Business
Amazon breaks $200 billion brand value mark
Brand Finance Global 500 report launches at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Apple
Technology
Recipients announced for 71st Tech and Engineering Emmys
Winners will receive their trophies during NAB Show in April
Data Centre
Consumers take a shine to Disney Plus over Apple TV+
Survey shows dissatisfaction with Apple's product design
TVBEverywhere
Apple TV app coming to LG, Sony, Vizio smart TVs
Apple said the app will be made available "later this year"
Technology
Apple patents technology for surround sound on MacBooks
Aims to give viewers watching film or TV content on a laptop a more immersive experience
TVBEverywhere
Apple seeks a Licence to Kill
Streamer also said to be in talks to gain live sports rights
Features
Can Apple TV+ take a bite out of the streaming market?
TVBEurope breaks down the prospects for Apple's new streaming service
Business
Barry Diller: New streaming services cost companies “billions of dollars”
Traditional media businesses "want to get control back"
Business
Apple TV Plus “could be a $9 billion business by 2025”
Morgan Stanley forecasts 20 per cent growth for Apple’s services business next year
Data Centre
Amazon, Netflix, Apple among “most connected brands”
"No signs of slowing down" for Netflix
TVBEverywhere
New Netflix strategy, Apple Privacy brand predicted in next three years
Netflix expected to "look for new growth strategies from 2022"
Technology
Microsoft, Apple join Academy’s Software Foundation
Offers a neutral forum for open source software developers
TVBEverywhere
Apple TV Plus beats Disney to launch
New streaming service launches in 100 countries on 1st November
TVBEverywhere
Apple TV+ could offer “limited downloads” for offline viewing
Also expected to restrict simultaneous viewing on different screens
TVBEverywhere
Apple and Disney set to go head-to-head in streaming wars
Both companies are set to launch their SVoDs in the coming weeks
Technology
Apple files patent for AR/VR headset that tracks gestures
Headset tracks eyes, gestures and facial expressions of the user
Business
Netflix Q2 subscriptions fall below expectations
Service lost subscribers in the US for the first time in eight years
Content
Apple TV+ will “prioritise quality over quantity”
"We don’t have to be the first to be the best"
Features
How to meet increasingly high audience demands without breaking the bank
Ooyala's director of global product marketing, Bea Alonso, on optimising the content supply chain
Production & Post
New Mac Pro aims to ‘transform the pro workflow’
Blackmagic Design, Avid among pro developers seeing benefits
TVBEverywhere
Apple rolls out new TV app to 100 countries
Available via iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs and Samsung Smart TVs
Features
Is consumer demand driving change in the video landscape?
By Chris Bennett, managing director, EMEA, Pixability
Data Centre
Netflix named America’s fastest-growing brand of 2019
Value grew by 105 per cent over the past year to $21.2 billion
TVBEverywhere
House of Lords to begin questioning over PSB’s future
Communications Committee will examine how SVoD services are shaping the market
Business
YouTube denies cancellation of script commissions
Company plans ad-supported service for original content
Business
Apple unveils Apple TV+
TVBEurope asks three industry analysts how the launch will affect the SVoD landscape
Business
YouTube retreats from battle for original content
Said to want to avoid competition with Netflix and Amazon, and probably Apple
Business
‘Disney is no Netflix’ despite Fox acquisition
TVBEurope talks to analyst Alice Enders as the mega-deal finally closes
Business
Apple’s SVoD ‘could reach 100 million subscribers’ in three to five years
Analyst Dan Ives predicts that Apple will acquire a production company in 2019
TVBEverywhere
Apple expected to reveal streaming service on 25th March
Company is expected to hold an event to preview its new SVoD
Business
Apple should buy Netflix says JP Morgan
Analyst describes Netflix as "best strategic fit" for Apple
Data Centre
Global spend on digital content ‘will reach $250 billion in 2019’
According to Juniper Research
Business
‘Four global mega-companies’ will dominate TV’s future
Ongoing spate of M&A activity predicted to enter a "holding pattern"
Content
Apple must acquire film production company as content “clock strikes midnight”
Analyst Dan Ives suggests A24, Sony Pictures or Lionsgate could be options
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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