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Apple TV+ announces programming partnership with Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai

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Re: Apple TV+ announces programming partnership with Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai

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Post by violetgarden »

virgil_disgr4ce wrote: post #2

Wow! I read "Malala's Magic Pencil" to my kids and it's kind of crazy (in an awesome way) to think about that leap from the child in the book to this.

It’s crazy to think about the child Malala to this!

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On a tangential note, wonder how much emphasis Apple will put on the TV+. I doubt it’s popular and whether people actually want to sign up for it. Are there numbers out there for the subscribers for it? How many are paying customers and choose to stay on after the free period is over?

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Post by 52-6F-62 »

yalogin wrote: post #4

On a tangential note, wonder how much emphasis Apple will put on the TV+. I doubt it’s popular and whether people actually want to sign up for it. Are there numbers out there for the subscribers for it? How many are paying customers and choose to stay on after the free period is over?

One of their shows, Ted Lasso, just won some awards I think.

I honestly signed up to see it, and we've stayed with it because of how good that show really was. I'm not a soccer or football fan, but it is a compelling story about humanity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lasso

If it's anything like News+, of which I've worked closely with teams (and former VP went on to work in curation of their Canadian content), they're quite dedicated in spite of the criticisms surrounding payout.

That's as deep as my knowledge goes, but on the production side no email goes unanswered if that's any cue. I can't say the same for some major software companies operating in their explicitly-stated domain that I've had to work with.

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Post by SanderMak »

yalogin wrote: post #4

On a tangential note, wonder how much emphasis Apple will put on the TV+. I doubt it’s popular and whether people actually want to sign up for it. Are there numbers out there for the subscribers for it? How many are paying customers and choose to stay on after the free period is over?

Good question. Just got an offer to sign up for a free year, after buying and activating a new iPhone. Unlikely to take them up on it, since it won't work with my existing Chromecast attached to my not-so-smart TV. I'm not interested in buying another device just to be able to stream Apple TV+. Likely many people are in a similar situation.
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