The Apple TV app is en route to a variety of platforms.
Samsung Electronics has announced that its entire line of 2019 Samsung Smart TVs, as well as select 2018 models, will be receiving a firmware update that will bring the Apple TV app to over 100 countries. The firmware updaTe will also add AirPlay 2 support, bringing this to 176 countries. With this software update, Samsung customers can now enjoy all of their Apple TV channels, as well as iTunes movies and television shows, right on their Samsung TV.
Samsung announced the following:
“For the last decade, Samsung has been at the forefront of offering the broadest selection of content available to consumers on our Smart TV platform.” said Won-Jin Lee, Executive Vice President, Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. “As the first TV manufacturer to integrate the Apple TV app on a Smart TV platform, Samsung continues to offer our customers incredible value and access to the Apple TV app experience on the largest screens available today.”
Since the Apple TV app is completely integrated into the Samsung Smart TV platform, customers can just select the Apple TV icon to gain access to their entire collection of iTunes movies and television shows. The app also lets you freely browse the iTunes Store with over 100,000 titles of films and series to buy or rent, including 4K HDR quality.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via iMore