Category: Apple TV News
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Apple TV+ Will be Home to New and Classic Peanuts Content
Apple TV+ announced a deal with WildBrain, along with Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions to bring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang to the streaming service. That includes a second season for the Apple TV+ original Snoopy in Space along with brand new specials for Mother’s Day, Earth Day…
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Apple Launches 24 Hour Apple Music TV App
This morning Apple launched a new app called Apple Music TV, a 24-hour live stream of music videos, live shows, and other music-related content. The app will also feature “exclusive new music videos and premiers, specially curated music video blocks, and live shows and events as well as chart countdowns and guests,” according to an…
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Sony is Rolling out the Apple TV App on Select Smart TVs
The Apple TV app is now coming to Sony TVs. The software is rolling out on Sony’s lineup of Android Smart TVs starting with the X900H, with plans to add it to more models before the end of this year, including select 2018 through 2020 TVs. Now users will be able to access Apple TV+…
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Apple TV+ Free 1-Year Trials Will be Extended Through February 2021
The free one year trial of Apple TV+ that was offered to customers who purchased an Apple device will now be extended through February 2021, 9to5Mac reports. That means if you started the free trial in November (when the streaming service launched) through January 31, you’ll be getting up to three extra months of Apple…
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Apple TV+ Joins ACE Group to Help Crack Down on Piracy
Apple TV+ has joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment which is an anti-piracy group for the motion picture industry. The new streamer will take a seat on the group’s governing board, joining Amazon, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros. “We are the premier anti-piracy force,” Charles Rivkin, chairman of the MPA…
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Apple TV, iTunes Add 4K HDR Support for Disney Movies
While the current Apple TV 4K has supported 4K HDR content for a few years now, Disney films, including those under the Pixar and Marvel umbrellas have been limited to 1080p HD through Apple’s iTunes storefront. However, Ars Technica reported this week that we’re starting to see Disney films pop up on iTunes boasting up…
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Rumors Suggest Apple TV App Could Be Headed to Xbox, PlayStation Consoles Soon
We’ve seen the Apple TV app pop up on various streaming devices and smart TV platforms in past, and new rumors suggest it could be headed to Xbox and PlayStation consoles as well. Windows Central reported on a tweet that purports to show an Apple TV app listing for a small number of testers on…
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Apple HomeKit Adds Streaming Device Categories in iOS 14 Update
Apple’s iOS 14 debuted earlier this week, the day after the company’s September product showcase. And among the myriad additions and new features headlining the latest iOS release, Apple reportedly tucked in some new streaming device functionality for its HomeKit app. AppleInsider reported that two new categories have been added to Apple’s HomeKit: one for…
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YouTube Not Quite Playing Well With Apple’s Latest OS Updates
Apple’s latest operating system updates went live this past week, shortly after the company’s product showcase. As usual those updates pack a number of features both large and small, but it looks like certain new additions aren’t quite playing well with YouTube at the moment. First off, there’s iOS 14, with its picture-in-picture mode —…
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Apple TV+ Announces Lineup of Kids’ Shows Premiering This Fall
Apple TV+ announced today two new kids’ series, “Doug Unplugs” and “Stillwater,” which will premiere this fall alongside award winning kids’ programming on the streaming service. Doug Unplugs will premiere Friday, November 13. The series is based on Dan Yaccarino’s “Doug Unplugged” book series and follows a young robot named Doug who unplugs while the other…