Apple TV channels: Apple's football subscription and more

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In the Apple TV app you will find so-called channels. These are separate subscriptions to streaming services within Apple's own TV app. This article tells you about the latest Apple TV channel with the MLS Season Pass, as well as the other channels and how to subscribe to them.

The Apple TV app is the place where you can buy or rent movies from the iTunes Store, as well as watch content from Apple TV+. But the app offers even more. For example, you can link some streaming services to the TV app, but there are also so-called Apple TV channels that offer even more functions. You can watch content from such channels directly in the TV app itself, so you don't have to leave the app at all.

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What are Apple TV channels?

The Apple TV channels are, as it were, separate streaming services within Apple's own TV app. Sometimes these are services that also have their own app, but there are also services that are only available via the Apple TV app. You pay a fixed amount per month for each Apple TV channel. Such channels offer films and series, but also news and entertainment, for example. Apple TV channel offerings vary by country.

The difference with linking a streaming service to the TV app is that you can only do that if you have already subscribed to the service and that the viewing itself runs through the provider's own app. For example, you can link Disney+ to the TV app, but as soon as you start a movie or series from Apple's TV app, you switch to the Disney+ app. This is not the case with an Apple TV channel: you can watch all content directly in the Apple TV app itself. In both cases you can add movies, series and other content to your Next watch list.

The Apple TV channels are available on all your Apple devices where the TV app is available. You may not be able to use the channels on some other devices with the TV app.

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Available channels in the TV app

Unfortunately, there are not that many Apple TV channels available in the Netherlands. Apple's own streaming service Apple TV+ is the most famous Apple TV channel. You can subscribe to it for $6.99 per month, but it's also included with Apple One.

MLS Season Pass: American Football League

Since February 2023, Apple also offers the MLS Season Pass channel here. For €14.99 per month (or €12.99 per month if you are an Apple TV+ subscriber) you can watch all games from the American football league. You can also subscribe to it in the Netherlands and follow the matches live. In addition to live matches, you will also find programs about the MLS here, such as MLS Review, The Best of MLS and Club Profiles. If you are a fan of the American football league, this is a channel for you.

Currently, these are the Apple TV channels you can subscribe to in the Netherlands:

  • Apple TV+ (Apple’s own streaming service with movies and series; &euro ;6.99 per month)
  • MLS Season Pass (American Football League; €14.99 per month, €12.99 per month for Apple TV+ viewers)
  • Noggin (Children's Nick Jr. series streaming service; €3.99 per month)

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These Apple TV channels were previously available in the Netherlands, but have since been discontinued:

  • STARZPLAY
  • Smithsonian

Subscribe to an Apple TV channel and watch content

Subscribing to an Apple TV channel is done through your Apple ID. You also pay with the payment method that is linked to your Apple account. To subscribe:

  1. Open the TV app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.
  2. Go to the Watch Now tab and scroll down a bit until the under the Channels heading.
  3. Choose the channel you want to see more about.
  4. Tap Subscribe and confirm the subscription.

Sometimes a free trial is available, but it may also be the case that you will be charged immediately. You can cancel your subscription via Settings > your name > Subscriptions.

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If you subscribe and you use family sharing, everyone in this family can watch the content of that channel. To watch the content, just open the TV app and scroll to the channel. You can add any individual film, series, documentary, sports game or other content to your watch list with the plus sign in the top right corner. >

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