Interbrand names Apple as top brand for seventh year running
Citing Apple's move to create an ecosystem using products and services, Interbrand assigned a 'brand value' of $234.2 billion, an increase of 9% on last year.
Disney
William Gallagher
Apple TV+ will struggle to meet European quotas for local content at launch
All streaming service providers entering Europe must include at least 30% locally-produced video by the end of 2020, and neither Apple TV+ nor Disney+ are currently close to that figure.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says left Apple board because 'paths were conflicting'
Disney CEO Bob Iger in an interview on Tuesday explained his departure from Apple's board of directors, saying the tech giant's recent interest in the entertainment industry puts the companies on "conflicting rather than converging" paths.
Mikey Campbell
iOS 13 is out and exactly how good these iPhone cameras are, on the AppleInsider Podcast
This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, Victor and special guest Charlie Chapman talk about the release of iOS 13, 13.1 betas, and the whole strange saga of this beta season. (Don't install iOS 13.0 unless you have a Series 5 Apple Watch.) We also talk about whether Disney and Apple could really have merged under Steve Jobs.
Victor Marks
Bob Iger: Disney and Apple likely to have merged if Steve Jobs was alive
Disney CEO Bob Iger in an upcoming memoir says he believes his relationship with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs would have led to a merger between their companies, similar to Disney's assimilation of another Jobs company, Pixar.
Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board as streaming wars heat up
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger on Friday announced his resignation from Apple's board of directors, a move that comes just two months before the two companies will go head-to-head in the highly competitive video streaming business.
Brief Thoughts: Questionable RF lawsuit, Apple TV+ vs. Disney+, Siri listening & more
Every week has dozens of things going on at any given time, too many to talk about in real-time. Here's what we think about this week's radio frequency revelations and lawsuits, Disney rolling heavy at the D23 expo in regards to Disney+, the workers responsible for listening to Siri recordings, an inadvertent iOS 12 jailbreak restoration, and Google's Android rebranding.
Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen
Disney+ offers four simultaneous streams at 4K for $6.99 per month
More details about Disney+, the major media corporation's subscription video service, have been made available months ahead of its launch with customers able to stream to up to four devices at up to a 4K resolution, without needing to pay for a higher tier of service.
Malcolm Owen
Disney+ will stream to Apple TV, iPhone, iPad at launch - but not to Amazon Fire
Disney's upcoming streaming service Disney+ will be available to use on a wide variety of streaming platforms including the Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad at launch when it goes live on November 12.
Roger Fingas
