A top Hollywood dealmaker joins Apple TV+ to advance channel bundle deals
Apple has reportedly hired a top Hollywood dealmaker as its internet TV service attempts to gain a foothold in the increasingly competitive video streaming market.
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Another sign that Apple News+ performs poorly as its head of business Liz Schimel gets fired
It hasn’t even been a year since the $10 per month Apple News+ service launched in the US, UK, Australia and Canada and already its head of business Liz Schimel is out.
Industry veteran Chris Thorne is Apple’s new marketing chief for the Beats brand
Apple has hired industry veteran Chris Thorne as its new chief marketing officer for the Beats brand following the rennet launch of the sporty PowerBeats Pro truly wireless earbuds.
Apple Music poaches Google’s Lindsay Rothschild to nurture relationships with songwriters and artists
At Apple, she will be tasked with building fruitful relationships with songwriters, artists and other key creatives, in addition to helping with the artists and repertoire (A&R) efforts.
Lionsgate’s former executive Danielle DePalma to oversee Apple’s film and TV series marketing
Lionsgate’s Danielle DePalma is now Apple’s now Senior Film and TV Series Marketing executive tasked with pushing the upcoming Apple TV+ service.
Apple hires Jaunt’s founder Arthur van Hoff for its AR/VR team
Apple just made a significant hire in the augmented and virtual reality space that could accelerate its own AR headset project.
Google’s AI expert Ian Goodfellow joins Apple as a director of machine learning
If Apple continues to poach Google’s best experts like this guy, who was one of the search giant’s top minds in artificial intelligence, maybe it stands a chance of fixing Siri after all.
Star chip designer Gerard Williams III departs Apple after a nine-year stint
Senior director Gerard Williams III left the iPhone maker in February after spending nine years designing custom CPU cores and semiconductor layouts for the company’s performant iPhone and iPad processors.
Apple adds noted obstetrician to growing health team
Apple has added prominent obstetrician, Dr. Christine Curry, to its growing health team, reports CNBC. Citing sources familiar with the hiring, the outlet says the company hopes Curry can bolster its efforts in women’s health.
Apple poaches a Samsung executive to help lead its own battery work
Apple has reportedly poached an executive from Samsung SDI, Samsung Electronics’ battery-making affiliate, to help lead its own battery work.
Apple planning to cut hiring due to slipping iPhone sales
Apple is looking to cut back on hiring due to slipping iPhone sales, reports Bloomberg. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the outlet’s Mark Gurman says the company plans to reduce hiring for some divisions following weaker-than-anticipated handset sales during the recent quarter.
Apple’s chip wizard Johny Srouji is allegedly being considered for the CEO job at Intel
Apple’s boss of hardware and chip technologies is being considered as Intel’s new chief executive following the resignation of the previous CEO, Brian Krzanich.
