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Apple
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Apple to shy away from nudity in upcoming originals
Apple is set to stay away from nudity, violence and foul language in its upcoming…
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Digital giants: the content wars begin
Netflix and Amazon’s content investments have rocked the television business to its foundations, but can…
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Apple nabs Wandell from Amazon
Amazon’s head of international productions, Morgan Wandell, is leaving to join Apple as head of…
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LinkedIn considers original programming
Business-focused social network LinkedIn is considering a move into original programming, according to a report…
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Apple orders Spielberg anthology drama
Apple has kicked off its push into high-end scripted programming with the commission of Amazing…
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Jay Hunt linked with Apple post
Former Channel 4 content chief Jay Hunt is being linked with a role at Apple….
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Netflix CFO defends $6bn content spend
Netflix financial chief David Wells has claimed Netflix’s multi-billion dollar content spend is the key…
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TBI Weekly: Digital giants invest in original teams
This week saw veteran programming execs move over to digital giants Apple and YouTube, as…
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Network veteran Cherniss joins Apple
Ex-studio and US network veteran Matt Cherniss has joined former Sony execs Jamie Erlicht and…
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Sony names trio of TV chiefs
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has set a new management team following the departures of Jamie…
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Facebook greenlights more originals
Social media platform Facebook has ordered a pair of new original shows, as it pushed…
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Vimeo kills SVOD plan
Vimeo has killed the long-gestating plan to launch a subscription VOD service, and axed its…
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Sony bosses to lead Apple programming push
Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg are joining tech giant Apple to lead its push…
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Amazon Prime Video to launch on Apple TV
Amazon Prime Video is due to launch on Apple TV “later this year,” Apple CEO…
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Apple delays Carpool Karaoke
Apple has pushed back the launch of its first original series, Carpool Karaoke. The tech…
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Mediacorp hires Twitter exec for digital
Singaporean media giant Mediacorp has hired former Twitter and Apple exec Parminder (Parry) Singh as…
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Propagate snags Colombian formats for the US
Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens indie Propagate will take Colombian shows into the US…
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Apple confirms push into content
Apple will roll out originals for its Apple Music service throughout the year and has…
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Apple ‘aiming for major originals push’
Apple is reportedly planning to make a major push into original content, making TV show…
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UK digital video revenues up 22.8% in 2016
Digital video revenues from the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Apple overtook physical sales of…
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TBI Digital: Year in Review
Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…
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Apple’s new TV app doesn’t have Netflix, Amazon
Apple has launched a new TV app, which allows users to access to a raft…
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TBI’s Top 10 Stories of the Week
Though a combined ‘AT&Warner’ equals a distribution and content monolith, just image the scale if…
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Apple CEO claims ‘intense interest’ in TV, content
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that he has an “intense interest” in television, and…
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Paltrow, Will.I.Am. join Apple unscripted series
Actor Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Will.I.Am. have signed on to appear in and executive produce…
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Apple CEO hints at ‘bigger TV plans’
Apple’s introduction of the latest version of Apple TV and its tvOS software last October…
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TV business needs ‘total overhaul’ to combat Netflix
Traditional content creators and channels need to totally overhaul their businesses if they want to…
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Report: Amazon prepares music streaming service
Amazon is reportedly preparing a standalone music streaming service, in a move that promises to…
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Bezos calls for ‘acceptable terms’ from Google, Apple
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has called for “acceptable business terms” for its Prime Video service…
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Apple looked at Time Warner, linked to Netflix
Tech giant Apple considered a move for its media counterpart Time Warner, according to the…