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Apple News Launches Local News Offering in Canada
Apple News has expanded into Canada, offering local news content to users. The curated Canadian news experience includes content from CTV News, Toronto Star, Narcity, La Presse, and more. The rollout of Apple News' local experience in Canada is first being handled in Toronto and Montreal, as first discovered by Rene Ritchie. The Apple analyst...
Apple News+ Adds Winnipeg Free Press, Telegraph Journal for Canadian Subscribers
For subscribers of Apple News+, the premium version of Apple News, there are two new publications recently added and now available: Winnipeg Free Press and Saint-John's Telegraph-Journal. Apple made the announcement in an email to subscribers on Thursday, noting the above news sources "are now included with Apple News+." "Catch all the breaking headlines from these and many...
Apple Offering 3 Month Free Trial for Apple News+ in Canada
As pointed out by the folks over at MacRumors, Apple is offering an extended three-month free trial of its Apple News+ service to all first-time subscribers from today through Monday in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the UK. For those who aren’t familiar, Apple News+ offers over 300+ magazines and 30 Canadian magazines, with support...
Apple News+ in Canada Now Includes The Globe and Mail and Le Devoir
Apple News+, the premium version of the newspaper and magazine app, costs $12.99 per month in Canada. Leading newspapers with a paid subscription include the Toronto Star, Wall Street Journal and now The Globe and Mail. Subscribers of Apple News+ in Canada noticed paywalled articles from The Globe and Mail included, while Apple’s latest in-house...
Apple News Expands Local News Offerings, Launches New Audio Features in U.S.
Apple has today announced the launch of some new features for Apple News and Apple News+, including the ability to listen to audio stories of the top featured stories from Apple News+, a daily audio news briefing hosted by Apple News editors, and curated local news collections. Beginning today, Apple News will produce about 20...
The New York Times Has Ditched Apple News
Apple News has lost a major publisher, as the New York Times has announced it is pulling out of its relationship with the iPhone maker’s news service. Announced this morning, The Times says it will be removed from Apple News starting on Monday. “Core to a healthy model between The Times and the platforms is...
Apple News Algorithm Chooses More Celebrity-Related Stories Compared to Human Editors’ Choices
Stories picked by Apple News’ human editors are far more likely to represent a diverse range of outlets — and be more serious and less focused on celebrities and entertainment — than its algorithmically curated alternative, researchers claim. Jack Bandy and Nicholas Diakopoulos from Northwestern University analyzed thousands of Apple's "Top Stories" and "Trending" articles...
iOS 13.5.5 Code Suggests Apple May Start Bundling Apple TV+, Apple News, and More
Apple has been rumoured to be working on a way to integrate a bundle for its growing subscription services for a little while now. Now, it appears as though a bundle may be on its way sometime this year. Reported by 9to5Mac, the iOS 13.5.5 beta code hints at the possibility of an Apple subscription...
Apple Reportedly Approaching Publishers Over Potential Audio Versions of Apple News+ Stories
Several Apple News+ publishers have reportedly been approached over the prospect of turning Apple News+ content into audio. A new report from DigiDay says that Apple is approaching select Apple News+ publishers to pitch a new audio stories expansion to its paid subscription news service, where voice actors would read articles in a podcast format...
Apple Co-Hosting Tonight’s US Democratic Debate Alongside ABC News
Apple will co-host its first-ever political debate tonight in an effort to show off its growing investment in news. According to a new Gizmodo report, the debate will feature deep integrations with Apple's news product, which bills itself as a more curated, editorially-focused news experience than that which exists on other big tech platforms. Users of the...
Apple News’ Business Chief Steps Down, Seeks High Profile Replacement
Apple News' Business Chief has stepped down following a slow start to the new subscription service under Apple's belt. Liz Schimel, the head of business, first joined the company in 2018, a year before Apple announced that the news app would be introducing a $10/month subscription. In a report from Bloomberg, Schimel's departure has made...
Apple News Adds Coverage of US 2020 Presidential Election
Apple has once again begun adding special coverage of the presidential election to Apple News. Like it has done for past US elections, the Apple News app now features curated guides, news, and up to date data. In a press release, Apple announced that it will be working with outlets such as ABC News, CBS...