Content
Apple must acquire film production company as content “clock strikes midnight”
Analyst Dan Ives suggests A24, Sony Pictures or Lionsgate could be options
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Samsung Smart TVs to carry iTunes Movies and TV Shows
Apple AirPlay 2 support will also be available
Business
Apple’s Ben King joins DAZN
Appointment expected to drive the sport streaming service's global expansion
Technology
Sony boosts production of 3D sensors for smartphone cameras
Apple has expressed interest in the 3D camera technology
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Discovery’s Zaslav says Apple’s video streaming service ‘could explode’
Says he expects the planned streaming service to be a big hit with consumers
Business
What’s going on with the FAANG stocks?
FAANG stocks lost over $1 trillion in collective value from recent highs on Tuesday
Content
Apple is planning to ‘give away’ original content on new video service
Company is reportedly looking to include free Apple content as well as subscriptions to other services
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Apple and BT in ‘pay-TV partnership talks’
According to reports, companies are discussing deal to make EE a major distributor of Apple TV set-top boxes
Data Centre
Millennials still love Netflix
Streamer tops poll of most-positively talked about brands for second year running
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Apple’s SVoD service “will make over $4 billion by 2025”
Morgan Stanley predicts sales of $500 million in 2019
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What does a $1 trillion Amazon mean for the M&E industry?
As Amazon joins Apple in surpassing the market valuation, how will it impact its plans for content and technology?
Business
Apple buys augmented reality lens company
Akonia Holographics creates displays for AR glasses
Business
Apple’s Tim Cook hints at entertainment offering
Cook tells analysts company is working on "something" but isn't ready to reveal what yet
Data Centre
Tech companies contribute to biggest ever UK brand growth
Sky is the most innovative brand in the UK, while Vodafone is the most valuable
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Apple ‘to sell video subscriptions through its TV app’
Speculation Apple could move streaming services into its own app, instead of sending viewers to third parties
Technology
Apple’s video service to include “surprise technology angle”
Apple SVP Eddy Cue was speaking at SXSW
Business
UK broadcasters must fight US to “protect British values”
BBC director general Tony Hall to speak out on preventing ‘social unease and division’
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Dutch Council for Culture calls for tax on FAANG
Report says 15 percent of SVoD content should be specifically aimed at Dutch subscribers
Business
Apple joins Alliance for Open Media
Tech giant signs up in partnership with the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft
Business
2018: ‘Consolidation central’
Consolidation and microservices will dominate the next 12 months
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Jay Hunt joins Apple
Former Channel 4 exec becomes Apple's creative director for Europe
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ProSiebenSat.1 CEO warns of ‘FANGA’ threat
Thomas Ebeling said Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google and Apple are putting traditional TV "under pressure"
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Apple TV secures Canal+ deal
Agreement gives Apple TV users access to live Ligue 1 matches and Canal+ original content
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Apple TV 4K will include streaming sports and news
The updated TV App for Apple TV and iPad and iPhone will include a new sports tab
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Apple’s iTunes is losing the battle for video viewers
US market share has fallen from over 50 per cent in 2012 to between 20 and 35 per cent today
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Apple testing UHD-capable Apple TV update
New device could be available to consumers later this year
Business
Apple debuts first forays into original programming
First series will launch on Apple Music in April
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Reuters updates TV service
News provider Reuters has released the latest version of its connected TV service, Reuters TV. Version 2.0 introduces ‘featured programs’ - thematic programmess curated and
Production & Post
Apple approves ZOO for iTunes TV
Apple has approved ZOO Digital to offer iTunes aggregation services for TV series
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Apple TV opts for Arxan for app protection
Arxan Technologies has expanded its application security protections for the Apple tvOS platform
IBC
Primestream to unveil FORK v5.5 suite at IBC2015
At IBC2015 Primestream will unveil FORK v5.5, the latest version of its cross-platform software suite for asset management and automation
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More than half of UK homes now own a tablet
Ofcom research has found that fifty-four per cent of households in the UK now own a tablet device, up from just 2 per cent in 2011.
Business
ZOO Digital to deliver content direct to iTunes
Apple has approved ZOO Digital to deliver film and television content directly to iTunes.
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HBO Now only on Apple
Following rumours last week about pricing, availability and partnerships, HBO yesterday officially confirmed the launch of its new streaming service, HBO Now, at Apple’s Spring Forward event.
Production & Post
Dejero’s HD LIVE+ Mobile App for iOS now available
Dejero has released the latest version of the LIVE+ Mobile App for iOS devices. The app allows an Apple iPhone or iPad to be used as a tool for broadcasting live video, recording content for later broadcast, or importing and uploading edited video files.
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HBO Now could launch this spring on Apple TV
HBO’s streaming service is expected to launch next month and may include a partnership with Apple, it has been reported.
News Release
Metus INGEST now with Apple ProRes 422 support
Metus INGEST is the essential desktop multimedia capture, transcoding, and streaming software and has announced support for ProRes in its multi-stream capture and transcoding software.
Business
Tech and Engineering Emmy winners honoured
The recipients of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ (NATAS) 66th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards were honoured at a ceremony at CES in Las Vegas last week.
News Release
Harmonic optimises security with Microsoft PlayReady
Harmonic's ProMedia Origin and ProMedia X Origin multiscreen media servers have been integrated with Microsoft PlayReady digital rights management (DRM) technology for content access protection.
Features
Will network operators count on STBs in the future?
As IPTV is moving from a linear to a complete TV experience incorporating live TV, on-demand services and third party content, the new world of television will bring both
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thePlatform unveils mpx Replay
thePlatform, video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, has introduced mpx Replay, a new service offered as part of thePlatform’s mpx video publishing system, designed to expedite the conversion of linear TV channels for catch-up or C3/C7 video.
Features
Television evolves into the many
Disruption is part and parcel of the television industry, and today’s disrupters are the Hulus, Amazons and Googles of the world, offering over-the-top (OTT) services to devices of all types. They are making the viewing experience more accessible to consumers while at the same time challenging the dominance of traditional television providers for that audience.