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Apple TV
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Apple TV+ orders Hurricane Katrina drama from Disney’s ABC Signature
Apple TV+ has ordered a drama from John Ridley (American Crime, 12 Years A Slave)…
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Apple TV+ unveils launch plans for celebrity-voiced doc slate
Apple TV+ has announced its launch plans for a trio of documentaries set to be…
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Apple TV+, See Saw Films adapt ‘Essex Serpent’ with Keira Knightley onboard
Apple TV+ has ordered a Keira Knightley-fronted adaptation of the Sarah Perry novel The Essex…
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Apple TV+ orders first competition show, with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine
Apple TV+ is expanding its offering by ordering its first competition show, which is being…
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ViacomCBS to bundle Apple TV+, Showtime and CBS All Access
ViacomCBS has reportedly agreed a deal with Apple to launch the iPhone maker’s first bundled…
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Apple TV+ expands talent grab with Martin Scorsese deal
Acclaimed US filmmaker Martin Scorsese and his Sikelia Productions has inked a first-look TV and…
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Apple TV+ links with Robert Downey Jr for Toronto Life article adaptation
Apple has made its latest scripted commission with a show based on a magazine article…
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TBI Weekly: What next for the novel adaptation boom?
With drama producers around the world being forced to put filming on hiatus, development has…
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Apple TV+ poaches senior Sony exec Chris Parnell for originals
Sony Pictures Television co-president Chris Parnell will leave the company later this month to take…
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Disney+ & Apple TV+ lead Covid-19 subs growth among US streamers
Disney+ and Apple TV+ have added more US subscribers during the Covid-19 pandemic than any…
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‘The Simpsons’, ‘Family Guy’ to recast voice actors amid animation change
A slew of US animated series, including long-running hits The Simpsons and Family Guy, are…
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Dori Media secures Apple TV’s second Israeli drama co-pro deal with ‘Losing Alice’
Apple TV has struck its second co-production deal on an Israeli drama, boarding Dori Media’s…
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‘Pandemic peak’ appears with Americans cooling off on Netflix as lockdown eases
SVOD viewing in the US has begun to dip as parts of the country begin…
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Apple TV joins as copro partner on Cineflix’s Israeli drama ‘Tehran’
Apple TV has struck a co-production deal with Cineflix Rights and Israeli network Kan 11…
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AMC’s streamer Acorn TV expands in UK with Apple & Amazon
Acorn TV, the British content streamer owned and operated by AMC Networks, is expanding its…
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Apple TV snags Gal Gadot-starring drama ‘Hedy Lamarr’ from Showtime
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to Hedy Lamarr, an eight-episode drama starring and exec…
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News round-up: Apple pays $70m for Sony’s ‘Greyhound’; Channel 5 goes ‘After Dark’; Filmrise’s All3 deal; Indielab makes virtual move
Apple bites into $70m Greyhound Apple TV+ has picked up rights to Tom Hanks’ forthcoming…
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Apple TV+ strikes first-look deal with Scott Free Productions
Apple TV+ has struck an international first-look deal with Scott Free Productions, the Ridley Scott-led…
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Apple TV+ hires BBC factual chief Alison Kirkham
Apple TV+ has hired BBC factual chief Alison Kirkham for its UK-based operations. She will…
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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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Apple adapts ‘Shrink Next Door’ podcast with Paul Rudd & Will Ferrell
Apple TV+ has handed an eight-episode straight-to-series order to The Shrink Next Door, based on…
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Covid-19 round-up: German broadcasters to shoulder costs; Oprah launches Apple show; Rakuten TV adds free films
Apple launches Oprah Talks Covid-19 Oprah Winfrey has launched an Apple TV+ show exploring the…
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Apple TV remakes Keshet’s ‘False Flag’ with Uma Thurman attached to star
Apple TV has ordered a thriller based on Israeli drama False Flag, with Kill Bill’s…
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From Slough House with love?
Apple TV+ has turned to a familiar genre for its first European drama, but what…
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Apple TV+ hires outgoing Starz progamming chief Carmi Zlotnik
Carmi Zlotnik, who is stepping down as president of programming at Starz, has struck an…
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Tim Cook pleased with Apple TV+ start, doesn’t think customers want ads
“Apple TV+ is off to a rousing start,” claimed CEO Tim Cook during Apple’s Q1…
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Streamer launches slow Netflix’s growth in US
Netflix added 8.7 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2019, ending the year with…
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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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Marcy Ross steps down at ‘Jack Ryan’ producer Skydance Television
Jack Ryan producer Skydance Television is looking for a new chief after incumbent Marcy Ross…
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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…