You wouldn’t know it from the predictable headlines covering Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC)—brainwashed by the uninspiring privacy-focused Apple Intelligence updates—but it was actually Apple’s TV business line which kicked off proceedings in Cupertino at the start of this week. “Let’s talk about Apple TV+,” came CEO Tim Cook’s opening gambit. Cast aside from Cook’s WWDC presentation were gory details including a small but significant update that Apple’s HLS now supports the Common Media Client Data (CMCD) standard. As defined by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)’s Wave project, CMCD enables video players to send information to CDNs with each object request – allowing CDNs to support quality of service (QoS) monitoring and delivery optimization. CMCD was popularized after its unveiling…