Apple

• Apple Streaming Service To Launch As Early As March 2019
• Eddy Cue On Apple’s Video Vision: Unlike Netflix, “We’re Not After Quantity”

  Today, Apple has roughly a dozen projects in development, Cue said at SXSW, and its originals team comprises 40 staffers -- with international hiring set to ramp up in coming months.

  
• Despite Lukewarm Reception, Apple Renews ‘Carpool Karaoke’ For Season Two

  Carpool Karaoke and another Apple original, Planet Of The Apps, failed to make a splash when they premiered last year -- though they bowed before (and will likely exist separately from) a slate compiled by former Sony TV execs Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, who were tapped by Apple in June.

  
• Kevin Durant’s Latest Online Video Project Is A Scripted Show For Apple

  Since launching his YouTube channel in April 2017, NBA star Kevin Durant has been busy in the world of digital video. His latest project will be a scripted series for Apple.

  
• Insights: Facebook Takes A Hard Turn, But Can Publishers Follow?
• Insights: After Music’s Massive Week, Can People Finally Make Money From It Again?
• New Twitch Rival Caffeine, With $46 Million In Funding, Focuses On Social Element Of Live Gaming
• ‘La La Land’ Director Damien Chazelle To Helm Drama Series At Apple
• Insights: Netflix’s Great Week Leaves Pretenders Chasing The Dream
• Insights: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, And Google’s Charm Offensive or: FANGs Make Nice With America
• Apple’s First Original Comedy Series To Star Kristen Wiig, With Reese Witherspoon As Executive Producer
• Apple Music Chief Jimmy Iovine To Depart Company In August (Report)