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Apple on Tuesday added FXNOW, the on-demand arm of popular basic cable network FX, to the Apple TV's stable of content providers, bringing shows like Louie, Sons of Anarchy, and American Horror Story to viewers.
FXNOW brings both shows and movies, like Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, though users will need an active cable subscription to stream content. The Simpsons World service, which was previously reported to come as part of the FXNOW channel, was not available at press time and it remains unclear whether it will be added in the future.
Until now, FXNOW had been available to Apple customers only as an iOS app. Simpsons World, which will make more than 500 episodes of The Simpsons available for streaming, is expected to receive a similar rollout.
Apple has added a number of new content providers to the Apple TV in 2014, though widely-anticipated new hardware has been notably absent. Recent reports suggest that negotiations with content providers could push that refresh back to 2015.
Apple did recently revamp the Apple TV's user interface, bringing a more flat iOS 7-style design. That update is only available for third-generation Apple TV units.
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This had better be for complete episodes and complete seasons.
I am so tired of crappy channels that mostly only offer so-called "clips" of shows, which only last for a minute or two. Screw clips! What a scam! I demand the full, entire episode of whatever I am watching! I demand the entire back catalog of every season and every episode ever made for the shows that I am watching!
Where the hell is The Simpsons?
I guess there are a lot of use cases for this stuff (not me, but I digress).... but this lousy cable log in/verification is a pain in the butt. So much so the few times I would want to use these apps I cannot because it usually requires a call to the cable company, finding a paper bill for the special 'code' re-setting my password etc.... yuck.
I guess there are a lot of use cases for this stuff (not me, but I digress).... but this lousy cable log in/verification is a pain in the butt. So much so the few times I would want to use these apps I cannot because it usually requires a call to the cable company, finding a paper bill for the special 'code' re-setting my password etc.... yuck.
It worked ok for me in this case, because I just signed into this FXNOW channel.
You have to go to a browser and enter the code that's on the Apple TV on the FXNOW app, and then sign in with your Cable TV provider password on the browser, and that unlocks the Apple TV FXNOW app.
The Bridge on FX is really good.