{"id":343274,"date":"2017-06-09T20:53:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/06\/09\/fox-now-ios-and-apple-tv-apps\/"},"modified":"2017-06-09T20:53:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T12:53:00","slug":"fox-now-ios-and-tvos-apps-updated-with-combined-content-from-fx-fxx-and-nat-geo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/fox-now-ios-and-tvos-apps-updated-with-combined-content-from-fx-fxx-and-nat-geo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Now iOS and tvOS Apps Updated With Combined Content From FX, FXX, and Nat Geo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fox Networks Group this week announced that Fox Now, its main app for streaming shows like <em>Empire<\/em> and <em>Prison Break<\/em>, has gained additional content from the company&#8217;s other networks, including FX, FXX, and National Geographic (via <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2017\/digital\/news\/fox-now-app-fx-national-geographic-apple-tv-ios-1202457102\/\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>). The update arrives first on iOS and tvOS and will continue to roll out on other devices throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>In total, around 500 hours of TV shows will now be available on Fox Now, which also includes a live TV feature and access to popular films. Users will have to provide a log-in for a paid TV provider in order to gain access to the four channels&#8217; content within the app. On Apple TV, Fox Now does support Single Sign-On, letting users sign into the Apple TV once and access all of the content available to them across devices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/06\/fox-now-update.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1159\" height=\"693\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-569942\"\/><br \/>Existing streaming apps for FX and National Geographic &#8212; FX Now and Nat Geo TV, respectively &#8212; will continue to function as normal. Now, users will simply have Fox&#8217;s updated app as a hub experience for the collection of channels to watch a wider variety of shows, including Fox&#8217;s <em>24: Legacy<\/em>, FX&#8217;s <em>The Americans<\/em>, FXX&#8217;s <em>You&#8217;re The Worst<\/em>, and National Geographic&#8217;s <em>Genius<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Now has also gained a UI update with the addition of new channels, featuring full-screen video across the app &#8220;to emulate the look and feel of linear TV,&#8221; as well as the ability to &#8220;restart&#8221; live TV so users can go back to the beginning of a broadcast if they&#8217;re late. There&#8217;s also a personalized For You section, and the app will curate shows for users by networks and genres.<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p>The latest Fox Now app update \u201crepresents a significant increase in our capabilities and focus, and ensures our viewers will always have the best experience possible when watching our award-winning television brands,\u201d said Brian Sullivan, president and COO of Fox Networks\u2019 Digital Consumer Group.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Each user will be able to access their Fox Profile to see customized favorites, recommendations, notifications, and continue watching the next episode in a series, all of which will sync across devices. The <a href=\"http:\/\/appshopper.com\/entertainment\/fox-now\">Fox Now app<\/a> can be downloaded from the iOS App Store [<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/fox-now-watch-tv-on-demand-and-live-stream\/id571096102?mt=8\">Direct Link<\/a>] and tvOS App Store for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox Networks Group this week announced that Fox Now, its main app for streaming shows like <em>Empire<\/em> and <em>Prison Break<\/em>, has gained additional content from the company&#8217;s other networks, including FX, FXX, and National Geographic (via <a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2017\/digital\/news\/fox-now-app-fx-national-geographic-apple-tv-ios-1202457102\/\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>). The update arrives first on iOS and tvOS and will continue to roll out on other devices throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>In total, around 500 hours of TV shows will now be available on Fox Now, which also includes a live TV feature and access to popular films. Users will have to provide a log-in for a paid TV provider in order to gain access to the four channels&#8217; content within the app. On Apple TV, Fox Now does support Single Sign-On, letting users sign into the Apple TV once and access all of the content available to them across devices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/06\/fox-now-update.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1159\" height=\"693\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-569942\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nExisting streaming apps for FX and National Geographic &#8212; FX Now and Nat Geo TV, respectively &#8212; will continue to function as normal. Now, users will simply have Fox&#8217;s updated app as a hub experience for the collection of channels to watch a wider variety of shows, including Fox&#8217;s <em>24: Legacy<\/em>, FX&#8217;s <em>The Americans<\/em>, FXX&#8217;s <em>You&#8217;re The Worst<\/em>, and National Geographic&#8217;s <em>Genius<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Now has also gained a UI update with the addition of new channels, featuring full-screen video across the app &#8220;to emulate the look and feel of linear TV,&#8221; as well as the ability to &#8220;restart&#8221; live TV so users can go back to the beginning of a broadcast if they&#8217;re late. There&#8217;s also a personalized For You section, and the app will curate shows for users by networks and genres. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The latest Fox Now app update \u201crepresents a significant increase in our capabilities and focus, and ensures our viewers will always have the best experience possible when watching our award-winning television brands,\u201d said Brian Sullivan, president and COO of Fox Networks\u2019 Digital Consumer Group.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Each user will be able to access their Fox Profile to see customized favorites, recommendations, notifications, and continue watching the next episode in a series, all of which will sync across devices. The <a href=\"http:\/\/appshopper.com\/entertainment\/fox-now\">Fox Now app<\/a> can be downloaded from the iOS App Store [<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/fox-now-watch-tv-on-demand-and-live-stream\/id571096102?mt=8\">Direct Link<\/a>] and tvOS App Store for free.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkback\">Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/fox\/\">Fox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/fox-now\/\">Fox Now<\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/threads\/fox-now-ios-and-apple-tv-apps.2049888\/\">Discuss this article<\/a> in our forums<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.macrumors.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?a=uDjfFFQg0j8:Fi6ghFSNQKI:6W8y8wAjSf4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?d=6W8y8wAjSf4\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.macrumors.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?a=uDjfFFQg0j8:Fi6ghFSNQKI:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/MacRumors-All\/~4\/uDjfFFQg0j8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,69,59,26],"class_list":["post-343274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-macrumors","tag-media","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343274\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}