Apple TV+ popular documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” has scored a Peabody Award nomination. The film, first announced in 2022, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, before it began streaming on Apple TV+. Patrick Hipes for Deadline: ‎A total of 41 nominees were revealed today in the three categories, with noms in the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, and Interactive & Immersive sections set to be announced Thursday by the Peabodys, which aim to honor the year’s most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media. Today’s Documen ..read more

Apple on Tuesday seeded the third beta of its upcoming tvOS 17.5 update to developers for testing. The update comes one week following the release of the second beta. The tvOS 17.4 beta is compatible with the Apple TV 4K (1st and 2nd generation) and the ‌Apple TV‌ HD. The new beta can be downloaded to a compatible Apple TV that has the proper profile installed, which can be done by downloading it onto the ‌Apple TV‌ using Xcode. While Apple shares information about tvOS releases in its tvOS support document, which is updated after each tvOS launch, the company does not provide notes duri ..read more

Apple is in negotiations to secure an exclusive worldwide streaming TV deal with soccer governing organization FIFA, reports The New York Times. FIFA is launching a new version of the Club World Cup to feature 32 teams from each of the six confederations in 2025, and Apple is looking to score the TV rights. The report says the agreement between Apple and FIFA could be officially announced as soon as this month. Apple could be paying as much as $1 billion for the streaming rights, and The New York Times reports that it is not yet clear if there will be any free-to-air rights. The first to ..read more

Hit Apple TV+ series “For All Mankind” has been picked up for a fifth season, and it’s getting a spin-off that takes a look at the alternate universe’s space race from the viewpoint of the Soviets, who first reached the moon ahead of the U.S. in the original series. “For All Mankind” was one of the first shows offered by Apple TV+ at its 2019 launch. The series opened with the Russians putting a man on the moon before the U.S. in the 1960s space race. The drama has since done an excellent job of exploring the alternate reality and resulting space exploration. Now, Variety reports the se ..read more

Apple on Tuesday seeded the second beta of its upcoming tvOS 17.5 update to developers for testing. The update comes two weeks following the release of the first beta. The tvOS 17.4 beta is compatible with the Apple TV 4K (1st and 2nd generation) and the ‌Apple TV‌ HD. The new beta can be downloaded to a compatible Apple TV that has the proper profile installed, which can be done by downloading it onto the ‌Apple TV‌ using Xcode. While Apple shares information about tvOS releases in its tvOS support document, which is updated after each tvOS launch, the company does not provide notes dur ..read more

The iPhone and the Apple Watch continue to be dominatingly popular with U.S. teens. However, Apple Music and Apple TV+ don’t fare as well with the group. According to Piper Sandler’s biannual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey, 85% of U.S. teens surveyed currently own an ‌iPhone‌, while 86% are planning to buy Apple’s smartphone when they purchase their next smartphone. iPhone ownership among the group did slip slightly from the last survey (October 2023), when 87% of teens surveyed owned an iPhone and 88% planned to purchase one when it was time. Both the 85% iPhone ownership and 86% intentio ..read more

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A future version of the Apple TV set-top box could sport a built-in camera for FaceTime and other video calling apps, according to a new report from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Then there’s the smart home segment, where Apple still has grand ambitions. It has discussed automating household functions and offering a revamped Apple TV set-top box with a built-in camera for FaceTime videoconferencing and gesture-based controls. And the technology will all work seamlessly with both the iPhone and Vision Pro. Apple’s tvOS 17, released last year, added a FaceTime app to the Apple TV, which allow ..read more

Apple TV+ has added 30 more movies to its streaming service for a limited time. In March, Apple added 50+ movies to its catalog of content for a limited period of time, which was the biggest addition of content to its library so far. The recently added titles include: 42 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Armageddon Arrival Bridesmaids Bridge of Spies Clueless Contagion Crazy Rich Asians Crazy Stupid Love Dunkirk Forest Gump Free State of Jones Ghostbusters Inception John Wick John Wick 2 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Sherlock Holmes Taken The Dep ..read more

Major League Soccer fans can take advantage of a free one-month trial of Apple TV+ Major League Soccer Season Pass, which normally costs $14.99, or $12.99 for Apple TV+ subscribers in the United States. Apple’s MLS Season Pass offers access to every MLS game broadcast without blackouts. The Season Pass also includes in-depth coverage and analysis, exclusive content, the Leagues Cup, MLS All-Star, and Audi MLS Cup Playoff games, and a whip-around show for Spanish-speaking fans. The offer is being promoted on Leo Messi’s Instagram account: The season is just getting started. Sign up using ..read more