Newsy Lands on Apple TV Best of 2015 List

The new Apple iPhone 6 and 6s are seen in the demo area after an Apple special event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium September 9, 2015 in San Francisco, California.

In what Ars Technica’s Jon Brodkin terms a “mega-Apple update day”, the company released upgrades for OS X, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS – which means that it’s time to update not only your Mac, your iPhone, and your iPad, but also your Apple Watch and Apple TV. However, this is the first time that the company introduced an ad that temporarily prohibits user from directly accessing the Apple Store.

The upgraded version of iOS brings improvements for several apps, most notably Apple Music.

Its design isn’t flawless, to be sure (there’s no way to zoom, for instance), but the app changed how we think about sharing experiences, and it’s become one of the most influential social networks in the world. However, they also made an update that will have certain users throwing their phone on the ground. These ads weren’t showing up in their Internet browsing, but in Apple-controlled places, such as the App Store.

As for the Apple TV, it now features more than 2,600 apps, including some great games, but is still missing some core content including Sky TV (though the cheaper Now TV service is available) and Amazon’s video service.

In tandem with announcing a raft of seasonal offerings, updates to mobile apps and exclusive programming, the BBC iPlayer is launching on the all-new Apple TV.

Just over six weeks after the debut of the new Apple TV, the BBC has kept their word about their streaming video app coming the set-top box.