Apple bets big on digital offerings

Apple held its long-awaited big event to roll out its news, gaming and TV services. Oprah was there. Spielberg was there. Key details were not there. #streaming, #apple, #television, #gamingnews

All of this hiring at Apple for media professionals is falling into place. It's sold everyone an iPhone, iPad, and AppleTV. Now it's time to sell them something to watch on it. #alternativedata #media

Today's Apple event didn't bring us new phones, watches or AirPods, but that hardly stopped it from being chock-full of updates sure to thrill any Apple fan. CNN BUSINESS' Heather Kelly gives us the full rundown on an afternoon that brought us a whole raft of new movies, TV shows and ... a credit card. What aspect of today's Apple event excited you the most?

Very excited to see the launch Apple’s News Plus service which will enable access to 300+ magazines and newspapers for 10$ a month. As an active news and magazine reader I support paying for quality journalism but both the quantum and complexity of managing individual subscriptions add up. I also hope this will lead people into reading a wider range of perspectives rather than narrow ideological rhetoric that suits their particular world view. Something which I worry with individualised algorithm news aggregators such as Google and FaceBook. Just as the music streaming services have started to put music creations back on solid group, I hope this is a first step to putting quality journalism back on solid fundamentals with a new business model. #journalism #apple #innovation #quality #sustainability

Apple is killing it today. News+, Card, Arcade, and TV+ all are services I’d signup for. It was the best Apple event in years, focused on showcasing the new Apple - a services company. This will be Cook’s legacy.

Apple’s Show Time event is live right now. Here’s everything we know so far - Apple's It's Show Time event is currently going on in Cupertino, California, with the tech giant expected to announce a new video streaming service to compete with Netflix and Amazon, a new way to subscribe to paid news outlets, and more. The post Apple’s Show Time event is live right now. Here’s everything we know so far appeared first on Digital Trends.

Apple’s revamped TV app is ready to stream its new shows - Along with the long-awaited introduction of Apple’s TV and movie streaming service, the company also introduced a new Apple TV app for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.? The updated design is meant to make it easier to find content, no matter the source – whether that’s Apple’s new TV channels service, Apple TV+, your iTunes library, cable or satellite TV, or other streaming services, like Amazon Prime Video or Hulu. The updated app includ...

Apple posts declining profits for iPhone for the first time in 10 years and how do they respond? Massive staffing changes and now they launch: credit cards, gaming service, TV streaming service from your phone, and news subscription service. ?????? Is it just me or does this feel like an ALL-OUT BLITZ and almost a sign of weakness for the tech giant??? Prime example that even the GIANT companies can make strategic mistakes when planning for the future. ????♂?

At Apple's big press event today, the company keeps trolling Facebook and Google with emphasis on privacy -- "We don’t allow advertisers to track you." Follow CNN's live updates of the event here: https://lnkd.in/e8kKdUd