Apple’s Previous Home Stereo Attempt: the iPod Hi-Fi

The Apple world may be talking about the HomePod a lot in the wake of WWDC, but it's not the first time Apple has tried to reinvent home audio. In 2006 — just a year before the iPhone appeared — a slightly-under-the-weather Steve Jobs introduced the $ ... ( read original story ...)

Top Sony TV execs depart to oversee Apple video

NEW YORK—Apple has lured away the co-heads of Sony Pictures Television to head up its video programming unit. The executives, Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, will join Apple in a couple of months, and report to Apple’s senior vice president of ... ( read original story ...)

Apple, Moving In on Prestige TV, Poaches Two Sony Executives

LOS ANGELES — As Apple takes the plunge into original television-style content, it has hired two of Hollywood’s most respected studio executives to oversee the effort. On Friday, Apple named Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg to newly created positions ... ( read original story ...)