<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
media	O
player	O
software	O
programs	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
viewing	O
television	O
shows	O
and	O
films	O
delivered	O
by	O
Apple	O
to	O
consumer	O
electronic	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
stream	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Channels	O
a	O
la	O
carte	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
service	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Apple	O
TV+	O
original	O
content	O
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
devices	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
index	O
and	O
access	O
content	O
from	O
linked	O
apps	O
of	O
other	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
for	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touches	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iPads	B-Device
and	O
was	O
rolled	O
out	O
to	O
other	O
countries	O
starting	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
2019	O
and	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
Macs	B-Device
and	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
and	O
gradually	O
,	O
with	O
certain	O
feature	O
omissions	O
,	O
to	O
non-Apple	O
devices	O
:	O
post-2015	O
Roku	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
models	O
and	O
some	O
newer	O
television	O
models	O
on	O
the	O
Roku	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Edition	O
,	O
Samsung	O
Tizen	B-Application
,	O
LG	B-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Vizio	O
SmartCast	O
smart	O
TV	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
select	O
new	O
Sony	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
models	O
gaining	O
access	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
from	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
streamed	O
via	O
Apple	O
's	O
AirPlay	O
2	O
protocol	O
from	O
a	O
device	O
supporting	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
to	O
particular	O
smart	O
television	O
sets	O
from	O
Sony	O
,	O
Vizio	O
,	O
LG	O
,	O
and	O
Samsung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	B-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
at	O
an	O
Apple	O
media	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10.2	I-Operating_System
and	O
tvOS	O
10.1	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
"	O
Videos	O
"	O
application	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
aggregates	O
television	O
shows	O
and	O
movies	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
with	O
content	O
from	O
installed	O
partner	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
track	O
progress	O
across	O
devices	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
content	O
from	O
Apple	O
's	O
services	O
opens	O
inside	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
;	O
other	O
content	O
is	O
opened	O
in	O
the	O
linked	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	B-General_Concept
notifications	I-General_Concept
for	O
sports	O
scores	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	B-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
major	O
redesign	O
following	O
Apple	O
's	O
March	O
2019	O
media	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
refocused	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
hub	O
for	O
Apple-distributed	O
video	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Channels	O
and	O
debuted	O
a	O
new	O
icon	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
hardware	O
icon	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
previous	O
icon	O
resembling	O
a	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	B-Operating_System
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
pre-tvOS	O
3rd	O
generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
version	O
lacks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
link	O
with	O
other	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picture-in-picture	O
and	O
switching	O
between	O
multiple	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
IDs	I-General_Concept
was	O
added	O
in	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
13	O
to	O
fourth	O
generation	O
and	O
newer	O
Apple	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	B-Operating_System
supports	O
4K	B-Architecture
,	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
,	O
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
,	O
and	O
HDR10	B-Device
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4K	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
and	O
HDR10	B-Device
are	O
supported	O
on	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
on	O
2018	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
models	O
and	O
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
with	O
macOS	B-Device
Catalina	I-Device
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
applications	O
created	O
to	O
replace	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
,	O
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
,	O
and	O
HDR10	B-Device
on	O
MacBooks	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
while	O
4K	B-Architecture
HDR	O
playback	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
other	O
Macs	B-Device
released	O
in	O
2018	O
or	O
later	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
compatible	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
that	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
non-Apple	O
platforms	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
launched	O
on	O
Roku	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
on	O
models	O
with	O
a	O
3800	O
model	O
number	O
or	O
higher	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Roku	O
TV	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
though	O
limited	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
devices	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Edition	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
launched	O
on	O
Samsung	O
TVs	B-Operating_System
on	O
their	O
customized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Tizen	B-Application
OS	I-Application
platform	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
LG	B-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
platform	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
also	O
launched	O
on	O
select	O
2020	O
Sony	O
Bravia	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
models	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
would	O
be	O
widely	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
Chromecast	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
TV	B-Operating_System
in	O
early	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
nearly	O
all	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
models	O
and	O
devices	O
running	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
8.0	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
features	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
software	O
on	O
non-Apple	O
devices	O
are	O
more	O
limited	O
than	O
those	O
on	O
Apple	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
and	O
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
support	O
,	O
but	O
additional	O
updates	O
have	O
lessened	O
the	O
differences	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	B-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
portal	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
Apple	O
TV+	O
service	O
,	O
featuring	O
original	O
content	O
created	O
for	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
MLS	O
Season	O
Pass	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2023	O
as	O
a	O
channel	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Channels	O
is	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
aggregates	O
content	O
from	O
popular	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
a	O
la	O
carte	O
subscription	O
services	O
and	O
is	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
similar	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	O
Channels	O
and	O
Hulu	B-Application
Add-Ons	O
,	O
which	O
similarly	O
make	O
multiple	O
subscription	O
premium	O
networks	O
available	O
in	O
one	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partners	O
include	O
Cinemax	O
,	O
Boomerang	O
,	O
Discovery	O
Channel	O
,	O
Motor	O
Trend	O
,	O
Tastemade	O
,	O
Starz	O
,	O
MGM+	O
,	O
Showtime	O
,	O
BET+	O
,	O
Paramount+	B-Application
,	O
Nick+	O
,	O
Noggin	O
,	O
Curiosity	O
Stream	O
,	O
Mubi	O
,	O
Globoplay	O
,	O
BBC	O
Select	O
,	O
BritBox	O
,	O
AMC+	O
,	O
Allblk	O
,	O
Shudder	O
,	O
and	O
Acorn	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
HBO	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
partner	O
but	O
deprecated	O
their	O
channel	O
following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
discontinuing	O
new	O
subscriptions	O
and	O
retaining	O
existing	O
ones	O
for	O
Apple	O
users	O
who	O
registered	O
for	O
the	O
channel	O
before	O
the	O
May	O
2020	O
launch	O
of	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
(	O
while	O
granting	O
access	O
to	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
at	O
no	O
extra	O
charge	O
)	O
until	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
for	O
existing	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netflix	O
declined	O
to	O
be	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
with	O
CEO	O
Reed	O
Hastings	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
integrate	O
its	O
service	O
's	O
programming	O
into	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Channels	O
because	O
"	O
we	O
prefer	O
to	O
have	O
our	O
customers	O
watch	O
our	O
content	O
in	O
our	O
service.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Netflix	O
would	O
have	O
received	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
data	O
about	O
viewers	O
from	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
CEO	O
Randall	O
Stephenson	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
on-stage	O
discussion	O
with	O
CNBC	O
's	O
Andrew	O
Ross	O
Sorkin	O
at	O
a	O
fintech	O
event	O
,	O
pushed	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
suggestion	O
that	O
content	O
providers	O
like	O
T	O
's	O
HBO	O
would	O
"	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
data	O
"	O
captured	O
from	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Channels	O
that	O
they	O
currently	O
receive	O
through	O
their	O
own	O
apps	O
and	O
websites	O
to	O
"	O
see	O
what	O
everybody	O
's	O
really	O
watching	O
and	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
certain	O
decisions	O
"	O
,	O
instead	O
insisting	O
that	O
T	O
's	O
digital	O
distribution	O
deals	O
provide	O
it	O
"	O
access	O
to	O
data	O
...	O
critical	O
to	O
advertising	O
delivery	O
,	O
[	O
]	O
critical	O
to	O
marketing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
can	O
stream	O
content	O
rented	O
or	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
can	O
integrate	O
and	O
curate	O
content	O
from	O
supported	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
apps	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
track	O
progress	O
across	O
devices	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
content	O
from	O
Apple	O
's	O
services	O
opens	O
inside	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
for	O
other	O
content	O
it	O
will	O
open	O
the	O
linked	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
