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Steve Carell is heading back to the office! Well, technically… Steve Carell is heading back to the newsroom! Yes, kinda'… No, we're not talking about The Office or the Anchorman franchise (though one can dare to dream on both): Carell (Foxcatcher, Beautiful Boy) is set to join Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in Apple's untitled morning show drama[...]

BAKOUNINE / Shutterstock.com Apple continues its push into the original programming arena, giving a limited series order for the eight-episode drama Defending Jacob from lead and executive producer Chris Evans (Captain America, The Avengers). Created and written by showrunner Mark Bomback (Planet of the Apes, The Wolverine), the series is based on William Landay's bestselling 2012 novel[...]

Apple is taking some serious strides to be the place for hard science fiction television offerings, and the most recent addition to their already impressive [in development] series appears to be one based on the classic Issac Asimov tome, Foundation. Announced as being given the series order, this adaptation will come from showrunners David S[...]

Moore's new space series for Apple will be called, we do know that three new faces have been added to the cast. Sarah Jones, Michael DormanCredit, both: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Sarah Jones, Michael Dorman, and Altered Carbon's Joel Kinnaman will be playing the three leads in the upcoming space series the Battlestar Galactica helmer is doing for Apple[...]

FXX Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day are going to be commuting from the Sunny streets of Philly to the "big" Apple (see what I did there?), with the media company giving a straight-to-series order for a half-hour comedy from the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia duo Set in a video game development studio, McElhenney is set[...]

It appears that Apple is in the process of closing a bid to secure the rights to turn Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits film into a tv series, which they are actively planning on developing. It's been a tough and yet awesome year for Gilliam fans, as his almost 30-year epic quest to finish and release The Man Who Killed[...]

Aquaman's Jason Momoa is going from being "The King of the Seven Seas" to being a blind warrior in a sightless society, tapped as the lead in Apple's futuristic original drama series See Spearheaded by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and director Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2), the[...]

The next chapter in the Valve/Apple drama over an app continues as it has been revealed that Valve sent the company a new version of their Steam Link app this past week for approval We also may have a pretty clear idea as to why the app was rejected in the first place After having[...]

Apple has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to the half-hour romantic dramedy, Little Voice, from J.J Abrams, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson The series will feature original music from the Grammy and Tony Award-nominated Bareilles and the first episode will be written and directed by Nelson (I Am Sam) She will also serve as showrunner[...]

This week, The Weekly Static - Bleeding Cool‘s look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets - offers up its top picks from the new series coming from ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.

For example, when was the last time you heard anyone mention "1800s poet Emily Dickinson" and "half-hour comedy" in the same sentence? That's exactly what Apple's going for with their straight-to-series order for Dickinson, a half-hour comedy headlined by Oscar-nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) in the title role of the famed poet. Written by Alena Smith[...]

It's not every day you get to see two companies give each other grief over a situation, but we currently have the rare pleasure of seeing Valve and Apple taking pop-shots at each other over the rejection of an app Earlier this week, Valve made a very public post on social media about their displeasure[...]

Valve released an official statement today, which we have for you below, letting fans and users know that Apple rejected their app for use on iOS. On Monday, May 7th, Apple approved the Steam Link app for release On Weds, May 9th, Valve released news of the app The following morning, Apple revoked its approval citing[...]

Credit: MusingStudio As cable networks and streaming services continue dealing with a heavy dose of Game of Thrones envy, Apple is looking to legendary author Isaac Asimov for their answer In what is being described as a "competitive situation," Apple has secured the rights to bring the writer's original seminal science fiction novel trilogy Foundation to television[...]

This morning, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak announced he was leaving the site, as well as deactivating his account. Editorial credit: Viappy / Shutterstock.com The Woz sent an email to USA Today citing his reasons for leaving, most of them centering on the estimated 87 million Facebook users whose personal information was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica. Reportedly starting[...]

That's the word we are getting from multiple sources in the entertainment — that Apple is to buy Sony Entertainment Now, this is just a rumour, and we've heard speculation before, but this is now a rumour that a number of very well-placed individuals believe to be true. If so, to paraphrase Tom Baker, the moment[...]

So if Fortnite wasn't already making enough news this week for various reasons, the game's mobile app just made its way into notoriety by being one of the fastest apps to conquer several #1 downloaded app placements in the iTunes store.

if you're currently playing Fire Emblem Heroes or Final Fantasy Brave Exvius on iOS and haven't seen the game update in a minute, you can put the blame squarely on Apple today The company is blocking updates to both games due to an update in their loot box policy Several people at ResetEra have figured out that Apple's[...]

Credit (Bell, left): DFree – Shutterstock.com / (Odom, Jr., top right): Leonard Zhukovsky – Shutterstock.com / (Gad, bottom right): Shutterstock.com Continuing to plant their flag when it comes to original scripted programming, Apple has secured the rights to the animated musical comedy Central Park, from 20th Century Fox TV.  Originated by Bob's Burger creator/executive producer Loren Bouchard, who co-wrote[...]

Bio: NBC Moves up Glenn Howerton's Class Schedule by an Hour John Oliver Victorious: Lawsuit Against Last Week Tonight Dismissed Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Kurt Angle Welcome Ronda Rousey Apple Lands Untitled M Night Shyamalan Psychological Thriller Series as Wayward Pines is Cancelled 'The Hamilton Polka' from Weird Al Yankovic Is Here Jennifer Carpenter & Morris Chestnut To Star[...]

After seeing Apple release three new versions of the iPhone (iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus) at prices that would make anyone's bank account weep, the company now has plans to release more versions that will apparently be bigger and cost even more than these Bloomberg is reporting that all three devices have underperformed according[...]

Credit: (left) Featureflash Photo Agency – Shutterstock.com / (right) Apple Riding high off of the unexpected success of the James McAvoy-starrer Split and currently finishing work on combined Split/Unbreakable sequel Glass, M Night Shyamalan looks to be the next beneficiary of Apple's major push into scripted series development In what's being described as a "competitive situation" among cable[...]

There was also the news that maybe, just maybe, he had another big book-based franchise on the horizon. Then comes the news that last year, Bryan going to be rebooting the 1980s anthology series Amazing Stories for Apple's new TV service He would have been serving as showrunner, but that isn't happening now[...]

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Looks like La La Land's Damien Chazelle will be stepping out on the town with someone other than Netflix, with the award-winning director/screenwriter/producer receiving a direct-to-series order by Apple for a new dramatic series While details on the series are still under wraps, Chazelle will write and direct every episode; and[...]

Looks like Disney is moving forward with that Netflix competition streaming service of theirs, having just hired former Apple and Samsung executive Kevin Swint as SVP and GM at BAMTech Media, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. Swint will be building Disney's SVOD service, announced last year amid the removal of Disney films and TV series from[...]

Abrams has apparently written a new science fiction drama television series that is the subject of a bidding war between two media behemoths: Apple and HBO Though specific details on the project are being kept strictly under wraps, Abrams would also serve as executive producer alongside Bad Robots Productions' Ben Stephenson Warner Bros Television will be[...]

Nestled within Apple's new guidelines for App developers, which came out yesterday, was a note that requires all app developers to disclose loot box odds in games Specifically, the new rules require that loot boxes be transparent about their odds of dropping each type of reward "Apps offering 'loot boxes' or other mechanisms that provide[...]

Apple has released a list of the most-downloaded games on all iOS platforms, which was topped by Super Mario Run, Heads Up!, and Minecraft. The list is split between paid and free to download games Super Mario Run tops the free games list, which includes other big name apps like Clash Royale and Candy Crush Saga (which brought up[...]

Moore is setting sail from the 18th century highlands and the high seas to a new science fiction drama series for Apple Deadline is reporting that as part of its initial push into original content, Apple has ordered a straight-to-series order from Moore, who was the executive producer and creator of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica[...]

The 1/6 scale Apple founder will be available from DAM Toys He actually comes with quite a few accessories — more than some would think. Jobs had an amazing mind, but was not without his issues, and I have to wonder who exactly this is for or who would buy it But hey — there are[...]