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If I had to guess, licensing. I imagine studios see AirPlay (legitimately or not) as a DRM backdoor by letting the stream out of the app; and thus don't allow i
by ConstantineXVI 14y ago
If I had to guess, licensing. I imagine studios see AirPlay (legitimately or not) as a DRM backdoor by letting the stream out of the app; and thus don't allow it. Note HBO Go and Netflix apps don't allow it either.
- kaolinite 14y agoNetflix allows it (in the UK, at least). I use it every so often when my Apple TV borks. You're quite possibly right though. The 4oD app (British TV channel's streaming service) also blocks Airplay for licensing reasons.
- jabo 14y agoNetflix does allow AirPlay in the US.
- jonknee 14y agoI believe HBO's reason is that they're not using MPMoviePlayerController (the default video player). It looks like the native one, but I remember seeing jaggies around the icons after upgrading to the iPad Retina. If I had to guess, it would be that they have some sort of proprietary DRM going on and have their own player for it.