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   Apple TV to Get Amazon Prime Video and Unspecified Changes Later in
   2017

   Josh Centers

   The first big announcement from Apple's WWDC keynote is that the Apple
   TV will at long last get an Amazon Prime Video app. That's huge for
   fans of Amazon-exclusive shows like 'Bosch,' 'The Man in the High
   Castle,' and 'Transparent.' In a tweet, [1]Amazon confirmed that the
   new app will also integrate with the TV app in tvOS.

   [2][tn_Prime-Video-Apple-TV.jpg]

   That's the good news. The bad news is that the Amazon Prime Video app
   won't be available until later this year. Worse, Apple had nothing else
   to say about the Apple TV until, again, later this year.

   This is a bittersweet announcement for Apple TV fans. Amazon Prime
   Video has been on the top of many users' wishlists since the debut of
   tvOS, but it's disappointing that Apple didn't show the platform much
   love at WWDC. Developers haven't shown much interest in tvOS, in part
   because users haven't jumped on the tvOS app bandwagon, which might
   have dampened Apple's enthusiasm for talking about tvOS at a developer
   conference.

   We hope that Apple has more in the works for the Apple TV in 2017, such
   as integration of Netflix in the TV app and two-way integration with
   the new Siri-enabled HomePod smart speaker that Apple also announced
   during the WWDC keynote. You should be able to control your Apple TV
   via Siri through the HomePod, and the HomePod should be able to play
   audio from the Apple TV, much as Google is doing with its integration
   of Google Home and Chromecast devices ('[3]Google Aims to Attract Apple
   Users with Google I/O Announcements,' 22 May 2017).

References

   1. https://twitter.com/AmazonVideo/status/871778022571069440
   2. http://tidbits.com/resources/2017-06/Prime-Video-Apple-TV.png
   3. http://tidbits.com/article/17252

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