Apple and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Universal Television have struck a deal for a reboot of Mr. Spielberg’s Amazing Stories. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple will pay “significantly” more than $5 million per episode for the series in a deal for 10 episodes. The show, which was created by Steven Spielberg and originally ran in the 1980s, will include Mr. Spielberg as executive producer. It’s a significant investment for Apple, which is looking to develop a stable of high-end flagship programming that will bring viewers to its Apple Music service. The Wall Street Journal noted that Apple hired Sony Corp.’s top Hollywood television executives Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht earlier this year.
Check It Out: Apple to Pay Spielberg More than $5 Million Per Ep for ‘Amazing Stories’ Reboot
They finally hired someone that at least has a chance to know what they are doing. The abject crap of karaoke and planet of apps would cause anyone with a modicum of morality to jump off a bridge</PG version> in shame.