A lot of people like watching sporting events from home, especially when it comes to National Football League games. It's a pretty big deal! Which is why it makes sense why Apple would want to try and lock down the streaming rights to a lot of those games, so it can get even more subscribers to Apple TV+. And it sounds like we'll finally know whether or not that will become a reality pretty soon.
Apple has announced that it will be offering streams of all Major League Soccer matches globally through its TV app for the next ten years, starting in 2023.
Earlier this week, Apple hosted its "Peek Performance" event. While the company took plenty of time to talk about new products, like the green iPhone 13 options, it also broke the news that it's making the leap to streaming live sports, too. Up first is Major League Baseball, with Apple TV+ hosting "Friday Night Baseball" on a weekly basis.
Lost in the sea of announcements today is that Apple will soon be offering live streams of baseball games. The company has partnered with the MLB for 'Friday Night Baseball,' an initiative that will bring two marque regular season games to Apple TV+ every week.
Apple has been rumored to be trying to secure more sports content for quite some time. And it's not always the National Football League. But this time around it is, with a new report aiming to shed some light on the heated battle going on to secure one of the most sought-after streaming deals out there.
Apple in partnership with Better has launched a pair of special edition Powerbeats Pro earbuds with updated styling for the ear tips to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NBA.
The Apple TV app supports adding your favorite sports team(s), letting you get notified when they are about to start playing, or even when exciting things are happening in the game. And it looks like Apple wants to make it so you can get more information about your favorite teams from another app. And it may arrive with the next software update for iOS.
Apple's new SportsKit framework indicates early plumbing work on enabling enhanced, interactive sports content across iPhone, iPad and Mac in the not-so-distant future.
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Apple TV+ is primarily focused on original content. This leans into TV shows, films, and documentaries. However, there's still room for growth with a streaming service that doesn't appear too concerned with buying a large library of content.
Apple appears to have poached Amazon's sports content executive Jim DeLorenzo to head up the upcoming sports-focused expansions for its Apple TV+ streaming service.
Apple's next Apple Watch Activity challenge will target Veterans Day on Monday, November 11.