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Apps Help push ITV to launch an Apple TV app (UK)
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It all depends on what your watching, Family Guy looks as close to HD as your gonna get, Celebrity Juice not quite HD but still very much good enough.
The ads however look terrible which if we’re forced to watch them then it would be nice to see them looking a bit better than they do.
Yes it does switch to 50hz.
The ads however look terrible which if we’re forced to watch them then it would be nice to see them looking a bit better than they do.
Yes it does switch to 50hz.
Happy to get the ‘Help push ITV to use HD on the Apple TV’ thread going...
Well it’s not worked for any other platform, it’s been requested since itv hub very first launched so why would AppleTV be any different.
It is HD on Sky which has the best implementation of a combined catch up service I've found.
I wonder if Sky has an exclusive on ITV Hub HD like it has an exclusive with the HD versions of ITV2/3/Be/4. Is it still SD on Freeview Play systems (e.h. Humax PVRs or recent 4K tvs)? I did wonder whether it was just ITV saving costs on bandwidth sending out an SD 1 Mbps h.264 stream rather than a 3 Mbps 720p stream, but if they're sending out an HD service to Sky I'm guessing that's not the reason.
I don’t like the ‘next episode playing in 20 seconds’ overlay. When watching Coronation Street it spoils the end/cliffhanger of the first episode of the night.
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Ah no I just have the Apple TV 4th generation.
I don’t mind the frame rate actually. I’m pleasantly surprised with how good the quality of the picture is on this app.
Can’t wait for the TV app to launch. Come on Apple hurry up!
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Ah no I just have the Apple TV 4th generation.
I don’t mind the frame rate actually. I’m pleasantly surprised with how good the quality of the picture is on this app.
Can’t wait for the TV app to launch. Come on Apple hurry up!
Sky also have HD catchup for Channel 5 which ive not seen elsewhere so perhaps its them fronting the costs?
https://twitter.com/RDH_tweets Hopefully you'll find Dick more amenable on the subject that others have so far.
Response from head of All4 that I received earlier today
"We're just busy doing other things that will ultimately benefit more viewers. As with most things it's a lot to do with prioritisation"
If the community keep adding pressure it may force their hand
"We're just busy doing other things that will ultimately benefit more viewers. As with most things it's a lot to do with prioritisation"
If the community keep adding pressure it may force their hand
Same responses he's given me time and time again.
https://twitter.com/RDH_tweets/status/907710888295194624
https://twitter.com/RDH_tweets/status/801162649698500608
https://twitter.com/RDH_tweets/status/801176815586918404
He currently reports to Jay Hunt who is leaving Channel 4, for Apple but don't think she does twitter.
She is being replaced by Ian Katz in January if you want to get in with the early requests.
https://twitter.com/iankatz1000?lang=en
Has anyone else had an issue of live TV on the new itv hub going back about 20 or 30 second only to speed up to catch the live stream again? It happened to me this evening watching the itv news at ten.
Yep
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Seems like a wasted effort at this point!
Anyone know if itv and channel 5 have subtitles on Apple TV app? I know bbc iPlayer don’t.
Need subtitles.
C5 does on Neighbours at least. Not checked anything else
edit: Just installed ITV hub and that has subs too
surprised BBC were even willing to make an app that doesn't have subtitle support - you'd think accessibility would be high on their priorities
Yeah, I know that.
My point was iPlayer was updated to support it on iOS, so is there an update, or an upcoming for the iPlayer ATV app to support it on the ATV as well?
I’d like to think there will be, wasn’t there a little earlier when I checked.
The BBC update iPlayer on iOS on a very regular basis. By contrast their TVOS app has never been updated beyond a background image change and a pop up asking if you have a TV license. The TVOS app is if not abandonware, then in a state of essential maintenance only.
Fab at least they do have some subtitles available. I will need download when I get free time and check out myself.
Yeah I am surprised bbc won’t do it for apple TV. They normally really good with subtitles and also they respond my email if I notice any bbc programme (desktop and iOS) if missing subtitles or delayed timing. They fix it pretty quick and let me know it been fixed but Apple TV they just won’t do it.