Mike Peterson
The third-generation Apple TV will lose support to the CBS All Access channel in early March, ViacomCBS is telling owners of the model.
On March 4, 2021, the CBS All Access platform will be rebranded as Paramount+. Coinciding with that date, the CBS All Access channel will also stop being supported on third-generation Apple TV hardware, according to a popup spotted by MacRumors.
Although third-gen Apple TV owners won't be able to access Paramount+, they will be able to stream content from an iPhone to the older hardware via AirPlay.
The Paramount+ app will be available on Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, iPhone, and iPad.
ViacomCBS isn't the only streaming service phasing out support for the older Apple TV hardware. Earlier in February, YouTube began informing users that it would discontinue its dedicated Apple TV channel — meaning users will no longer be able to access the service.
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Thing is I don’t want to retire my ATV3 until a new model is available.
Nothing on CBS is worth a damn anyway.
I had to check which one I was currently using. My Gen 3 is currently in the bedroom on an old HP monitor, but I never actually use it, so don't really care.
Also, we don't get CBS All Access here, but it might have run on effects for their local subsidiary, Channel 10, or the replacement, Paramount Plus.
I wanted to wait till a new model was introduced, but caved and bought a 4K around Black Friday. Apple is good at waiting just long enough for holdouts to buy a new model, before introducing their latest Apple TV. I wouldn’t be surprised if they introduce one in Sept that uses the processor from iPhone 12, and has some new awesome capability.
Planned Obsolescence! Planned obsolescence! The new mating call of the iFixit crowd.