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Hiddleston in The White Darkness for Apple TV+

Apple has announced a series order for The White Darkness, a new limited series starring Tom Hiddleston who will also serve as executive producer. The series, which will stream on Apple TV+ on a date TBC, is based on David Grann’s non-fiction work of the same name. The new co-production from Apple Studios and UCP […]

April 8, 2022

Apple TV+ announces second season of Severance

Apple TV+ has announced a second season pick-up for “Severance,” the critically acclaimed workplace thriller from creator and writer Dan Erickson, and director and executive producer Ben Stiller. The news arrives ahead of the epic season one finale, which makes its highly anticipated release on April 8th on Apple TV+. “It’s really exciting to see […]

April 7, 2022

Apple TV+ lands Constellation

Apple TV+ has greenlit “Constellation,” a new conspiracy-based psychological thriller drama series starring Noomi Rapace (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “You Won’t Be Alone”) and Emmy Award nominee Jonathan Banks (“Mudbound,” “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”), and created and written by Peter Harness (“The War of the Worlds,” “Doctor Who,” “Wallander”). Emmy Award winner […]

April 6, 2022

Apple’s Makur Maker docuseries debuts April 22

Apple TV+ has announced that its new five-part documentary series The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball, chronicling the inspiring, coming-of-age story of basketball phenom Makur Maker, will make its global debut on April 22nd on Apple TV+. Seth Gordon and executive produces the series which follows Maker, the NBA hopeful who grabbed global headlines with […]

April 1, 2022

Survey: Germany SVoD adoption continues to rise

Results from the Kagan year-end 2021 Germany Consumer Insights survey show a substantial spike in online subscription video use last year, with overall SVoD use climbing 9 percentage points over 2020 to 81 per cent. Use of Amazon Prime Video, the most widely used SVoD service among respondents in Germany, reached 52 per cent at […]

March 30, 2022

Apple’s CODA wins best picture Oscar

Apple TV+ movie CODA, which tells the story of a teenager who is the only hearing member of a deaf family, has become the first streaming movie to win the coveted best picture at the Oscars. Going into the awards ceremony on March 27th, the low-budget, independent film CODA was considered a major underdog to […]

March 28, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Apple TV on Philips hospitality displays

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional TV and digital signage products, ihas announced that the  Apple TV app is now available to hotel guests on its range of Philips MediaSuite hospitality TVs. Further reinforcing PPDS’ strategy to offer complete professional TV solutions to the global hospitality market – including advanced back-end control and […]

March 23, 2022

Apple TV+ ordered first Spanish-language drama

Apple TV+ has announced Midnight Family, a 10-episode medical drama created for television by Gibrán Portela (Güeros, The Untamed) and Julio Rojas (La Jauría), and executive produced by Pablo Larraín and Juan de Dios Larraín (Spencer, A Fantastic Woman), that marks its first all-Spanish-language Apple Original series. Currently in production in Mexico City, the series […]

March 15, 2022

Apple lands Lewis Hamilton doc

Apple has landed a new feature documentary about the life and career of seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. The documentary will feature full access to Hamilton and his team, on and off the track, and an all-star cast of guest interviews. The documentary will be produced by Hamilton himse;f, Penni Thow, Box to […]

March 11, 2022

Apple signs MLB deal

Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) have announced a Friday Night Baseball deal that will see a weekly doubleheader stream to fans in eight countries, including the US and the UK, exclusively on Apple TV+ when the regular season begins in April.In addition to Friday Night Baseball, fans in the US will be able to […]

March 9, 2022By Nik Roseveare