BBC iPlayer App Set to Launch on Apple TV in ‘Coming Months’

Apple confirms Siri is coming to Apple Music on the new updated Apple TV that launches next year. Worldwide users can easily access Siri by changing their Apple TV’s region to the US or other supported countries.

The Apple TV has been available for preorder since Monday morning, but the company did not inform fans when to expect the device to become available for purchase at Apple Stores.

Yes, you can’t use any pair of regular old headphones with the new Apple TV – they have to pair wirelessly via Bluetooth.

The BBC on Thursday unveiled an Apple TV app version of its iPlayer streaming service, just days after a pair of developers created their own unofficial version. Apple TV is also going to serve as a voice controlled music player from early next year, this makes this set top box a complete media center. Android, Samsung and Microsoft have made strides but as the first smartphone maker out of the gate, Apple is maximizing its app potential, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. And for those companies looking to survive the transition, Apple TV’s apps model will likely accentuate the need for more genuine, engaging and native ways to promote their brands, focusing on where customers are rather than where the industry wants them to be.

Apple has published a support document with step-by-step instructions on how to charge your Siri Remote and get help if it isn’t working. Heavily based on the existing iOS 9.1 that can be found on the newest iPhone and iPad, the software fitted to the Apple TV device can even automatically retrieve Wi-Fi passwords and iCloud credentials for the user, provided that their iPhone is nearby and has Bluetooth enabled.

A reviewer from Verge said Apple TV won’t fix television, but it’s a better streaming box.

For me, it means it only makes sense to launch an Apple TV channel/app if one also has financial backing for the venture. “The stickiness of subscription services such as Netflix and its contemporaries will see content owners sit atop the highest grossing entertainment apps and longer term amongst the highest grossing apps overall globally”.

With the addition to Apple TV, Newsy is now available on most over-the-top platforms, including Amazon Fire TV, Comcast Watchable, Google Chromecast, Roku, Pluto TV and Xumo. But it won’t be more important, or more impactful, than Apple Watch or Apple’s latest iOS devices, I don’t think.