Apple is getting into the TV business, but not the kind of TV that’s taking over digital platforms. As the company ventures into original content, Bloomberg reports that Apple’s programming will look a lot more like network TV – a.k.a. no violence or nudity.
According to Bloomberg, Apple shows will be more like This Is Us or family-friendly comedies. Leave the steamy sex and bloody guts to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and cable.
“Apple isn’t interested in the types of shows that become hits on HBO or Netflix, like Game of Thrones — at least not yet,” Bloomberg reports. “The company plans to release the first few projects to everyone with an Apple device, potentially via its TV app, and top executives don’t want kids catching a stray nipple. Every show must be suitable for an Apple Store…People pitching edgier fare, such as an eight-part program produced by Gravity filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón and starring Casey Affleck, have been told as much.” Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Apple's original content won't have nudity or sex, hmm ok?
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