Apple's Beats brand in April unveiled the Powerbeats Pro, a redesigned wire-free version of its popular fitness-oriented Powerbeats earbuds.
Apple Met Paramount and Sony Executives Last Week as it Flirts With Original Content
Apple senior executive Eddy Cue, who oversees services such as iTunes and Apple Music, held discussions last week with Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures, two of the biggest film studios in Hollywood, according to the New York Post, but the iPhone maker's exact ambitions in the content space are still uncertain.
The report suggested Apple is looking for a "transformative acquisition" and "not just a deal to buy TV shows," while an unnamed source is quoted as vaguely saying Apple is "preparing something big."
Apple has so far only flirted with original content, which it plans to distribute through Apple Music starting later this year.
It acquired the rights to Carpool Karaoke, for example, the popular segment from The Late Late Show with James Corden, which it plans to reboot as a series of sixteen half-hour episodes on Apple Music. The trailer for the show revealed it has a similar format of celebrity pairings singing along while driving.
Likewise, Apple's upcoming reality TV series Planet of the Apps will be released on a weekly basis in the Spring. On the show, hosted by Beats 1 radio host Zane Lowe, app developers compete for venture capital while receiving mentorship from influencers Gary Vaynerchuk, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, and will.i.am.
Apple has sent mixed signals to Hollywood about its interest in original programming over the past few years, according to The Information.
Last year, it said Apple has met with film studios and producers about developing original TV shows to offer exclusively on iTunes, but Cue later said Apple is "not in the business of trying to create TV shows." Instead, he said Apple is willing to offer producers suggestions and guidance where possible.
The Wall Street Journal recently said Apple plans to "build a significant new business in original television shows and movies," which it compared to the likes of HBO's Westworld and Netflix's Stranger Things. It agreed that Apple is not looking to compete with Netflix, but rather promote Apple Music.
"In terms of original content, we've put our toe in the water doing some original content for Apple Music, and that will be rolling out throughout the year," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, on a conference call following the company's most recent earnings results. "We're learning from that and we'll go from there."
Reports outlining Apple's interest in original content have gained momentum over the past few years alongside the iPhone maker's much rumored but since shelved plans for a streaming TV service in the United States.
The report suggested Apple is looking for a "transformative acquisition" and "not just a deal to buy TV shows," while an unnamed source is quoted as vaguely saying Apple is "preparing something big."
Apple has so far only flirted with original content, which it plans to distribute through Apple Music starting later this year.
It acquired the rights to Carpool Karaoke, for example, the popular segment from The Late Late Show with James Corden, which it plans to reboot as a series of sixteen half-hour episodes on Apple Music. The trailer for the show revealed it has a similar format of celebrity pairings singing along while driving.
Likewise, Apple's upcoming reality TV series Planet of the Apps will be released on a weekly basis in the Spring. On the show, hosted by Beats 1 radio host Zane Lowe, app developers compete for venture capital while receiving mentorship from influencers Gary Vaynerchuk, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, and will.i.am.
Apple has sent mixed signals to Hollywood about its interest in original programming over the past few years, according to The Information.
Last year, it said Apple has met with film studios and producers about developing original TV shows to offer exclusively on iTunes, but Cue later said Apple is "not in the business of trying to create TV shows." Instead, he said Apple is willing to offer producers suggestions and guidance where possible.
We're not in the business of trying to create TV shows. If we see it being complementary to the things we're doing at Apple Music or if we see it being something that's innovative on our platform, we may help them and guide them and make suggestions. But we're not trying to compete with Netflix or compete with Comcast.The report added that Apple is not interested in getting into expensive bidding wars over content with rivals such as Netflix and Amazon.
The Wall Street Journal recently said Apple plans to "build a significant new business in original television shows and movies," which it compared to the likes of HBO's Westworld and Netflix's Stranger Things. It agreed that Apple is not looking to compete with Netflix, but rather promote Apple Music.
"In terms of original content, we've put our toe in the water doing some original content for Apple Music, and that will be rolling out throughout the year," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, on a conference call following the company's most recent earnings results. "We're learning from that and we'll go from there."
Reports outlining Apple's interest in original content have gained momentum over the past few years alongside the iPhone maker's much rumored but since shelved plans for a streaming TV service in the United States.
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32 months ago
Maybe I'm cynical, but my first thought is, "Please, Apple, just build great software and hardware and let the companies that are already good at this continue to produce content."
32 months ago
Is this something Apple really wants to do and is passionate about, or is this something apple feels they need to get into just because of competition?
32 months ago
Eddy Cue...
Is often hated on for his keynote skills.
But I honestly think he is one of Apple's best executives.
True hustler.
I actually miss him in the keynotes.
Say what you want but these new presenters like the Apple Pay VP lack personality. It just feels so artificial.
Eddy always livened up the place.
Eddy - is that you?
32 months ago
Eddy Cue...
Is often hated on for his keynote skills.
But I honestly think he is one of Apple's best executives.
True hustler.
I actually miss him in the keynotes.
Say what you want but these new presenters like the Apple Pay VP lack personality. It just feels so artificial.
Eddy always livened up the place.
Is often hated on for his keynote skills.
But I honestly think he is one of Apple's best executives.
True hustler.
I actually miss him in the keynotes.
Say what you want but these new presenters like the Apple Pay VP lack personality. It just feels so artificial.
Eddy always livened up the place.
32 months ago
What has he delivered on, in the last five years, that you would even remotely consider him to be a best executive?
Eddy Cue...
Is often hated on for his keynote skills.
But I honestly think he is one of Apple's best executives.
True hustler.
I actually miss him in the keynotes.
Say what you want but these new presenters like the Apple Pay VP lack personality. It just feels so artificial.
Eddy always livened up the place.
32 months ago
Buy Netflix and let it run as is for the next 3 years.
Update MacPros and MacMinis.
Update MacPros and MacMinis.
32 months ago
Hell, they can't even do iTunes right. Just look at Roon, it smokes iTunes for exactly what iTunes was made for. Sometimes it seems that Apple is just fat, dumb and happy to be the largest tech company without realizing how much bigger they could be if they refreshed their products way more often like they used to do.
32 months ago
Eddy Cue...
Is often hated on for his keynote skills.
But I honestly think he is one of Apple's best executives.
True hustler.
I actually miss him in the keynotes.
Say what you want but these new presenters like the Apple Pay VP lack personality. It just feels so artificial.
Eddy always livened up the place.
They have several duds these days when presenting.
For example: The young lady showing off tvOS had me fall asleep and falling off my chair.
Plus I don't care about the appleTV "features", just want the tv transmission to work.
And, make a remote where front/top or back/bottom can be distinguished without looking at it.
I used to anticipate Apple presentations and made sure that I could see them live.
These days I will wait until the video is posted, so I can fast forward.
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