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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 mc32 »

perardi wrote: post #60
perardi wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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And it’s not like everyone in the past was some gentleman philosopher. Is Survivor pablum? Arguably. But I would certainly say it’s more edifying than… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear-baiting

Issue to me is that we should not be content with having the literacy rates existent before the XX century.

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Post by perardi »

52-6F-62 wrote: post #7
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), t…

Just want to chime in for Ted Lasso here.

You need to know almost nothing about soccer to enjoy the show. I mean, I sure don’t. There is almost no action on the pitch—it is very much a workplace comedy, and not an in-the-weeds sports show.

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Post by op03 »

gxqoz wrote: post #51

Willa Paskin at Slate had an interesting take recently about how content creation has become the default endgame for politicians: https://slate.com/culture/2021/02/barack-obama-bruce-springs... "The content is not the same, but in both cases Americans are inhabiting a world in which one of the cushiest rewards for doing politics is to get into content creation, whatever form it takes."

The reward systems and algos underlying Content are constantly changing and evolving, as their flaws/costs at scale get tallied up. So what politicians get propped up by these systems will change too.

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Post by allannienhuis »

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?

Their series "For all Mankind" is actually really good. Worth the subscription price on its own.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772588/

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Post by EveYoung »

cmehdy wrote: post #16
52-6F-62 wrote: post #7

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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), t…

"Mythic Quest"[0] is also a great show that I'm sure many people on HN would enjoy on an extra level, since it deals with gaming and making games and they don't hesitate to make fun of their unsaid partnership with Ubisoft Montreal. For reference, it's got a mix of production and cast from Community and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and their pandemic episode is currently the highest rated for the show because t…

Wasn't one of the criticisms of TV+ that Apple is too conservative when it comes to taking creative risks and targeting more niche, adult audiences? For example, do you think Apple would have green lit IASIP as an orginal show?

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Post by justin66 »

tootie wrote: post #22
52-6F-62 wrote: post #13

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Did any public media solicit her for publication in contest with Apple?

No idea but probably not. I'm not saying Malala was deliberately chasing a payday or anything. More that it's a shame that public media can't put together a show like this so it ends up with the world's biggest corporation. Not anyone's fault in particular, just an unfortunate state of affairs.

It's tough to say what the new Apple TV+ programming with Malala is going to actually be like, but programming coming from one person's production company and relying on that one person's persona is quite possibly not a great fit for public media.

On the other hand, it's quite possible some of the content will end up being licensed to play on PBS or something. Right now it's anyone's guess.

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Post by starik36 »

Part of the problem with Apple TV+ is that it isn't available in many places. For reasons that are unclear to me, there isn't an app for either Samsung or LG (unless it's a 2019 or later model TV).

So many non tech people aren't even aware that there is a service.

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Post by justin66 »

duxup wrote: post #8

Is there some reason to think her content really fits ... TV? Kinda wondering how this actually works.

> Is there some reason to think her content really fits ... TV?

She has created a brand new production company, so anyone who tells you what her content is, is probably speculating.

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Post by JumpCrisscross »

tootie wrote: post #22
52-6F-62 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did any public media solicit her for publication in contest with Apple?

No idea but probably not. I'm not saying Malala was deliberately chasing a payday or anything. More that it's a shame that public media can't put together a show like this so it ends up with the world's biggest corporation. Not anyone's fault in particular, just an unfortunate state of affairs.

> just an unfortunate state of affairs

Why do you think a state-sponsored broadcaster would have been equally likely to pick up this content?

Self-interested companies don’t have geopolitical concerns.

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Post by Rebelgecko »

1f60c wrote: post #27
SanderMak wrote: post #9

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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.

You can watch on your phone. I also think there’s a web-based player. :)

If you're on Android, the web based player is actually the only way to watch on your phone
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