DirecTV Stream Set-Tops Gain Support for Apple TV App

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DirecTV Stream customers can now watch Apple TV Plus on their proprietary Android TV streaming gadget

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DirecTV said that the Apple TV app, and by extension, the Apple TV Plus subscription streaming service, are now supported by the proprietary DirecTV Stream Android TV-based set-top. 

Users of the Apple TV and Apple TV 4K connected TV devices, as well as iOS mobile phones and tablets, have been able to use the DirecTV Stream app to watch their virtual pay TV subscription on their Apple gadgets for some time. 

But this is the first time DirecTV Stream users can use the Apple TV app on the CPE leased to them by DirecTV. 

This latest arrangement seems to signal a stepped up level of collaboration between Apple and DirecTV.

Last month, the pair announced that Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass and Friday Night Baseball packages will be available in thousands of restaurants, bars and other establishments via DirecTV for Business. ■

Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!