LilMikeSF<p>The highly competitive segmented <a href="https://c.im/tags/StreamingWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamingWars</span></a> will pick up this weekend as <a href="https://c.im/tags/AppleTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleTV</span></a> opens the <a href="https://c.im/tags/paywall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paywall</span></a> and lets in anyone with an <a href="https://c.im/tags/AppleID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleID</span></a> see their <a href="https://c.im/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a> for <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeTrial</span></a> for a couple daze. </p><p>Apple is proud of critically acclaimed series fare like <a href="https://c.im/tags/TedLasso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TedLasso</span></a> and occasional exclusive TV windows for films like Emancipation, starring Will Smith which they paid over $100 million for. They produced Scorsese and DiCaprio's "Killers of the Flower Moon", but despite big bucks invested in content from name brand stars, less than 7% of US streaming service subscribers tune in, making them just 7th in the pack amongst services. </p><p>The Cupertino based behemoth has struggled to add subscribers at $9.99 per month ang lag far beyond the market leading <a href="https://c.im/tags/Netflix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netflix</span></a>. To boost numbers <a href="https://c.im/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> recently began offering a bundled add on app subscription via <a href="https://c.im/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, sharing revenues to gain a presence within Jeff Bezos <a href="https://c.im/tags/AmazonPrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonPrime</span></a> streaming plans like <a href="https://c.im/tags/ContentProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContentProvider</span></a> studio rivals <a href="https://c.im/tags/HBOMax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HBOMax</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/MGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MGM</span></a> & <a href="https://c.im/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> already had.</p><p> <br><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/apple-tv-will-be-free-to-stream-this-weekend/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/appl</span><span class="invisible">e-tv-will-be-free-to-stream-this-weekend/</span></a></p>