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This month in the world of streaming…
Catch up on all July's activity from the streamers
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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
Videos
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
Data Centre
Millennials still love Netflix
Streamer tops poll of most-positively talked about brands for second year running
TVBEverywhere
Apple’s SVoD service “will make over $4 billion by 2025”
Morgan Stanley predicts sales of $500 million in 2019
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
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
TVBEverywhere
Apple’s video service to include “surprise technology angle”
Apple SVP Eddy Cue was speaking at SXSW
Videos
Business
UK broadcasters must fight US to “protect British values”
BBC director general Tony Hall to speak out on preventing ‘social unease and division’
TVBEverywhere
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