Apple Tv Streaming Service To Launch In More Than 100 Countries Across The Globe

Apple TV Streaming Service To Launch In More Than 100 Countries Across The Globe

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 24, 2018 8:30 am EST

The streaming service, which is either a standalone app or within the existing Apple TV app, will launch first in the U.S. before expanding to more than 100 countries after a few months of availability.

The Information also reports that Apple plans to make its streaming service free for iOS device owners, as well as automatically added to the home interface of its Apple TV line. But, in a move that likely hampered its once-prominent service iTunes, Apple apparently still has no plans to expand the streaming service beyond its Apple products.

But Apple seems intent on making its new streaming app as ubiquitous as possible. The 100-country rollout speaks to the company’s global reach, and its offer of both buzzy original titles and network packages that includes subscriptions to popular services like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Now, Showtime, may help push Apple to the front of the streaming wars. Apple should do fine as long as they have a better player than Facebook Watch.