OREANDA-NEWS. The American company Apple has launched its video service Apple TV +. This was reported on the official website of the platform. The company offers users seven days of a free trial subscription period. After that, its cost in Russia will be 199 rubles. Since November 1, the service was launched in more than 100 countries, the company reported. It is available on the Apple TV app on Apple devices, on tv.apple.com, and on some Samsung TVs.

Apple announced the launch date of its streaming platform at the presentation of its products in September. Films, series, documentaries and other content created specifically for users of Apple TV + will be available on it, the company noted. Apple planned to invest $ 6 billion in the platform this year alone. Following the results of the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, which ended July 29, sales of Apple Inc. amounted to $ 53.8 billion - 1% less than the same period last year. Net income was $ 10 billion compared to $ 11.5 billion a year ago.

IPhone sales brought Apple $ 25.98 billion, which is 11.8% lower than in 2018. In the second quarter, the company sold more than 38 million devices - 13.8% less than in 2018, Gartner earlier estimated.