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Apple TV’s scripted-only bet pays off in awards and signups

StreamTV Insider’s Bevin Fletcher reports that Ampere Analysis finds Apple TV is the only major U.S. streamer increasing scripted content while rivals lean into unscripted fare, with just 18% of its catalog unscripted versus Netflix’s 25% and HBO Max’s 72%, per Ampere and Antenna data.

Why it matters. Apple TV’s Emmy wins for Widow’s Bay drove roughly 300,000 signups in the two weeks after the awards, double the premiere-period total, showing awards buzz now converts directly into subscriber acquisition.

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