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Apple plans to take $1-bn bite in original TV shows and films

Apple has accelerated its push into video over the past year as it seeks to double revenue by 2020

Apple plans to take $1-bn bite in original TV shows and films
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Alex Webb | Bloomberg
Apple Inc plans to spend about $1 billion on original programming in the next 12 months, intensifying efforts to compete with Amazon.com and Netflix in video streaming, according to people familiar with the plan.

A new Los Angeles-based team, led by former Sony Corp television executives Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, who were hired in June, will produce and buy television shows and films for Apple Music and other future video streaming products, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. The Wall Street Journal reported the new budget earlier Wednesday. An Apple spokesperson

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