ABC iView is finally on Apple TV

It's taken a while, but the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has finally arrived on Apple TV.

Australia's national broadcaster has made its on demand video streaming service, iview, available on Apple TV, but the service is only available on the latest fourth generation of the streaming device, which costs around $200.

Running since July 2008, the iview is the most popular on demand and catch-up TV service run by the ABC, and accounts for nearly half of the total videos streamed by Australian network services. According to a report by Business Insider, ABC iview currently attracts a record 50 million plays each month.

It has a particularly strong ABC Kids portfolio, next to current affairs and drama. Some of the broadcaster's most popular children's shows include Play School, Hey Duggee and Peppa Pig.

Rebecca Heap, head of digital products at ABC, says there has always been prominent audience demand for iview on the new Apple TV, and its launch on the streaming device has come with a newly designed interface.

This facelift will make content discovery even easier, says Heap. The ABC has added a new feature called “continue watching” on the home screen which will help users pick up from where they left off. The new interface will also help customers navigate and explore diversified content easier than ever.

To access the service, users can download the ABC iview app from the App Store, through the fourth generation Apple TV.

In December, the national broadcaster also announced the introduction of iview on the Telstra TV streaming device. The network’s renowned kids, drama and comedy shows, news and current affairs only available on iview are accessible through Telstra TV.

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