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Jon Stewart Confirms Apple Canceled Show: 'They Didn't Want Me to Say Things That Might Get Me in Trouble'
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Highly agree. Apple TV is the new HBO and some of the best shows now are on Apple TV.
Stewart basically confirmed the rumors that Apple told him not to talk about certain topics. He opened TDS with "maybe we'll do topics like China, or maybe AI, or something light like Israel-Palestine".
He wasn’t let go because he is a political commentator. He was let go because he is a loud, divisive voice that often hides behind, “It’s only a joke.” Apple decided they didn’t want to contribute to polarization.
These people forget they are there to entertain the entire country. Guy like him always did it subversively, but nobody wants to see his bias on full display. Thats what you can do on a podcast, not a national broadcast without toning down the rhetoric.
Tend to agree with that statement. The era of premium streaming content has ended. The streamers are at peak subscription and see no value in continuing to produce expensive shows. But Apple has the money and the motivation to continue making high end shows. They have a lot more to sell than subscriptions. Apple also clearly enjoys the prestige.
We’re swiftly headed back to the cable bundle era. I suspect Apple will have a strategy around that too.
That is clearly not the reason. If it were Apple would never have signed him in the first place.
No they aren’t. Shows have target audiences. Even the most watched shows like the Super Bowl aren’t aimed at everyone.
I mean, yeah. That’s comedy if done right and I’d suggest that he was very good at it.
He’s not a news man. He isn’t a reporter. He’s a comedian. So yeah, people DO typically want to see his (as you rather leadingly call it) “bias” on full display since it’s at the core of his comedy.
Is it your contention that you can do anything on a podcast with zero repercussions? That isn’t accurate. And as time goes by and podcasts become more and more mainstream the idea that it’s the Wild West on the pods is fading out.
Again, he’s a comedian. He isn’t a reporter. He isn’t a politician. If you or anyone else is getting news from him you’re doing it wrong. He may inspire you to learn more about the topics he discusses but he is not an end source for news or information. He deals in pure opinion.
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Right wingers do love to press their woke agenda.
Oh man my teeth are hurting from clamping my mouth shut. But I think the opinion of some folks earlier in the thread was right: Jon Stewart started out pretty rebellious but started lobbing softballs at political guests while he was still on Comedy Central. I’m not holding my breath that he’s rediscovered his naughty side.
As for the assumption that his contract explicitly stated “don’t badmouth AI or China,” I think it’s possible, but maybe a stretch. If it was in his contract, then clearly he decided to move on, and suggesting the next show would be on China was a way of pulling the trigger. If it wasn’t in his contract, well, he learned something and so did we about what kinds of speech Apple allows.
Apple commercial interests are in constant conflict of their marketing image … Sometimes it’s difficult to hide it and Sales are the ultimate drive
The sad thing is: Apple is right about that.
Everybody is always referring to China and the horror of Apple doing business there. But what’s the right move you expect Apple to take there? Withdraw?
Both US and EU companies did that in Russia after the invasion in Ukraine. What good did that do? Did they hurt Russia or themselves?
There are a million reasons not to do business in China. And many many other countries for that matter. But is it really up to a company to change a country?
Except for the drive to increase sales there’s no reason for Apple to sell product there. Labor is another matter. China has been the only country with the capacity to produce the products Apple designs (with low labor costs) but that’s slowly changing.
Well, since you aren’t in Russia I’d wager you don’t really know what the impact was on the Russian people.
Yes. A company has a responsibility to do ethical and responsible business.
Huh? Stewart admitted it - he wanted to say things that were divisive and Apple doesn’t want that.
Odd that Jon Stewart is complaining about it the day before he returns to the Daily Show?
Self-promotion, plain and simple! I don't find it odd to to so now at all. It's like a bathtub curve... not odd right after, and not odd right before you want some free publicity and attention. Would have been odd if he complained a few weeks ago, maybe.
Maybe quit being fake
Pretending they care about people when their devices are made by near slave labor in factories that have friggin suicide nets
Saying they care about the environment and having their stuff made in the worst polluting country on earth
Etc etc
Have them at least made in a ….happier 3rd world country
So it’s safe to say you won’t be buying any more Apple products?
I am not talking about being polite and having manners while stating facts. I specifically said free speech when we are talking about politics. Some people can’t handle facts and start putting up labels. You know who I am referring to. People on the "other side" even when stating facts in a respectful way they would get a moderator warning for being blah blah blah etc.
Nope, I will
I don’t really care about the people of china in their current form, I hope the goverment keeps letting the workers get abused to the point that the majority of people of china, who are dirt poor, rebel and take out their nasty government