Category: Apple TV News
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Netflix “Discontinues” AirPlay Support on iOS Devices
This week Netflix rolled out an update to their iOS devices. According to Netflix in a statement sent to MacRumors, this was done deliberately because of AirPlay’s roll out to 3rd party devices. Netflix told Macrumors: “…we have decided to discontinue Netflix AirPlay support to ensure our standard of quality for viewing is being met.…
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DIRECTV NOW is Once Again Offering a Free Apple TV 4K
Are you looking for a free Apple TV? Right now DIRECTV NOW is offering a free Apple TV 4K 32GB if you prepay for 4 months of DIRECTV NOW. This deal will cost you $200 plus taxes but give you 4 months of DIRECTV NOW and a Apple TV 4K that typically costs $179. So…
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Cord Cutting This Week #69 – Roku Dominates the Apple TV & Fire TV, HDHomeRun Premium TV Shutting Down, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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Roku’s CEO Talks About Why the Apple TV App is Coming to Roku Players & TVs
This week something happened that many thought never would. The Apple TV app is going to be available on streaming players not made by Apple. Apple announced that the Apple TV app would be coming to the Roku and Fire TV streaming players and smart TVs. Roku’s CEO Anthony Wood sat down with CNBC to…
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The New Apple TV App Does Not Play PlayStation Vue, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, & More In App
This week when Apple announced their new Apple TV app, they promoted the idea that you could watch content inside of the app. Apple has now updated their website to say “discover” instead of “watch” content inside the app. Hulu has also confirmed that you will not be able to watch Hulu inside the app.…
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Apple Just Released a Beta Of Its New Apple TV App
Today Apple started to roll out their new Apple TV app that was announced on Monday to Apple beta testers. With this new update, beta testers will be able to test out new features like subscribe CBS All Access, HBO, Starz, AcornTV, Britbox, CuriosityStream, MTV Hits, Shudder, and more from the Apple TV app. The…
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Roku is Dominating The World of Cord Cutting Far Ahead of the Apple TV & Amazon Fire TV
This week Cord Cutters News held our annual cord cutting survey of over 3,000 of our readers. The survey covered a wide range of cord cutting-related topics including what devices you use. According to the survey, Roku once again dominated with over 69.6% of American readers using a Roku streaming player. That is more than…
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Apple Officially Announces Their Apple TV Channels & Apple TV+ Streaming Services With Roku & Fire TV Support
Today Apple officially announced their long-rumored streaming service. The service will work on Apple devices and any device that supports AirPlay 2 allowing you to watch Apple’s original content and subscribe to third-party services like HBO, Showtime, and Starz. Apple TV Channels will be rolled out in May of 2019. If you have used Amazon…
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Roku’s CEO is At Today’s Apple Event
In about 30 minutes Apple’s new press event will get underway. It is expected that Apple will announce a new streaming service and it has been rumored that Roku will also get support for the new Apple Streaming services. Now it has been confirmed by Peter Kafka that Roku’s CEO Anthony Wood is at Apple’s…
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Apple’s New TV Service Will Reportedly NOT Be Free But Will Charge Just $9.99 For HBO
Today The Wall Street Journal ran a report breaking down what their sources are telling them about Apple’s new TV service that will reportedly be announced tomorrow. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple’s service will subsidize services like HBO charging just $9.99 a month instead of the typical $15 a month for HBO NOW.…