Apple App Store, Apple Pay Targeted in EU Antitrust Probes, Spotify Cheers Moves

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorLin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical Hamilton has made its debut on Disney+ and it is causing a stir on social media. Ava DuVernay is among those applauding the musical Friday, reflecting back on her 2015 tweet when she first saw it, saying she was “dazzled” by the production.“Throwback to my first tweet about #Hamilton after seeing off-Broadway about a month after it opened at The Public,” she wrote.

's big debut on Disney+ on Friday, when Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning musical hit the streaming platform.The production was recorded at the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original 2016 cast, which includes Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and more.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBig Tech’s four biggest executives may soon be in the congressional hot seat, with the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google set to appear before a House Judiciary Committee hearing as part of its antitrust investigation.Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Google’s Sundar Pichai (who also is chief exec of parent Alphabet), are scheduled to testify at the hearing.

Three months after implementing salary reductions, APA talent agency is set to undergo a new round of furloughs and pay cuts. APA president and CEOJim Gosnell wrote Tuesday in a note to staff that the cost-cutting moves were necessary given the novel coronavirus pandemic's impact on its representation business.

Klaritza Rico In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released the trailer for its sport docuseries “Greatness Code,” and Disney Channel announced a crossover special featuring “Raven’s Home” and “Bunk’d.”Freeform has announced Leslie Odom Jr, Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley, Gil Bellows, Rya Kihlstedt, Ava Bellows and L. Scott Caldwell will be joining the cast of “Love in the Time of Corona.” The four-part limited series follows four interwoven stories about the hopeful

Sonos is laying off 12% of its global workforce, and closing its New York retail store along with six satellite offices, due to challenges stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the audio product and smart speaker manufacturer's latest filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple, which has been the target of sharp criticism over its App Store policies and the power it holds over developers, says it’s establishing a new process to hear the complaints of developers who disagree with with its policies about approving apps.The tech giant, as part of its 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference, on Monday announced to two changes that it will roll out this summer for the app review process.

Kristen Wiig has reportedly been quarantining as a family of four. Us Weekly reported on Wednesday that the former SNL star secretly welcomed twins via surrogacy with fiancé Avi Rothman earlier this year.

Kristen Wiig has reportedly become a mum to twins via surrogate.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorGolden Globe-winning Downton Abbey actress Joanne Froggatt is to turn her hand to podcasting by starring in supernatural thriller The Harrowing from Fremantle podcast label Storyglass.Froggatt will feature as Sergeant Jackie O’Hara in the show, which will be available on Apple Podcasts from June 25.

Influencer Sasha Exeter claims she’s getting death threats from trolls in the wake of her exposing socialite Jessica Mulroney’s bullying.

Influencer Sasha Exeter claims she’s getting death threats from trolls in the wake of her exposing socialite Jessica Mulroney’s bullying.Mulroney threatened the blogger’s livelihood and vowed to sue for “liable” [sic] after Exeter called the former CTV host out on her “white privilege.”Now, the single mom is being targeted.

The European Union said on Tuesday that it has launched antitrust investigations into Apple’s rules for developers on the distribution of apps via its App Store, as well as Apple Pay. The decision by the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, to look into whether Apple's rules for app developers "violate EU competition rules" comes after complaints by music streaming giant Spotify and an unnamed e-book/audiobook distributor.

music streaming giant Spotify and an unnamed e-book/audiobook distributor.That investigation will center on concern about "the mandatory use of Apple's own proprietary in-app purchase system and restrictions on the ability of developers to inform iPhone and iPad users of alternative cheaper purchasing possibilities outside of apps,” it said.

Florida law enforcement have confirmed that the will of Don Lewis, “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin’s missing late husband, was forged.

Using protests to chase clout on Instagram is not the best look.

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