Media Delivery
What impact will Apple’s iPhone 12 have on the media industry?
Production, editing, distribution and consumption are all likely to be impacted by Apple's latest phone
Apple
Production & Post
Engineering Emmys celebrate remote production technology
Four companies will be honoured for their work with remote production, while seven other recipients are being feted for exceptional engineering developments
Business
Apple’s Services, Amazon’s AWS both see growth in Q2 2020
However, AWS's revenue failed to meet analysts' expectations
Media Consumption
Is Apple TV Plus planning a move into sports?
Company has hired former Amazon Video exec James DeLorean
Media Delivery
Apple TV Plus ‘reaches 10 million subscribers’
Streamer reportedly looking for older content to boost its catalogue
Business
Could Apple take advantage of the volatile stock market and acquire Disney?
Disney stock drops under $100 prompting speculation
Business
Apple TV Plus ‘immaterial’ to latest revenue announcement
Apple reported a record $12.72 billion in services revenue, but that doesn't include Apple TV Plus
Business
Amazon breaks $200 billion brand value mark
Brand Finance Global 500 report launches at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Business
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"
Audio
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
Media Consumption
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
Features
This month in the world of streaming…
Catch up on all July's activity from the streamers
Videos
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