Apple TV and YouView
Well I just posted about Project Canvas being branded as YouView and it got me thinking. If Apple started supporting apps on the new Apple TV would it be possible to have a YouView app?
With the Apple TV there will already be a large selection of streamable movies and past TV shows all of which will be chargeable content. At current with YouView it appears that all the catchup services will be free of charge as they are now but there will also be premium content available which I presume will be charged for. With all these online services at the moment there is a reasonable amount of cross over on content but at the same time no one service seems to offer a single location that has a completely comprehensive catalogue of media, no matter who you use they always seem to have some film or song you want missing.
Because of the above reason I can’t see that having a YouView app on the Apple TV would be stepping on too many people’s toes. There are various other IPTV platforms appearing around the world, it would be interesting to see if the Apple TV could essentially become a universal IPTV receiver which basically allowed access to all the platforms based on apps.
I think I will be keeping a close eye on this one as it could have some interesting results if the Apple TV ever supports apps and if IPTV platforms like YouView would be compatible with the Apple TV hardware.
There is of course the potential for an iPhone/iPod/iPad app that would support YouView but also support the new AirPlay feature so the media could just be streamed to the Apple TV without the need for an app on the Apple TV itself.
Whatever way it happens (or could happen) it is still pretty exciting stuff.
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