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According to 9to5 Mac, it’s no secret that Apple is becoming more and more interested in sports, because the company has been investing in and recruiting professionals to work in its TV department. There is now more new evidence to support these rumors, including the new “SportsKit” framework for iOS and tvOS apps.
Since the release of the first Beta version of iOS 15.2 for developers at the end of October, 9to5Mac found that something named “SportsKit” was mentioned in the system’s internal files. There are not many details about this framework, because it may still be under development, but we can know that it is integrated with Apple TV applications, Siri, and even home screen widgets.
The “SportsKit” home screen widget includes the ability to receive real-time updates of sports games. Now that Siri can display sports scores, Apple may want to extend this interaction to other parts of iOS and tvOS.
One thing to remember about this API is that SportsKit is currently being developed as a private framework, which means that this feature will not be open to every developer-this is necessary because sports-related content usually requires special For transactions, Apple may work directly with suppliers.
According to reports, Apple has been building its own sports platform as part of the company’s Apple TV + streaming service. A report in 2019 showed that Apple is negotiating with PAC-12 to bring live sports to Apple TV+ users. In 2020, the company hired the former head of Amazon’s Prime Video sports department to work on the Apple TV team.
Earlier this year, several reports mentioned that Apple has been negotiating with the National Football League (NFL) to acquire the rights to Sunday Ticket, which will be a major addition to Apple TV+. Recently, Apple hired the former president of ESPN, who will now lead the production of documentaries and scriptless series for Apple’s streaming service.
Now, with the first evidence of a new sports-related framework found in the iOS system, it seems that Apple will finally have some new sports-related things to share in the next few months.
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