In a crowning achievement (thank you, tip your waiter everybody!), Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story made its debut on Nielsen's U.S. ranking of streaming originals in the No. 1 spot, dethroning two-time champ The Diplomat. In its first week of eligibility, Netflix's Queen C amassed 1.
Apple was reportedly in talks to purchase Oscar-winning indie film studio A24, a current Apple TV+ production partner responsible for Sofia Coppola s On the Rocks.
Citing sources familiar with the matter,
Variety on Tuesday reports A24 recently explored a sale that valued the company between $2.5 billion and $3 billion. A number of potential suitors were engaged in acquisition talks over the past 18 months, though the studio has yet to ink a deal as it is prioritizing expansion, sources said.
Apple, one of the companies that discussed a takeover with A24, is in the middle of a multi-year arrangement that has the studio creating original movies for streaming on Apple TV+.