Continuing Apple’s love affair with sport, if you love sport and run an Apple device you may be interested in Apple Sports, the company’s new and free app for sports fans. Apple Sports aims to give fans access to real-time scores, stats, and more. It’s a personalized service that lets users define and follow their favorite leagues and teams. The idea is that you can turn to the app to get an instant insight into the games, sports, and teams that matter most to you. What Apple said Discussing the app in a statement, Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services, said: “We created Apple S ..read more

Things have changed for Apple TV, with both NordVPN and Express VPN now offering VPN protection apps for the Apple set top box. The news has evident implications for enterprise users, also for consumers seeking to use such software with their device. The introduction of these apps follows the introduction of tvOS 17, which supports third-party VPN applications. Together this makes for better user privacy and security, and also provides an opportunity to stream content more freely online. What are the benefits of VPN on Apple TV? The biggest benefit is security. Once connected to a VPN server ..read more

I’m having some difficulty accepting the latest Apple TV rumor. That’s because it looks like the company that wants to build carbon neutral products is considering spending billions of dollars on broadcast rights for one of the least carbon neutral pastimes, Formula 1. The green agenda So, what’s the speculation around Apple’s involvement in F1? A report in Business F1 Magazine says Apple is developing a deal the Formula 1 Group simply can’t refuse, one which would double the groups revenue for TV rights. This would allegedly be a $2 billion investment to secure exclusive streaming rights to ..read more

Shantaram was a fantastic series set in 1980’s Bombay In the quiet prelude to the iPhone 15 launch, more news from India where Apple apparently prepares to sell the first Made in India iPhones in the country on global launch day for the first time, even as it launches an interesting TV+ bundle there. India is a first class economy That Apple will be selling iPhones made in India surprised no one at this point, but Bloomberg’s claim that the company may begin offering up the new devices in India at the same time as it does elsewhere (rather than with a short delay) speaks to the maturity of A ..read more

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives made waves recently when he claimed that Disney’s sports channel ESPN may be a “perfect fit” for Apple’s TV Plus service. He predicts Apple may acquire the station within the next nine months. Apple wants the ultimate story ESPN is currently owned by the Walt Disney Company. The latter company wants to shore up its value and may be willing to sell and/or partner with Apple. For Apple it’s a content deal that may help boost Apple Plus subscriptions, given that the recent deal with Lionel Messi doubled subscriptions to its MLS season pass offer. We’ve also recognised fo ..read more

WWDC: Apple has announced tvOS 17 which will ship this fall for Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD devices. It appears other systems won’t get the update. What Apple said “tvOS 17 transforms the biggest screen in the home with FaceTime and new video conferencing capabilities, giving Apple TV 4K users the ability to easily connect with anyone right from their living room,” said Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “New features and enhancements make Apple TV simpler to use and even more enjoyable, reinforcing it as the absolute best option in the living room for Apple ..read more

Rosalind Eleazar attends the Apple TV+ BAFTA TV Brunch celebrating excellence in global storytelling and creativity at 180 House on 13 May 2023 in London, England. While perhaps not at the same scale as larger services, Apple TV+ is picking up a loyal audience. Its viewers are sticking with it. Flicking the switch That’s the main take away from the latest quarterly BARB survey. This shows that consumers in the UK are cutting back on streaming services, but Apple is growing. The data shows 67.4% of households (19.08 million homes) had access to a subscription based VoD service. That’s down 1 ..read more

Now you can view up to four simultaneous streams when watching MLS Season Pass and “Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV 4K. This feature has been in development for months, and is likely the thin end of a wedge in which Apple hopes to exploit its technologies in order to deliver what it probably hopes will be the world’s most compelling sporting entertainment. 4 games, 1 screen, big ambition What we have here is the capacity to watch up to four games at once: “With this entirely customizable new multiview experience in the Apple TV app on Apple TV 4K, users can see ..read more

Apple may have another big hit on its hands as Ridley Scott’s in production Apple TV+ movie, Napoleon wowed attendees at the movie industry’s CinemaCon event. A big movie at an epic scale Napoleon is an epic movie starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte. It explores Napoleon’s early life and his rise to become a military hero and emperor of France. “Napoleon” is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine. “The film captu ..read more

Apple continues to push hard to extend its services offer and is apparently taking great interest in UK Premier League football match streaming rights and also plans to invest a billion dollars in movies for its streaming services that it will also show in cinemas worldwide. Back of the net? This is not the first time Apple’s desire to invest in rights to stream football games from the UK has appeared across the wires, which suggests this smoke certainly has some flame behind it. We saw prior reporting in January and fall 2022. Now, Bloomberg reports that Apple is considering making a bid for ..read more