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Title: Report: Apple is buying older shows and movies in TV+ U-turn Post by: HCK on May 19, 2020, 04:05:23 pm Report: Apple is buying older shows and movies in TV+ U-turn
Tim Cook has previously told shareholders Apple TV+ is about original programming. What you need to know Apple is reportedly trying to buy older shows and movies for Apple TV+. Bloomberg says that Apple has taken pitches, and has bought some shows and movies. The move would be a big U-turn on Apple's previously stated vision for the platform. Apple is reportedly buying up older TV shows and movies to supplement its Apple TV+ original content, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report states: Apple Inc. is acquiring older movies and shows for its TV+ streaming service, aiming to build a back catalog of content that can better stack up against the huge libraries available on Netflix, Hulu and Disney+. The company's video-programming executives have taken pitches from Hollywood studios about licensing older content for TV+ and have bought some shows and movies, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg claims that this would be a "subtle strateg... Source: Report: Apple is buying older shows and movies in TV+ U-turn (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/q3NLqfDcpkg/report-apple-buying-older-shows-and-movies-tv-u-turn) |