Media Player for Apple TV (tvOS)
The Apple TV app is a native tvOS application, not a phone app stretched to a television — the layout, focus behaviour and player transport are the ones tvOS users already know.
Every device gets its own 7-day free trial, and no card is required to start it. Access is per device, so pairing a second TV starts its own trial rather than sharing the first one.
Get it from the App Store
Not published yet. When it lands: App Store on the Apple TV → search "IPlayerTV" → Get.
Apple TV installs from the App Store only
tvOS has no sideloading story at all for someone who is not building the app themselves in Xcode — there is no file to download and nowhere to put it. This is not us withholding a package; the platform genuinely has no route.
Neither route is open yet for Apple TV. Everything else on this page — pairing, playlists, how the app behaves — is already accurate, so it is worth reading before the app lands.
What you need
- An Apple TV running tvOS 16 or newer
- An M3U playlist URL or Xtream Codes login from your provider
Setting it up
Install IPlayerTV
The App Store on the Apple TV is the only route — see the panel at the top of this page for where that stands and how to get on the beta. The pairing flow below is what you see on first launch.
Open the app and note the pairing code
The first time IPlayerTV opens on your Apple TV it shows a 6-digit pairing code and a QR code, with a countdown. The code stays valid for about 15 minutes, and the app keeps checking on its own — once you finish the next step it continues by itself.
Enter the code on iplayertv.com/tv/pair
On your phone or computer, go to iplayertv.com/tv/pair and sign in (or create an account). Type in the code. You can also scan the QR code with a phone camera, which opens the same page with the code already filled in.
The Apple TV picks up the pairing within a few seconds — there is no need to restart the app.
Add your playlist
IPlayerTV is a player, not a content provider — it ships with no channels. On the dashboard, add the playlist you already have from your provider: either an M3U URL, or an Xtream Codes login (server address, username, password).
The playlist is imported once and cached against your account, so the app opens quickly afterwards rather than re-downloading a large file every time.
Start watching
Back on the Apple TV, your channels, films and series appear in the app. Progress, favourites and the last channel you watched are stored on your account, so they follow you to any other device you pair.
Built for the Siri Remote
Playback uses the system player, which means the scrub bar, the swipe-to-seek gesture, the audio and subtitle pickers and the info panel are Apple's own — the controls you already use in every other Apple TV app, rather than a custom overlay that behaves almost but not quite the same.
Apple TV installs from the App Store only
tvOS has no sideloading story at all for someone who is not building the app themselves in Xcode — there is no file to download and nowhere to put it. This is not us withholding a package; the platform genuinely has no route.
Before the listing goes live, TestFlight is the only way in: install the TestFlight app on the Apple TV and redeem an invite. Email us to be added when the beta opens.
Apple TV app coming soon
You can pair any of the supported devices today and start a 7-day free trial — your playlist carries over when this app lands.
Frequently asked questions
IPlayerTV does not provide, host, resell or index any channels, and it comes with no content of any kind. You supply a playlist you are entitled to use. If you do not already have one, this app is not where you get it.
It shares the same account, playlist and viewing progress, and much of the same internals, but the interface is written separately for the television. A touch layout does not work with a remote.