Apple Inc. (AAPL, Financial) announced that its streaming service, Apple TV, will be available for free during the weekend of January 4-5, 2025. This initiative is part of Apple's strategy to promote its services segment, which achieved a record-high revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter ending September 2024.
The services division, which includes the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV+, reported a revenue increase of approximately 11.9%, reaching $24.97 billion. Despite this growth, the figure fell short of analysts' expectations of $25.27 billion.