Category: Apple TV
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2021 Emmy Nominations are Flooded with Streaming Originals Including ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ and More
The 2021 Emmy Nominations are in, and streaming services are making their mark more than ever. Streaming services have been going all out with content over the past few years, and this year the nominations are mostly dominated by original streaming series. Netflix’s The Crown and Disney+’s The Mandalorian were frontrunners with 24 nominations each,…
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Roku Adds Apple TV+ Button to Remotes
Apple is taking a new approach to promoting its streaming service Apple TV+. Apple now has a channel shortcut button on Roku remotes, alongside Disney+, Netflix, and Hulu. The New York Post spotted the update to remotes on Roku’s website Wednesday morning with the featured image on the website showing the Roku Ultra with the…
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Apple TV+ Announces Release Date for New Series ‘Foundation’
Apple TV+ has been on a roll of releasing must-see shows lately. This summer, the streaming service will premiere returning seasons of big hits like its award-winning Ted Lasso, The Morning Show with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, and The Shrink Next Door starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. Now, Apple TV+ has finally announced a release…
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Apple TV+ is Reducing its Trial Period to 90 Days – Here’s How to Get One Year Free Before the Change
Apple currently offers its device and hardware customers a free pass to Apple TV+ for one whole year, but that’s changing next month. Now, Apple customers will only get 3 months of access to the streaming service with their purchase. The change comes quietly in an update to the terms and conditions on the Apple…
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Apple TV+ Announces Release Date for Season 2 of ‘The Morning Show’
Apple TV+ dropped a new trailer for season 2 of its flagship series The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, and the teaser promises some big story developments as well as cast changes. Aniston and Witherspoon will be returning as anchors Alex Levy and Bradley Jackson, with Steve Carell as the embattled Mitch…
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WWDC 21: Apple Is Bringing Watch Party-Style SharePlay to FaceTime Calls
A shared viewing experience is coming to FaceTime as part of Apple’s upcoming iOS 15 software update. The company kicked off its 2021 Worldwide Developer Conference today, and spent time focusing on new features coming to its various software platforms, including the iOS software powering its popular iPhone line. Among the key updates highlighted, Apple…
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Here’s What Could Be In Store for Apple TV and tvOS at Apple’s WWDC21
We’re just a few days away from Apple’s mostly software-focused Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), which means there’s no shortage of predictions about what the company could discuss. Aside from expected updates to key operating systems like macOS, iOS, and more, the rumor mill includes potential new hardware, like revamped MacBook Pros sporting Apple’s own chips…
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Video: Is Record-Breaking Performance Enough to Recommend the Newest Apple TV 4K?
Earlier this week, we published our full video review of Apple’s latest streaming device: the Second-Generation Apple TV 4K. Not to spoil anything, but it left us very impressed with its streaming performance. But what else does this $179 to $199 streamer offer? And is that new Siri Remote a major step up from the…
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Apple TV Now Widely Available on Android TV Devices
Earlier this week, we learned the Apple TV app was available to download on Nvidia’s Shield TV line following its appearance on the Chromecast with Google TV. And now, it looks like the app is more widely accessible to Android TV devices in general. 9to5Google reported on the app’s general availability and we’ve since confirmed…
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Apple TV+ Might Have More than 40 Million Subscribers
Apple TV+ might not be the most booming new streaming service on the block, but we may have underestimated it. Estimates from Ampere Analysis indicate the streamer ended 2019 with 33.6 million users, and a new report from Statista estimates that number reached 40 million by the end of 2020. Apple doesn’t give away subscriber…