Apple’s original TV shows are almost ready for prime time<article>
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This spring, Apple plans to release its first two original series,
Planet of the Apps and full-length episodes of the popular
Carpool Karaoke segment hosted by James Corden. It’s not exactly a bold move: Netflix, Amazon, and reportedly even Facebook are making original TV. But unlike Netflix, Amazon, and Facebook, Apple isn’t a content company. It’s a hardware one. But that’s about to change—at least if Apple has anything to say about it.</p><p>
Services have been a consistent bright spot in Apple’s quarterly earnings reports, and Apple Music is lumped in with that category. The $10/month streaming music service has racked up 20 million paying subscribers in the year and a half since it launched. But Apple can’t rely on music exclusives, which have limited windows, to differentiate itself. So the company is turning to original video content.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3169886/streaming-hardware/apples-original-tv-shows-are-almost-ready-for-prime-time.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple’s original TV shows are almost ready for prime time
