Tag: Apple
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Editorial: Sorry, Apple’s Probably Not Going to Buy Netflix & Cord Cutters Probably Don’t Want Them To…
If you have been reading the news the last few days you likely saw a host of stories talking about how there is a 40% chance that Apple will buy Netflix. This is one of the stories you need to take with a little skepticism. At the heart of this story is a Citi analyst…
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Today Apple Announced a Documentary Series About Homes to Its Original Programming Lineup
Today Apple added a new original documentary series called “Home” to their lineup according to Variety. The show will give an inside look at extraordinary homes from around the world and feature those who built them. Apple has signed on to produce 10 one-hour episodes of Home but no release date has been announced. “Home” joins…
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The Amazon Prime Video App is Now on Available for The Apple TV
Six months ago today Apple announced that the Amazon Prime Video app was coming to the Apple TV. Today that became a reality with version 5 of the Amazon Prime Video app. With this addition of the Amazon Prime Video app on the Apple TV, it ends a long standoff between Amazon and Apple. “There…
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Amazon Video Likely Coming to The Apple TV Tomorrow
Well, it looks like the Amazon Video app for the Apple TV will come out tomorrow. For a short time, both Amazon and Apple had pages up listing that the app would come out tomorrow. Now though both have been taken down. (Note tomorrow marks 6 months since the Amazon Video app on the Apple…
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Apple Won’t Allow Nudity or Violence in its TV Shows
For some time now we have heard that Apple is hard at work building up original TV shows likely for some unannounced service. Now we are getting a look at what we can expect from these new shows. According to a report from Bloomberg Apple will not allow its upcoming shows to feature nudity, strong…
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Apple & Steven Spielberg Team Up to Reboot ‘Amazing Stories’
For months now we have heard that Apple wanted to get more into original content to take on Netflix. Now according to The Wall Street Journal, they have found a partner in Steven Spielberg with an effort to reboot ‘Amazin Stories’. The ‘Amazing Stories’ show was Spielberg’s attempt to create an updated ‘Twilight Zone’ and…
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The Apple TV is Back on Amazon
After being removed from Amazon over a fight about Amazon Prime Video today Amazon has readded the new Apple TV 4K to their store. Update: Looks like Amazon just pulled the Apple TV from their store. We are not the only ones who saw it as Tech Crunch also posted about it. The Apple TV…
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Amazon Just Cut The Price of 4K Movies in Response to Apple
Apple a few weeks back started a price war when they announced they would sell 4K movies for the same price as HD. Well, Amazon is not about to be outdone and is now sell 4K movies starting at about $5 each on Amazon Video. According to a report from The Verge Amazon has cut…
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Disney Pushes Back Against Apple’s Plans to Sell 4K Movies For HD Prices
This week Apple announced that they planned to offer 4K movies for the same price as HD movies. They even promised to upgrade HD movies to a 4K version for free if available. Now it seems like that may not happen for Disney movies. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Disney has not agreed…
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Editorial: Apple Just Started a Price War & Amazon Needs to Respond
Yesterday Apple announced that it will start selling 4K movies and TV shows for the same price as HD unlike other streaming services such as Amazon Video and Vudu that charge extra if you want the 4K version. This is one of the few areas that the new Apple TV 4K stands out in and…