ESPN & Netflix's Michael Jordan documentary show to air earlier than expected

ESPN Films and Netflix's The Last Dance will be launched earlier to keep sports fans entertained while a lot of us stay at home. The 10-episode documentary series revolves around basketball legend Michael Jordan. It was initially supposed to launch early in the summer, but now it'll airing on ESPN in the US starting April 19 until May 17. Internationally, it will be released a day after, starting April 20.

The Last Dance follows Jordan's rise in the '90s, the Chicago Bulls' success, and the increasing popularity of the National Basketball Association at that time. There will be over 500 unseen hours of footage from the Bulls' last championship run with Jordan in 1997 to 1998 as well as commentary from the basketball star himself and other Bulls figures and sports luminaries.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Apple iPhone 7 Plus used to shoot ESPN’s ‘Body Issue’

Apple plays its part in the ESPN “Body Issue” cover this year. Its iPhone 7 Plus smartphone was used to shoot the cover with Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez. The image shows Baez in the nude and shot in portrait style. To show off that it’s been shot using Apple’s current flagship phone, the company seems to have purchased the back cover of the issue to say it was shot with the phone. In the middle of the page you see an iPhone 7 Plus set to a white background and the words “Cover shot on iPhone 7 Plus” with the device seemingly set to Portrait Mode, which is an iPhone 7 Plus-exclusive feature. There is also fine print on the bottom of the ad saying that the photo is edited with a Mac.

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HBO GO & WatchESPN Come to Apple TV in the US, Canada gets Crunchy Roll and Qello

Apple today announced that HBO GO and WatchESPN are now available directly on Apple TV joining the great lineup of programming offered to customers. iTunes users have downloaded more than one billion TV episodes and 380 million movies from iTunes to date, and they are purchasing over 800,000 TV episodes and over 350,000 movies per day. 

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