Netflix’s Ad-Supported Tier Doesn’t Work on Apple TV Yet

The daybreak of streaming with promoting has arrived. This week, Netflix’s ad-supported tier went stay on a number of platforms. Current subscribers can basically “downgrade” their account to the $7/month tier for Netflix Basics With Ads. It’s slightly pricier than competing streaming providers, however Netflix hopes you’ll discover its content material price the additional couple of dollars.

But in keeping with 9to5Mac, the ad-supported tier isn’t presently obtainable on Apple TV’s {hardware}. A Netflix consultant confirmed to Variety that “Basic With Ads plan support on tvOS is not available at launch but coming soon.” Seeing as how that’s Apple TV’s working system, the brand new Netflix tier is a no-go for the streaming set-top field presently. It’s talked about on Netflix’s support page, too.

I don’t really feel dangerous for Apple TV customers on this occasion. If something, I guess they’re secretly leaping for pleasure. They don’t must take care of promoting interspersed between episodes of Unsolved Mysteries (although, actually, you may want that in-built break between revelations there).

The Basic with Ads tier can also be restricted to 720p streaming, with just one streaming occasion allowed per account. You can also’t obtain content material for offline viewing, and as much as 10% of the content material isn’t accessible due to streaming rights. Basically, it’s the Netflix barebones I-just-want-to-catch-up-on-Witcher subscription worth.

Netflix’s ad-supported subscription plan has loads of competitors. NBC’s Peacock Premium and CBS’ Paramount+ have ad-supported tiers beginning at $5/month. Discovery+ additionally begins at that worth, if you’d like commercial-laden entry to each title within the 90 Day Fiance franchise, however we’re ready to see what occurs when the Warner Bros. merger formally goes by. For now, HBO Max prices $10/month with advertisements. Starting plans pricier than Netflix are Disney+ (which will get advertisements in December) and Hulu (with advertisements), which price $8/month, although they’re typically bundled collectively.