YouTube to Pay $2.5 Billion Per Year for Sunday Ticket
Sports - Streaming - Television

YouTube is closing in on a deal for Sunday Ticket, the out-of-market package that DirecTV has exclusively broadcast since 1994, when it debuted. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that You...

NBC Sports
December 21, 2022

Target and Apple Deepen Collaboration with More Shop-in-Shops ...
Electronics - Health & Beauty - Partnerships - Press Releases - Retail

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced an expanded collaboration with Apple, more than tripling its Apple at Target locations, giving even more...

Faisal Hussain
October 26, 2022

Apple Lands Rights to Doc SELENA GOMEZ: MY MIND AND ME
Music - Streaming

Apple Original Films has landed the global rights to a new documentary feature about singer, songwriter, actress, producer, entrepreneur and activist Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, direct...

Deadline
September 8, 2022

Apple and Kim Kardashian Collaborate on Unique Beats Fit Pro L...
Electronics - Fashion - Influencers - Online - Retail

Apple-owned Beats teamed up with Kim Kardashian to design three “neutral” colors for the Beats Fit Pro, as well as a new marketing campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS6X0q4Nsws Beats des...

9to5Mac
August 9, 2022

Main Event Entertainment and Skydance Animation Partner to Cel...
Attractions - Live Entertainment - Partnerships - Press Releases - Streaming

PLANO, Texas, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Event Entertainment, Inc., one of the fastest growing family entertainment brands, has partnered with Skydance Animation on a number of in-center "L...

Faisal Hussain
July 11, 2022

Apple and Major League Soccer to Present All MLS Matches Aroun...
Partnerships - Press Releases - Sports - Streaming - Television

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apple® and Major League Soccer (MLS) today announced that the Apple TV® app will be the exclusive destination to watch every single live MLS match beginning in 20...

Faisal Hussain
June 14, 2022

Apple Original Films and Nike Set Multi-Year Deal on Sports Fi...
Branding - Sports - Streaming

Apple Original Films has set a first-look feature deal with Nike’s Waffle Iron Entertainment and Makeready, to develop and produce sports films. The companies will team up to deliver a slate of fil...

Deadline
June 10, 2022

SCHMIGADOON Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
Streaming

Nearly a year after its debut, Apple is returning to Schmigadoon. The iPhone maker/streamer has handed out a second-season renewal for the comedy starring Cecily Strong and from exec producer Lorne M...

Hollywood Reporter
June 10, 2022

Google, Apple & Amazon Come Together to Simplify Smart Ho...
Electronics - Household - Tech

The smart home should be a natural evolution of our homes, bringing better appliances, better systems, better experiences. But to date, it’s been complicated, confusing, and expensive. Walled garden...

The Verge
February 23, 2022

Ford Releases Blueprint Files for Tons of 3D-Printable Maveric...
Automotive

DIY is the name of the game for the Maverick, as we've already seen. In fact, one of the pickup's coolest features is its integration of a slot called FITS, the Ford Integrated Tether System. This sma...

The Drive
February 14, 2022

Nike, Amazon Reportedly Considering Peloton Acquisition
Health & Beauty - Online - Retail - Tech

Amazon and Nike are considering bids to acquire fitness company Peloton, according to reports Friday from The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. Other suitors could include Apple or private equi...

RetailDive
February 7, 2022

Look Out Square: iPhones May Soon Become Contactless Payment T...
Finance - Tech

Your iPhone may soon be capable of accepting contactless debit and credit card payments with just a tap of the card. That’s according to a report out from Bloomberg, which suggests the new feature w...

Fast Company
January 27, 2022

Roku Stock Pops on Multiyear Agreement with Google to Keep You...
Streaming

The deal will allow the 56.4 million active Roku accounts to continue to watch YouTube and YouTube TV, Google’s livestreaming service, without disruption. Google had previously threatened to pull b...

CNBC
January 18, 2022

Google Accused Apple of Exploiting ‘Peer Pressure and Bu...
Electronics - Tech

Some young people feel social pressure to own iPhones so they have full access to Apple's messaging service iMessage, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. When iPhone users exchange mess...

Business Insider
January 10, 2022

Rooney Mara to Star as Audrey Hepburn in Apple Studios Biopic
Streaming

Rooney Mara is set to star in and produce a biopic of legendary Oscar-winning actress Audrey Hepburn, which will be directed by Call Me by Your Name filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, The Hollywood Reporter h...

Hollywood Reporter
January 7, 2022

The Best Gadgets of 2021
Electronics - Tech

A year after a global pandemic knocked all of us back on our heels, gadget makers are struggling to meet the demand caused by our dramatic shift in work and life routines. Coupled with an ongoing chip...

Gizmodo
January 6, 2022

Best iOS and Android Apps We Used in 2021
Online - Tech

Yes, everyone downloaded TikTok this year. But there are plenty of other iOS and Android apps worth using. Whether we needed to chill out, do some work, or get some fresh air, here are the best apps ...

Mashable
January 6, 2022

Top 20 Streaming Shows of 2021: WANDAVISION, THE WITCHER, ...
Streaming

Parrot Analytics provided Insider with a list of the most in-demand streaming originals of the year. The list is ranked by how much more in demand the series were than the average show in the US, as ...

Business Insider
January 6, 2022

TikTok Was the Most Downloaded App Globally on Christmas Day 2...
Gaming - Online - Tech

Oculus topped the downloads charts for the US, NHS app for the UK While Roblox was the #1 game in both the US and UK. Globally, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook topped the daily downloads chart across ...

App Annie
January 3, 2022

Apple Partners With Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Laun...
Music - Non-Profit - Tech

Apple has partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to launch a new program that aims to bring coding opportunities to children and teens across the U.S. Using the tech giant’s “Everyone Ca...

TechCrunch+
December 8, 2021

5 Tasty CPG Partnerships with Streaming & Television in 2...
CPG - Partnership Blogs - Streaming - Television

CPG partnerships offer an engaging way for streaming & television studios to promote and celebrate their show releases! From cereal and coffee to macaroni and cheese, check out five streaming &...

Abby Calcara
December 2, 2021

Apple Announces New Program Allowing Customers to Repair Some ...
Tech

If you’re up for the task of handling any repair issues on your own without paying a visit to your local Apple store, the Tim Cook-fronted company has announced a new program that should be right up...

Complex
November 18, 2021

Target to Open More ‘Mini Apple Shops’ in Time for...
Retail - Tech

More Target stores are getting an Apple upgrade. The Minneapolis-based retailer announced Tuesday that it is doubling the number of “Apple at Target shop-in-shop experiences” and expanding from 1...

USA Today
October 20, 2021

Judge Rules Apple Must Allow Other Forms of In-App Purchases
Gaming - Online - Tech

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued a permanent injunction in the Epic v. Apple case on Friday morning, handing a major setback to Apple’s App Store model and bringing months of bitter legal joustin...

The Verge
September 10, 2021

Apple Delays Plan to Scan iPhones for Child Abuse Images
Tech

Apple delayed a set of features designed to protect children from sexual predators on some of its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. The move comes following criticism from privacy advocates and securi...

CNET
September 3, 2021

The Beatles Get Back To ‘Let It Be’ With Special E...
Music - Press Releases

LONDON, Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, The Beatles invite everyone everywhere to get back to the chart-topping 1970 album, Let It Be, with a range of beautifully presented Special Editio...

Faisal Hussain
August 30, 2021

Apple to Allow Devs to Let Customers Know About Non-Apple Bill...
Tech

Apple will allow app developers to email their users about non-Apple purchase options, in a major change to App Store policies. Previously, Apple prohibited app makers to steer users through email to...

CNBC
August 27, 2021

Inside the War on Apple & Google App Stores
Tech

Match Group, the online dating company that recently spun off from Barry Diller’s IAC, generated $2.4 billion in revenue last year. Its biggest single expense? The 30% app store “tax” charged b...

Variety
August 5, 2021

Walmart Will Require Some Workers to Wear Masks in Stores
Retail

Walmart said Friday that it will begin requiring masks for store workers in high-risk counties in the U.S. as determined by the latest CDC rankings, regardless of vaccine status and effective immediat...

CNBC
July 30, 2021

Facebook’s Smart Glasses Will Be Its Next Stab at Hardwa...
Electronics - Online - Tech

The smart glasses came up while Zuckerberg was describing his vision for “building the next computing platform” aka mixed reality. In particular, he emphasized that VR is moving beyond gaming and ...

Gizmodo
July 29, 2021

COVID Delays Trigger 44M “Morning Show” Lawsuit
Streaming - Television

When you have top notch stars like Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell in a show, you want to insure their presence on set. The production vehicle behind The Morning Show has $125 mil...

Hollywood Reporter
July 27, 2021

Facebook Rolls Out Cloud Games on Apple Devices
Gaming - Online

Facebook on Friday released cloud games on Apple devices through a web app for the Safari browser, a sign that the social network is continuing to double down on gaming even as it clashes with Apple o...

CNET
July 27, 2021

What Happens When You Send AirTags To Tim Cook?
Tech

What would happen if you sent a couple of AirTags halfway around the world? Would they continue sending you their location, how well, and for how long? YouTuber MegaLag (via 9to5Mac) set out to do ju...

Mashable
July 23, 2021

Merger & Acquisition Speculation Continues to Swirl
Streaming - Theatrical

ViacomCBS Chair Shari Redstone was doing the rounds at Sun Valley but contrary to reports, she did not have a meeting with Comcast CEO Brian Roberts at the Allen & Co. mogul mountain retreat, acco...

Deadline
July 19, 2021

Apple Reportedly Working On a Buy-Now-Pay-Later Service
Online - Tech

Impulse purchasing could get even easier: Apple is working on adding a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) feature to Apple Pay, dipping a gargantuan toe into one of retail’s fastest-growing segments, per...


July 14, 2021

Apple’s Free AirPods Promo is Back for Students & ...
Tech

For back-to-school season, Apple's education promo is once again tacking some of the most sought-after headphones on the market onto your purchase: Students and teachers who buy select MacBook Pro or ...


July 14, 2021

First Look: The Newest Apple Store is a Stunner
Tech

Apple is opening a store in the history Tower Theater in downtown Los Angeles. One of Apple’s most significant restoration projects to date, Apple Tower Theatre will officially open its doors on Ju...

Chain Store Age
July 8, 2021

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Exploring Possible Sale
Streaming - Television

Hello Sunshine, the media company founded by Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon, is pursuing a possible sale, Variety has confirmed. The price for the company behind “Big Little Lies” and “The Morni...

Variety
July 7, 2021

Where the Major Streaming Players Stand After Honeymoon for Se...
Streaming - Television - Theatrical

Comcast’s NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery are among the companies that launched streaming video services during the pandemic. Fueled by hundreds of millions of people...

CNBC
July 6, 2021

Brands & Retailers Need to Rethink Digital Marketing
Branding - Fashion - Health & Beauty - Influencers - Online

What’s become clear to e-tailers globally is that the Facebook-dominated era, which fuelled thousands of new direct-to-consumer brands, is transforming. Already, marketers must think more broadly ab...

Vogue Business
June 21, 2021

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