YouTube Live on Apple TV Today; Coming to iPhone on June 29
(MY Free PR ) Apple® today announced that iPhone™ users will be able to enjoy
YouTube’s originally-created content on their iPhones when they begin
shipping on June 29. A new Apple-designed application on iPhone will
wirelessly stream YouTube’s content to iPhone over Wi-Fi or EDGE
networks and play it on iPhone’s stunning 3.5 inch display.
In addition, Apple announced that YouTube is now live on Apple TV™.
Users can download the free software update using Apple TV’s built-in
software update feature, and then easily navigate through YouTube’s
familiar video browsing categories or search for specific videos.
YouTube members can also log-in to their YouTube accounts on Apple TV
to view and save their favorite videos.
“iPhone delivers the best YouTube mobile experience by far,” said
Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Now users can enjoy YouTube wherever they
are—on their iPhone, on their Mac or on a widescreen TV in their living
room with Apple TV.”
To achieve higher video quality and longer battery life on mobile
devices, YouTube has begun encoding their videos in the advanced H.264
format, and iPhone will be the first mobile device to use the
H.264-encoded videos. Over 10,000 videos will be available on June 29,
and YouTube will be adding more each week until their full catalog of
videos is available in the H.264 format this fall.
The combination of H.264-encoded videos plus iPhone’s built-in Wi-Fi
networking, stunning 3.5 inch display, and custom YouTube application
with its multi-touch user interface results in the best YouTube
experience on any mobile device.