Apple Looking to License Movies for Apple TV+, Warner Bros. Discovery Thinking of Splitting Itself, Skydance Merges With Paramount
Today's Above Avalon Daily email contains the following stories:
Apple Looking to License Movies for Apple TV+
Warner Bros. Discovery Thinking of Splitting Itself
Skydance Merges With Paramount
Given a busy news flow, we are going to stay in video streaming land for one more update. We begin by going over a report pegging Apple as looking to license more movies for Apple TV+. The discussion then turns to Warner Bros. Discovery, Skydance, and Paramount.
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Peter Stern Departs Apple, Apple’s Services Reorganization, My Concern With Warner Bros. Discovery
Today's Above Avalon daily update includes the following stories:
Peter Stern Departs Apple
Apple’s Services Reorganization
My Concern With Warner Bros. Discovery
Today’s update kicks off with Neil’s thoughts on Peter Stern departing Apple. The discussion then expands to talk about Apple’s Services reorganization. We conclude with some qualutiative takeaways from Warner Bros. Discovery’s most recent earnings call. Neil has a concern with the company’s strategy.
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Apple Unveils MLS Season Pass, Warner Bros. Discovery 3Q22 Earnings, David Zaslav’s Big Bet
Today's Above Avalon daily update includes the following stories:
Apple Unveils MLS Season Pass
Warner Bros. Discovery 3Q22 Earnings
David Zaslav’s Big Bet
We kick things off by going over new details regarding Apple’s upcoming streaming service for Major League Soccer (MLS). Neil compares Apple’s subscription pricing to his estimates and what it suggests about Apple’s subscriber goals. The discussion then turns to Warner Bros. Discovery 3Q22 earnings and the bet Neil sees CEO David Zaslav making in the video content space.
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Payment is processed and secured by Stripe. Apple Pay and other mobile payment options are accepted. Special Inside Orchard bundle pricing is available for Above Avalon members.
Above Avalon members receive the full Above Avalon experience throughout the week.
The cornerstone of Above Avalon membership is access to Neil’s exclusive daily updates about Apple. Daily updates are 2,000 words and sent via email Monday through Thursday. Updates revolve around the following topics:
Apple business and strategy analysis.
Neil’s perspective and observations on current news and Apple competitors.
Neil’s Apple financial estimates.
Full coverage of Apple earnings, product events, and keynotes.
If it is of interest to Apple, it is something I pay attention to.
Member Privileges and Benefits
Receive Exclusive Daily Updates. The cornerstone of Above Avalon membership is access to Neil’s exclusive daily updates about Apple. Updates are sent via email and go over current news and developments impacting Apple, its competitors, and the industries Apple plays in (or will play in). Approximately 200 daily updates are published throughout the year. Sample daily updates can be viewed here, here, and here.
Receive Exclusive Reports. Members have access to Neil’s reports, which are in-depth examinations of Apple's business, product, and financial strategy.
Access Private Podcasts. Members have the option of attaching the podcast add-on to their membership in order to receive the daily updates and reports in audio form.
Access Neil’s Earnings Model. Members have access to Neil’s working Apple earnings model (an Excel file that also works in Numbers). The model is fully functional and adjustable and provides the ability to alter earnings drivers.
Email Priority. Receive priority when it comes to having email questions and inquiries answered. Neil personally answers all inquiries, including customer service matters related to your membership.
Archive Access. Read 1,200+ daily updates and reports that have been previously sent to members. The Above Avalon member archive is unmatched in the marketplace in terms of the sheer amount of Apple analysis found in one location. The daily updates archive can be viewed here while the reports archive is available here.
Member Forum Access. Join other Above Avalon members in an active forum containing in-depth discussion and debate. Neil moderates and participates in the forum. The forum is run through Slack and can be accessed here.
Virtual Meet-ups. Talk with Neil about Apple and other related items in virtual meet-ups held via Slack throughout the year.
Above Avalon Support. Play an active role in supporting Above Avalon as an independent source of Apple analysis. Above Avalon is fully sustained by its members.