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[Cranston37]

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

 

[Cranston37]

Apple wins bid for Will Smith action film 'Emancipation', reported $120 million deal - 9to5Mac

Apple has just acquired the global rights to an upcoming action thriller film called Emancipation starring Will Smith and directed by Antoine Fuqua (both pictured above). The deal marks the biggest-ever film festival acquisition with Apple reportedly spending more than $100 million to close the...

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[Robert Crawford]

Apple wins bid for Will Smith action film 'Emancipation', reported $120 million deal - 9to5Mac

Apple has just acquired the global rights to an upcoming action thriller film called Emancipation starring Will Smith and directed by Antoine Fuqua (both pictured above). The deal marks the biggest-ever film festival acquisition with Apple reportedly spending more than $100 million to close the...

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Looks like another movie I won't be seeing anytime soon as I refuse to subscribe to Apple TV. Down the road, if they acquire enough stuff I want to see then I might do so for a one month subscription. I don't even know if that's allowed or not.

 

[Cranston37]

Looks like another movie I won't be seeing anytime soon as I refuse to subscribe to Apple TV. Down the road, if they acquire enough stuff I want to see then I might do so for a one month subscription. I don't even know if that's allowed or not.

1 month is $5 which would be less than renting it. There's a free trial as well.

 

[Cranston37]

'Greyhound': Film Review | Hollywood Reporter

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[Cranston37]

Just thought I'd slide this in this thread...

Just downloaded tvOS 14 beta. Really not much of a change, but all runs well. Not digging the new search bar, though...

 

[Thucydides]

Just thought I'd slide this in this thread...

Just downloaded tvOS 14 beta. Really not much of a change, but all runs well. Not digging the new search bar, though...

Is 4K YouTube working on the beta?

 

[Cranston37]

Is 4K YouTube working on the beta?

YouTube hasn't updated their app yet.

Same with Picture in Picture - 3rd party apps still need to add it.

 

[Cranston37]

"The streamers loathe giving up exact numbers, but I’m told that the film turned in a viewing audience commensurate with a summer theatrical box office big hit"

Tom Hanks-Starrer ‘Greyhound’ Torpedoes Apple TV+ Opening-Weekend Records

EXCLUSIVE: Apple’s WWII drama Greyhound, starring and written by Tom Hanks, has become the largest opening-weekend release ever for Apple TV+, including series that have bowed on the service, sourc…

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[Chris Will]

YouTube hasn't updated their app yet.

Same with Picture in Picture - 3rd party apps still need to add it.

What about the new audio sharing feature, where you can connect 2 sets of Air Pods at the same time? This is the feature I'm most excited about.

 

[Cranston37]

What about the new audio sharing feature, where you can connect 2 sets of Air Pods at the same time? This is the feature I'm most excited about.

It's there! I only own 1 pair though so I can't try it...

 

[Ted Todorov]

Is 4K YouTube working on the beta?

Is YouTube 4K in tvOS 13.latest??

 

[Cranston37]

Is YouTube 4K in tvOS 13.latest??

You mean tvOS 14? As mentioned a few posts up, YouTube still needs to update their app.

 

[Dave Moritz]

So how many here have Apple TV+ and what are your thoughts on it? I already own a Apple TV 4K box and have been thinking about the Apple TV+ service.

 

[Tino]

So how many here have Apple TV+ and what are your thoughts on it? I already own a Apple TV 4K box and have been thinking about the Apple TV+ service.

It’s free if you purchased that atv4K in the last few months.

 

[Ted Todorov]

You mean tvOS 14? As mentioned a few posts up, YouTube still needs to update their app.

No, I did simply mean the latest version of 13, not the 14 Beta. I just wanted to know if there *ever* was a 4K YouTube version for aTV

 

[Cranston37]

No, I did simply mean the latest version of 13, not the 14 Beta. I just wanted to know if there *ever* was a 4K YouTube version for aTV

No, the YouTube 4K is only for iOS 14

 

[Robert Crawford]

I'm one of those that hasn't subscribe to Apple TV+ because there simply isn't enough programming I'm interested in.

Analyst: Apple TV+ Should ‘Reconsider’ Business Model – Media Play News

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[Josh Steinberg]

I had the service for free because of a new hardware purchase, but when that free year ends, I’ll do what I do with all my subscription services: I’ll activate it when there’s something I want to watch and deactivate it when that something is finished. I can’t see myself subscribing year round to any service that doesn’t offer me 52 weeks of interesting new content, and I don’t expect any service to reach that bar for me.

But I know that since I’ve gotten rid of cable and just switched to rotating apps, I’m getting all the content I want and paying less for it than I ever have.

I still think, for what it is, that A+ for $5 a month is a great value. It’s simply not a great value, in my book, to leave the subscription on in perpetuity. But watching all ten episodes of “For All Mankind” is certainly worth $5 in my book. Watching “Greyhound” for $5 is certainly worth it in my book - Warner and Universal charge $20 for rentals of similar new releases.

I’m not trying to argue that anyone should sign up for an obligation they don’t want, but I’m just saying that for myself, I tend not to think of any of these apps as being permanent lifestyle choices. If the price for one month of a service is on par with what it costs to rent an individual film, and all I want is that one film, I see that as being good enough.