Apple TV

TV Everywhere’s Counting Problem

Peter Kafka in Media on May 22 at 3:30 am PT

The big-media guys know how to serve up video to you on any device, anywhere you are, anytime you want it. But keeping track of it is another issue.

Microsoft’s Sneaky Success: The Xbox Is the Most Popular Video Player in the U.S.

Peter Kafka in Media on May 10 at 11:41 am PT

New data says the game player serves up more video than the iPad, iPhone or Android. Google TV or Apple TV are so far behind they don’t even make the cut.

Stalking the Elusive Cord-Cutter: Pay TV Grew Last Quarter (Again)

Peter Kafka in Media on May 8 at 10:20 am PT

It’s easier than ever to get what you want to watch without paying for TV. But you’re still doing it.

Voices

Content Is No Longer King

Ben Elowitz, CEO, Wetpaint in Voices on May 7 at 2:14 pm PT

“Content is king” has been a long-lived mantra of media. And in the 1990s and early 2000s, it was true.

Apple TV on the Outside, Same Old TV on the Inside

Peter Kafka in Media on April 2 at 5:34 am PT

Another analyst guess about what an Apple TV could look like: A really big, really cool iPad that sells for $1,500. But about the programming …

Apple’s TV Remote of the Future? It’s Already Here, In Your Hands.

Peter Kafka in Media on March 22 at 10:12 am PT

Apple’s plans for a super-duper TV remote involve the iPhone or iPad you’re already using.

Here’s What a Netflix-Cable Deal Could Look Like: The One That Netflix Just Announced With Apple

Peter Kafka in Media on March 7 at 12:43 pm PT

Apple will let users sign up for Netflix directly from Apple TV, and let them pay their bill using iTunes. So no reason Comcast, Time Warner Cable, etc., can’t do the same.

HBO Deals Keep Fox, Universal Out of New iCloud Movie Service

Peter Kafka in Media on March 7 at 11:00 am PT

Not an overhaul, just an upgrade, at the same $99 price.

Post-PC Apple, By the Numbers

Liz Gannes in News on March 7 at 10:22 am PT

Apple sold 172 million “post-PC” devices last year, including iPods, iPads and iPhones, with those products now accounting for 76 percent of its revenue, said CEO Tim Cook today at the launch event for the latest iPad.