Apple’s Eddy Cue has been confirmed as a featured speaker at the Pollstar Live 2018 conference which will take place in Los Angeles in February. Variety reports that its executive music editor Shirley Halperin will join the Apple SVP for a Q&A session.
Cue’s appearance follows several major moves from Apple in his domain. Just this week Apple confirmed that it plans to buy music recognition service Shazam while teasing out that it has “big plans in store” for Apple Music.
Apple has also been building out its original content team with Sony Television hires Jamie Ehrlicht and Zack Van Amburg leading the charge under Cue. As part of their effort to offer original content, Apple signed a deal with Steven Spielberg for a modern Amazing Stories sci-fi series. Apple’s content division has also bought the rights to a new Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon drama that’s being produced.
Apple hasn’t publicly discussed the Shazam deal or its TV plans in detail yet, so it’s likely Cue will be asked about both in February.
