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Apple TV+, With Shows From Spielberg, Oprah and J.J. Abrams, is Coming This Fall (cnet.com)
Alongside its new news and payment services, Apple today also unveiled Apple TV+, a place for its new slate of original shows. The new service, billed as a place for the "highest-quality storytelling," will be available in over 100 countries and released starting this fall through the Apple TV app. From a report: It will be ad-free, on-demand and available both streaming online and downloadable. Pricing will be announced this fall. Apple TV Plus is the company's way of jumping into the streaming video game, where Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and others have already established themselves and brought in millions of cord-cutter customers fleeing cable subscriptions. The new service also works as a way for Apple to grow its thriving services business, helping it continue to grow despite lagging iPhone sales.
The company in 2017 hired Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg from Sony Pictures Television to oversee "all aspects of video programming." The two were responsible for shows such as Breaking Bad, The Crown and Rescue Me. And in the past year, Apple has continually announced original content it's producing -- including a multiyear partnership deal with Oprah and deals with Reese Witherspoon, J.J. Abrams and dozens of others. The company has reportedly gone well past its original $1 billion budget to bring in this list of movie and television A-listers, who are slated to create about 30 shows and a handful of movies.
The company in 2017 hired Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg from Sony Pictures Television to oversee "all aspects of video programming." The two were responsible for shows such as Breaking Bad, The Crown and Rescue Me. And in the past year, Apple has continually announced original content it's producing -- including a multiyear partnership deal with Oprah and deals with Reese Witherspoon, J.J. Abrams and dozens of others. The company has reportedly gone well past its original $1 billion budget to bring in this list of movie and television A-listers, who are slated to create about 30 shows and a handful of movies.
Will it be locked to Apple hardware?
The missing part of the summary is that the Apple "TV" app (distinguished from the Apple TV hardware), is going to be going into a bunch of smart TV's, but also Roku and Amazon TV hardware.
So you'll be able to see this content on pretty much anything (also iOS).
Only thing I'm not sure of, as if there will be an Android app... I would say, probably.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
There's one more big one to come (Apple Arcade), Slashdot seems to be spreading out the stories a bit so as not to flood the feed all at once. Apple had a busy morning, for announcing things you cannot get anytime soon...
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
You took the words right out of my mouth.
TV and movies are boring. Uninteresting. Formulaic. Predictable. Remakes of Sequels of ancient TV shows. Seriously has Hollywood run out of creativity?
To make matters worse, you don't even get a complete movie for the higher ticket prices. It's like a movie now is really just a commercial for its sequel. Sad.
Protip: a movie should have a beginning, a middle, and a satisfying ending. Even if the ending is unrealistic, it should leave people happy and satisfied. People WANT to be entertained. Clue: it is an escape from reality. If the movie is going to have an unhappy depressing ending -- people can stay home and get that in real life. If you movie is good AND can have a sequel, then great. But that movie MUST stand on its own.
I'll see your senator, and I'll raise you two judges.
In addition to Apple devices, the Apple TV app will also be available on smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio, along with Roku and Amazon Fire devices. I'd think there will be a decent chance we might see an Android app at some point too.