Apple to take on Netflix and Amazon in battle of streaming services

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Apple is entering the battle of the streaming services with the launch of Apple TV&plus; and will hope to take on dominant forces such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The technology giant has already enlisted the help of Hollywood heavyweights such as Oprah Winfrey&comma; JJ Abrams&comma; Steven Spielberg and Reese Witherspoon to create both content and hype for the launch in the autumn&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It has revealed a first look at its original series including The Morning Show&comma; starring Witherspoon&comma; Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell&comma; and See&comma; starring Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard&comma; in hopes it will draw viewers to the service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;C3E37887-A148-4468-B016-ED469AAD6B18&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128845" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;C3E37887-A148-4468-B016-ED469AAD6B18&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1089" height&equals;"378" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Both Netflix and Amazon have also revealed ambitious programming schedules as they bid to become indispensable to TV and film enthusiasts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Netflix&comma; which recently staged an aggressive and largely successful Oscars campaign for Alfonso Cuaron’s passion project Roma&comma; has signed multi-million-dollar deals with Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes and American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy for a batch of new shows for the service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Murphy recently revealed his first Netflix project&comma; The Politician&comma; will star Gwyneth Paltrow&comma; Jessica Lange and Ben Platt&comma; and he has also confirmed he is working on Ratched with Sarah Paulson&comma; Sharon Stone and Cynthia Nixon&comma; plus another show &comma; Hollywood&comma; about the golden age of Tinseltown&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;E4DC23BE-722B-443A-ABA1-3C6A096783DD&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128846" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;E4DC23BE-722B-443A-ABA1-3C6A096783DD&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1263" height&equals;"2150" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rhimes&comma; who has reportedly signed a nine-figure production deal with Netflix&comma; is developing eight shows for the platform&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>These include  adaptations of books The Warmth of Other Suns&comma; about migration from the south to the north-east of the US in the 20th century&comma; and Reset&comma; Ellen Pao’s memoir of her legal battle against sexual harassment in Silicon Valley&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;6A79CAC5-35E6-4A61-94E1-C02F09D9DAF7&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128847" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;6A79CAC5-35E6-4A61-94E1-C02F09D9DAF7&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1238" height&equals;"1860" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The service also has another big budget project in the form of The Crown&comma; with the third series starring Oscar-winner Olivia Colman due for release later this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is also making a foray into interactive programming in a new series with Bear Grylls&comma; following on from the success of the Black Mirror project Bandersnatch&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Amazon Prime Video announced in November 2017 it has made a multi-series production commitment to adapt The Lord Of The Rings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;54FCCDAC-B29F-4BC7-BBC8-C9D9FCFB23BC&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128848" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;54FCCDAC-B29F-4BC7-BBC8-C9D9FCFB23BC&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1111" height&equals;"1228" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speculation about the value of the deal varies widely from 250 million US dollars &lpar;£188&period;9 million&rpar; to 700 million US dollars &lpar;£528&period;9 million&rpar; but the adaptation&comma; exploring new storylines preceding The Fellowship Of The Ring&comma; is due to launch in 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The streaming platform also has other big budget shows in the offing in the form of Carnival Row&comma; a fantasy series starring Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom&comma; and Good Omens&comma; starring David Tennant&comma; Michael Sheen and John Hamm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Good Omens creator Neil Gaiman has also signed an exclusive deal with Amazon and will create further content for the platform following the successful adaptation of his book American Gods&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amazon has also announced an adaptation of Wheel of Time&comma; a multi-book fantasy story by Robert Jordan&comma; and the return of Eco-Challenge&comma; starring Bear Grylls&comma; while its blockbuster show Jack Ryan&comma; starring John Krasinski&comma; is also expected to return for a second series this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While Netflix and Amazon have dominated the streaming landscape for the last five years&comma; yet another contender is waiting in the wings hoping to snatch viewers and subscription fees away from the old guard&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Disney will launch its own streaming service Disney&plus; later this year&comma; offering access to its huge library of film and television projects&comma; including those from Marvel&comma; Pixar&comma; National Geographic and Lucasfilm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;FBB57DB3-DEEF-49B8-89D7-780CEAC32A7E&period;jpeg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128849" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;FBB57DB3-DEEF-49B8-89D7-780CEAC32A7E&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1241" height&equals;"1811" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This will include the new original Star Wars show&comma; in which see Diego Luna will reprise his Rogue One character Cassian Andor&comma; 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