Apple is tapping Steven Spielberg in its first big push into original television.
The acclaimed director is set to reprise his 1980s sci-fi anthology series Amazing Stories in a 10-episode deal between the tech giant and NBCUniversal.
The long-anticipated entrance comes as Silicon Valley titans like Facebook and Google-owned YouTube are attempting to break into a streaming war dominated by Netflix and Amazon.
Apple has had its eye on a big splash in the market for months now with a reported $1-billion war chest set aside for original programming. Read more...
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