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J. Kim Murphy Ricky Strauss is exiting from his role as head of marketing at Apple TV+ after leading the department for nearly a year and a half. An Apple spokesperson confirmed Strauss would be stepping down from his Culver City-based role.

Ricky Strauss is leaving Apple TV+ after a 16-month stint as Head of Marketing.

Amazon shoppers are heaping praise on a pair of budget-friendly earphones that have been hailed as 'better than Apple AirPods'. Those who have tried the gadget insist they 'have more features than Airpods' and have a 'way superior' battery life, too.

EXCLUSIVE: After successfully launching the Extraction film franchise at Netflix, director Sam Hargrave has his eyes set on another potential franchise with a piece of IP that is revving its engines to get out the gate. Sources tell Deadline that Skydance and Mattel Films have closed a deal with Hargrave to direct a live-action movie based on Matchbox, Mattel’s iconic real-world die-cast toy vehicle line. David Coggeshall and Jonathan Tropper are penning the script.

Rafe Spall (Trying), Greg Kinnear (Black Bird), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Hannah Emily Anderson (The Purge) round out the ensemble cast of Firebug, Apple’s upcoming drama series, from Apple Studios and creator Dennis Lehane, starring and executive produced by Taron Egerton.

A council is threatening to take a woman to court after she refused to comply with an order to take down floodlights and move vehicles from her own driveway. But homeowner Jenny Cummings has branded the move 'pathetic', saying: "We're not doing anything wrong."

Austin Butler and Callum Turner reunited with their Masters of the Air costars at Official Emmy FYC Event on Saturday (May 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

SPOILER ALERT: Do Not Read If You Have Not Seen Tonight’s Episode 6

We’re already in the fifth month of 2024, but new data about the 2023 box office is still coming in and we’ve learned some interesting things!

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This post contains major spoilers from “Go Home,” the sixth episode of “Sugar,” now streaming on Apple TV+. If you had “Colin Farrell’s new noir detective series is really a front for an ethereal alien drama” on your 2024 TV predictions, then take a bow, because this week’s episode of Apple TV+’s “Sugar” was all for you. And yes, you read that right. In the show’s sixth episode, Farrell’s character John Sugar is revealed to be a bluish-purple, humanoid alien masquerading as a classic Hollywood-obsessed private detective tracking down the missing granddaughter of a famous film director (James Cromwell).

EXCLUSIVE: Yul Vazquez (Severance) has been tapped to star opposite Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera in Apple Original Films’ Camp Fire drama The Lost Bus from writer Brad Ingelsby and director Paul Greengrass, joining in an undisclosed role.

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Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation in 2023 were the streamers, such as Apple, who have also realized the necessity of theatrical to eventize their movies. The financial data pulled together here for Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament is culled by seasoned and trusted sources.

Apple‘s fiscal Q2 numbers beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom line in a market that was waiting for them with some trepidation — mainly news of iPhone sales in China. The dip there was less than anticipated. The stock is up more than 7% in after-hours trading.

Anyone who's recently upgraded their mobile will know just how much replacing the crucial charging cable can be, especially if you have to charge a phone, earbuds, and smartwatch all at once. Now tech fans are snapping up an affordable Amazon product that'll charge an 'iPhone, Samsung, Apple Watch, and wireless earbuds' in minutes.

Alice Braga has been getting in her weights. The Brazilian actress and producer is starring in Apple TV+’s new show, Dark Matter, which is out on May 8, and she looked stunning at the world premiere on Monday, April 30.Braga wore a black leather dress with a corset top and thin straps for the red carpet at Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, CA. She had a big smile on her face and looked toned and fit.

Selome Hailu “Saturday Night Live” has set Maya Rudolph to host its May 11 episode alongside Vampire Weekend as musical guest, while the May 18 episode will by headlined by Jake Gyllenhaal with performances from Sabrina Carpenter. Rudolph was an “SNL” cast member for seven seasons from 2000 to 2007 and returns to the late-night sketch show for her third time as host, having previously hosted in 2012 with musical guest Sleigh Bells and in 2021 alongside Jack Harlow.

Dua Lipa has reflected on the hate she received after winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2019 – see what she had to say below.Last night (May 1), Apple Music released Dua Lipa’s near hour-long chat with Zane Lowe to speak of her upcoming third album, ‘Radical Optimism’, which is due for release on Friday, May 3 (pre-order/pre-save here).During her chat with Lowe, Dua Lipa spoke about overcoming criticism over the course of her career, particularly after she won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2019. Lipa said to Lowe: “I think everything comes in stages and waves. There can be a moment where people really love you and you feel so supported and you’re like, ‘Oh, this is great.’ Especially in the beginning.

Presumed Innocent” from executive producers (and star) Jake Gyllenhaal, J.J. Abrams and David E. Kelly.

Dua Lipa is talking Radical Optimism.

MLS Cup championship match) — thanks to Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass. Apple TV‘s MLS Season Pass is now $69/Season, or 30% off its regular price. In addition, if you’re already an Apple TV+ subscriber, you can get MLS Season Pass for $59/Season — a 25% savings.

K.J. Yossman “Shogun” director Jonathan van Tulleken is set to direct the screen adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s debut novel “The Loney.” Van Tulleken will also executive produce the project, which is produced by New Regency Television after they scooped up the television rights to the novel following a competitive bidding process.

UPDATED, 7:15 AM: Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for Jake Gyllenhaal‘s legal thriller series Presumed Innocent. It begins with a voiceover by Gyllenhaal’s Rusty Sabich, saying “Love isn’t what people tell you that it is. In my experience it’s just something that grows. Until one day, you find yourself needing someone.” It’s the beginning of a steamy affair that ends up with Gyllenhaal’s Rusty looking guilty for murder. But is he?

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Austin Butler, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Carol Burnett, Brie Larson, Ricky Martin, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Callum Turner, Kaia Gerber and Cristo Fernández are among the stars set to appear at Apple TV+‘s upcoming Emmy FYC activation in Los Angeles. Events will take place between Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 11.

Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly pose for photos together at the premiere of their new Apple TV+ series Dark Matter held at the Hammer Museum on Monday (April 29) in Los Angeles.

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If your current TV is on its last legs, you might want to take a look at this unmissable telly offer from Samsung. After months of waiting, the tech giant has confirmed the UK release of its latest series of first-class screens and they come with a tempting reason to purchase.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After an impressive box office run at the end of 2023 and winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Film earlier this year, Hayao Miyazaki‘s “The Boy and the Heron” is coming to streaming. The epic animated film — starring Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh and Willem Dafoe (in the English dubbed version) — is available to rent and purchase digitally in 4K Ultra HD on Prime Video and Apple TV starting on Tuesday, June 25.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The three media companies planning to launch a much-scrutinized sports streamer later this year are set to give advertisers a sneak peek at the new outlet. Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to use their new streaming joint-venture — the official name of the video hub has yet to be announced — to boost the impressions they have to sell to Madison Avenue during the industry’s annual “upfront” market, according to three people familiar with the matter.

K.J. Yossman “Black Mirror,” “Silo” and “The Last of Us” were among winners at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on Sunday night in London.