MacVoices #23184: TV+ Talk - How Sports Factor In To Apple TV+'s Present and Future

In this edition of TV+ Talk, Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner explore Apple TV+'s impact on live sports and their recent ventures into sports broadcasting, highlighting their MLB coverage and the 10-year MLS deal. Apple's extra charge for sports channels and its potential impact on streaming services and how Lionel Messi's upcoming participation in the Leagues Cup game will affect subscriptions is discussed.  Netflix's entry into the live sports market, and whether it is legitimately interesting or just contrived, and rule changes around the Academy Awards and what they mean for Apple's Oscar chances for future films finish off the show. Show Notes: Chapters:0:02:10 Apple's Move into Sports with MLB Coverage0:06:28 The Aaron Judge Row and Apple's Serious Approach to Sports Broadcasting0:10:03 Apple's 10-year deal with MLS Soccer0:13:59 Apple TV+ Sports as a bolt-on to subscriptions0:17:30 Apple TV Plus and Sport Bundles0:18:59 MLS and Lionel Messi on Apple TV+0:23:30 Contrived Netflix rumored golf tournament0:26:30 Peacock and Premier League Games0:27:30 Apple's sports coverage and documentaries0:33:38 Oscars rules changes and impact on Apple TV+0:37:00 Apple's strategy for movies in theaters0:40:04 Upcoming releases on Apple TV Plus Support:     Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices     Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:     Web:     http://macvoices.com     Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices     Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner     Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner     MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/     MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice     LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/     Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:     Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes     Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:     Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss     Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss