The new Apple TV app launches today on iOS, Apple TV, and Samsung TVs
The redesigned Apple TV app, first announced back at the company’s March event, is being released today on iOS, Apple TV, and Samsung’s latest smart TVs. To make that happen, Apple is rolling out updated versions of iOS and tvOS with a refreshed look and support for a new lineup of paid Apple TV Channels, including HBO, Showtime, Starz, Epix, and other networks. Users can subscribe to Apple TV Channels directly from the Apple TV app, and all content can be watched from right inside the app as well.
Apple has promised top-tier video and audio presentation for Apple TV Channels. When you subscribe to HBO or another network through Apple TV Channels, it’s Apple — not the video partner — handling the encoding and serving up the streams, so...