Apple has apparently signed an overall deal with director Sam Catlin to help develop and produce scripted Apple TV+ shows, according to sources who spoke with Variety.
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Samsung’s rotatable Sero TV finally gains AirPlay 2 compatibility with orientation support
Samsung at its virtual Unbox & Discover event showed off its 2021 lineup of TVs, monitors and soundbars, confirming that its rotatable Sero television set will soon pick up support for AirPlay, Apple's device-to-device media streaming protocol. Samsung's implementation of the feature is pretty interesting—When AirPlay 2 is used, switching between portrait and landscape on an iPhone or iPad will affect the orientation of your rotating Samsung screen.
Apple’s TV app is rolling out to Sony’s Android-powered TV models
After bringing support for Apple's TV software to its X900H line of smart TVs, Sony has now begun rolling out support for the TV app to its other Android-powered television sets.
Sony confirms Apple’s TV app is launching on the PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles November 12
According to Sony itself, Apple's TV app will be launching on both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 on November 12, the same day the company's eagerly-awaited new PlayStation 5 console is scheduled to go on sale.
LG changes tune, now claims AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support will come to select 2018 TVs
LG has apparently changed its mind as the South Korean company is now claiming that it will be enabling AirPlay 2 and HomeKit compatibility on its older TVs.
LG cancels plans to add AirPlay2 and HomeKit support to select 2018 TV models
Korean consumer electronics giant LG has cancelled plans to bring support for Apple's AirPlay 2 and HomeKit technologies to its older 2018 models, in spite of earlier assurances to do so.
AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support coming to select 2018 LG TVs by October
Korean consumer electronics maker LG confirmed today that it will be rolling out AirPlay 2 and HomeKit compatibility to some of its models manufactured in 2018 via a software update that should release by October of this year, keeping true to its earlier promise.
Conan O’Brien will go back on the air with shows shot on iPhone at his home
As the novel coronavirus pretty much shut down production of late-night television and Hollywood movies, producers are resorting to creative ways of resuming production.
How to browse your family’s shared purchases in the TV app on iPhone and iPad
iOS 13.4 has integrated Family Sharing through the Library tab of the built-in TV app. Follow our step-by-step tutorial to learn how to browse Family Sharing purchases in the TV app, as well as download family members' purchased movies and TV shows to your device.
iOS 13.4 brings granular settings for controlling downloads and streaming in the TV app
Second betas of the upcoming iPadOS and iOS 13.4 software updates include new options in Settings for Apple's pre-installed TV app that make it possible to adjust how content downloading and streaming is handled over both Wi-Fi and cellular connections.
The Apple TV app is rolling out now to compatible 2019 TV models from LG
At CES 2020, LG said its 2018 and newer TVs would soon get the Apple TV app. Tuesday, the Korean electronics maker announced that Apple's software started to roll out to select 2019 TVs, with older models manufactured in 2018 getting the app "later this year".
Apple TV+ may reveal new content at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour
According to the organizers of the Television Critics Association Press Tour, Apple's new video service will wrap up the 12-day event with a January 19 presentation.