canada and the UK have told its members to turn down…
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Hollywood grinds to a halt as WGA strike after ‘wholly insufficient’ talks with US studios
The US production industry is braced for widespread disruption after The Writers Guild of America’s…
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Apple hires former Disney, Hulu & Quibi exec for channels business
Apple has continued its hiring spree of top Hollywood industry insiders with the reported appointment…
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Renewals round-up: Netflix extends ‘Warrior Nun’; Apple returns to ‘Ted Lasso’
‘Warrior Nun’ fights again Fantasy action series Warrior Nun has been renewed for a second…
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Apple inks first-look deal with DiCaprio’s Appian Way
Apple has signed a first-look deal with LA-based Appian Way Productions, the company founded by…
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Apple TV+ preps Oprah Winfrey remote interview show exploring racism
Oprah Winfrey is launching a new interview series on Apple TV+, which will debut in…
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Idris Elba bites into Apple first-look deal
Idris Elba and his production company Green Door has signed a first-look deal with Apple….
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‘Fraggle Rock’ reboot headed to Apple
Apple has partnered with The Jim Henson Company to reboot the classic children’s ‘muppet’ series…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Painting Covid-19’s impact by numbers
Lockdown might be the new normal for large swathes of the world’s population but its…
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Disney+ delays French roll-out as Apple & Amazon cut streaming quality
The roll-out of Disney+ has been delayed across France in the wake of the Coronavirus…
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Apple TV’s ‘Servant’ at centre of plagiarism lawsuit
Apple is at the centre of a lawsuit by Italian-American director Francesca Gregorini over its…
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Apple signs former HBO chief Richard Plepler to exclusive production deal
Apple has hired former HBO chief Richard Plepler to make TV shows for the Apple…
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Apple orders Jackson Lamb spy drama starring Gary Oldman
Apple TV+ has ordered a scripted spy series that will star Gary Oldman and has…
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Disney+ to exceed 100 million subs by 2025
Forthcoming streamer Disney+ is expected to have secured more than 100 million subscribers by 2025,…
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UK parliament calls for high-end tax relief reform, terms of trade review
The UK’s high-end tax relief for drama should be reformed and producers’ Terms of Trade…
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Apple strikes overall deal with ‘Roma’ director Alfonso Cuarón
Roma writer and director Alfonso Cuarón has struck an overall deal with Apple that will…
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Oprah Winfrey’s book club series for Apple TV+ takes shape
Oprah Winfrey and Apple have shed light on the structure of the media tycoon’s global…
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Disney boss Bob Iger steps down from Apple board
Disney CEO Bob Iger has announced his resignation from Apple’s board. According to a filing from Apple,…
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Apple TV+ confirms November launch, pricing and release strategy
Apple has confirmed launch plans and pricing for its streaming service, with a monthly fee…
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Apple buys Bryce Dallas Howard’s feature doc ‘Dads’ out of TIFF
Tech giant Apple has swooped for global rights to Bryce Dallas Howard-directed feature doc Dads…
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Apple welcomes Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Mr Corman’ drama
Apple has greenlit its latest talent-led scripted project with a drama from Looper and Dark…
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Apple drops Richard Gere-starring remake of Israeli drama
Apple has dropped its Richard Gere-starring drama Bastards, which was set to be a…
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Apple TV+ goes head-to-head with Disney as pricing, launch details emerge
Apple could be rolling out its premium streaming service for $9.99 per month starting in…
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Apple, Amazon talk up flexible deals
Apple’s creative director for Europe Jay Hunt and Amazon Studios’ director of European originals Georgia…
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Natural history co-pros unlikely as genre evolves for SVODs
Alastair Fothergill, producer of Netflix’s Our Planet, has warned that SVOD players “will not consider…
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Apple hires A+E’s Molly Thompson to head documentaries
Apple has hired A+E Networks veteran Molly Thompson as its head of documentaries. Thompson founded…
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TBI Weekly: MIPTV at critical juncture to safeguard its future
MIPTV reached a major turning point this week, with the future of the spring market…
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Disney+ unveils price point, two-year global expansion
Disney has given investors a first glimpse into its new SVOD service, which is to…