Apple TV is coming to more cheap TVs, thanks to LG
The streaming app from Apple is now set to land on webOS Hub platform
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LGandAppleare bringingApple TV Plusto LG’s webOS Hub platform, which is a version of LG’s smart TV software that it licenses to other TV makers to use on their sets, giving more people access to one of thebest streaming services.
The agreement means the movie and TV on demand service can now land on a wider range of budget smart TVs that run on theoperating system, as well as bringing Spotify-rival Apple Music to the TVs as well. The partnership is also set to bring AirPlay media casting andHomeKitsmart home functionality to some TVs running webOS Hub.
Previously exclusive to LG TVs, the South Korean company began licensing a scaled-down version of its webOS smart TV operating system to other TV makers a couple of years ago.
Named webOS Hub, the software has gone on to become one of the most widely used platforms for mid-to-low range TVs, with 200 partners in over 100 countries now licensing the OS according to LG, including the likes of Blaupunkt, Aiwa and Hyundai.
This version of webOS doesn’t get the design change and new features that you’ll see in the software on the newLG C3andLG G3TVs, sadly, but at least it’s getting one feature that was missing.
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This new agreement should go some way to further ensuring Apple TV Plus is as accessible as the likes ofDisney PlusandAmazon Prime Video, as it now offers up the service to a much wider array of viewers around the world.
While there’s no confirmation as to whether Apple TV Plus’s support for4K, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos will be extended to webOS Hub devices, the addition of Home Kit and AirPlay functionality will certainly bring a welcome set of new features to owners of affordable TVs running the operating system.
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