Apple TV+ finally available – all the shows plus how to get a free YEAR of this Netflix rival
APPLE is taking on Netflix with the launch of its very own streaming service – and some of you can even get a year's membership for free.
The new Apple TV+ service went live today bringing original, star-studded TV shows and movies to your favourite fruity gadgets.
And the good news is that you can get one year of membership for free if you've made a qualifying hardware purchase.
Valid products include a new iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac or Apple TV bought since September 10, 2019.
The offer is only valid for three months after eligible device activation, starting from November 1, 2019.
And your plan will automatically renew for the full £4.99-a-month fee after the 12-month period is over.
That will save you £59.88 over the course of a year.
You'll be notified within the app if you're eligible to claim the membership, as Apple knows when your device has been activated.
If you haven't made a hardware purchase then you can also claim a 7-day free trial.
Then the usual £4.99 monthly fee kicks in.
Another way to save money is to use Apple's Family Sharing feature.
If you link other Apple IDs to your own, you can share a single Apple TV+ subscription between six family members.
This works across 10 different devices per user, so it's a great way to save money.
What is Jason Momoa's Apple show See?
Aquaman star Jason Momoa is fronting up the drama/horror series See and is trailer has just been released.
It's about an epidemic that causes everyone on Earth to become blind, with only a million survivors emerging.
The show takes place several generations after the epidemic hit, when people are beginning to forget what it is like to see at all.
As well as starring Momoa, the show was written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) and directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games films).
What is Stephen Spielberg's Apple TV app show Amazing Stories?
Oscar winning movie-maker Stephen Spielberg, director of flicks including ET and Saving Private Ryan, is on board with his very own Sci Fi series.
The 72-year-old working on a reboot of the drama series Amazing Stories – for which Spielberg was an executive producer.
First aired in 1985, the fantasy horror show had a different story line for each episode like Netflix Sci Fi drama Black Mirror.
The original series was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and won five.
What is Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon's Apple series The Morning Show?
A-list actresses Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are fronting up The Morning Show.
It's a comedy/drama about an ageing TV morning show anchor.
Apple has commissioned two seasons of the show, which also stars comedian Steve Carrel.
According to Aniston and Witherspoon, the show will focus on male-female dynamics at work.
What is the Apple TV app show Little America
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani is heading up a series about immigrants in America.
The anthology series will follow a different person with each episode, documenting what life is like as an immigrant.
Nanjiani has previously written and starred in cult hit The Big Sick.
What other shows are on the Apple TV app?
Apple didn't stop there, wheeling out a host of big celebs at its launch event at Apple HQ.
Little Voice, from Star Trek reboot director JJ Abrams, is a rom com about a young woman working as a musician in New York.
Talk show titan Oprah Winfrey also has her own show – though details are scarce.
Even Sesame Street's Big Bird made an appearance, announcing that Apple has teamed up with the Sesame Workshop to develop a new TV show called Helpsters for kids.
In it, Sesame Street characters help kids to learn computer coding skills and more.
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And a recent rumour suggests Apple is working on a £399 iPhone that would be its cheapest in years.
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