Discover & Watch TV Shows & Movies from Multiple Apps in
One Place
Apple® today introduced the new TV app, offering a unified
experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from
multiple apps on Apple TV®, iPhone® and iPad®. The TV app provides
one place to access TV shows and movies, as well as a place to
discover new content to watch. Apple also introduced a new Siri®
feature for Apple TV that lets viewers tune in directly to live
news and sporting events across their apps. Watching TV shows and
movies across Apple devices has never been easier.
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Apple unveils new TV app for Apple TV,
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“Using apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad has become the primary
way for so many of us to watch television,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s
senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “The TV
app shows you what to watch next and easily discover TV shows and
movies from many apps in a single place.”
Key Features Within the TV App Include:
• Watch Now: Watch Now is where viewers will see their
collection of available shows and movies from iTunes® and apps.
From Watch Now, viewers can then go to Up Next or Recommended to
choose what to watch.
• Up Next: Users can enjoy the shows and movies they are
currently watching, including recent iTunes rentals and purchases —
all presented in the order they are most likely to watch first. For
example, when viewers finish an episode, the next one will
automatically appear at the start of the Up Next queue, as will any
new episodes as they become available. At any time, users can
simply ask Siri to continue watching a show and immediately pick up
where they left off.
• Recommended: Viewers can explore a great selection of curated
and trending shows and movies, including collections handpicked by
Apple’s curators, and dedicated categories and genres such as kids,
sci-fi and comedy.
• Library: Viewers can access their entire collection of iTunes
movies and TV shows that they have rented or purchased on
iTunes.
• Store: If users are looking for something new, they can check
out the Store to discover great new content across video services
that they have not yet downloaded or are not yet subscribed to,
along with the latest releases on iTunes.
The TV app will be available for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad and
always stays in sync so that when users begin watching on one
device they can easily continue where they left off on their Apple
devices.
Live Tune-In With Siri
Siri continues to gain powerful new capabilities, including
making it really easy to tune right to live news and sporting
events on Apple TV. Siri is now aware of live sporting events
across apps so users can simply say things like, “Watch the
Stanford game” or “Which games are on right now?” Siri knows
additional details of the games, can provide live scores and can
take viewers directly to the live stream within the app that’s
carrying it. Viewers can also tune directly to live video by just
saying the name of the app, for example “Watch CBS News” without
having to navigate to the live stream from within the app.
Single Sign-On for Pay-TV Apps
In addition to the new TV app, customers in the US will have a
simplified way of enjoying their pay-TV video apps by using single
sign-on. Starting in December, subscribers to DIRECTV, DISH Network
and more will just sign in once on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad to
enjoy immediate access to apps that are part of their pay-TV
subscription.
Since its introduction just a year ago, the latest Apple TV has
revolutionized the experience in the living room with 8,000 apps,
including 2,000 games and 1,600 video apps, across categories such
as sports, news, fitness, education, kids, lifestyle and more.
Availability
The TV app and single sign-on will be available in December as
free software updates for Apple TV (4th generation), iPhone and
iPad customers in the US. Live tune-in with Siri is available
today. For more information, please visit: apple.com/tv. Features
are subject to change and only apply to participating apps. Some
features may not be available in all regions or all languages.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS —
provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower
people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple
Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees
are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving
the world better than we found it.
NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Apple’s PR
website (www.apple.com/pr), or call Apple’s Media Helpline at (408)
974-2042.
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Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Siri and iTunes are trademarks of Apple.
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AppleChristine Monaghan,
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