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LG offers affordable Apple TV+ monthly rate on smart TVs

LG offers affordable Apple TV+ monthly rate on smart TVs

Techday NZ26-05-2025
LG Electronics is providing LG Smart TV owners in New Zealand with an opportunity to access Apple TV+ for three months at NZD $3.99 per month until 7 July 2025.
The offer covers unlimited streaming of Apple Originals and other content through the Apple TV app found on compatible LG 4K and 8K Smart TVs from 2018 models onwards.
Eligible devices also include lifestyle screen models such as StanbyME, StanbyME Go, LG MyView smart monitors, and LG CineBeam projectors.
Apple TV+ features a range of programming, including drama and comedy series, documentaries, and family entertainment.
Titles available to subscribers include the series Severance, sci-fi shows like Silo, comedies such as The Studio, and dramas including The Morning Show and Your Friends & Neighbours. Films available on the platform include The Gorge, The Instigators, Wolfs, The Family Plan, and more. Award-winning content for younger audiences, such as Jane, Stillwater, and Peanuts originals, is also part of the catalogue.
LG positions its OLED TVs as compatible with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, enabling viewers to watch Apple TV+ content in 4K with advanced visual and audio features. LG's premium TVs also offer Filmmaker Mode, which is designed to preserve the content creator's intended viewing experience, and support titles mastered in Dolby Vision.
"LG is committed to elevating the viewing experience by offering an extensive array of content and services, market leading picture quality and immersive audio. LG Smart users can access the full suite of content and services offered by LG Smart TVs with the versatile and user-friendly webOS platform," the company stated in the media release.
The offer applies to LG 4K and 8K Smart TVs supporting webOS 4.5 (2019) through webOS25 (2025), StanbyME, StanbyME Go, UHD, and WQHD Smart devices.
An internet connection and applicable subscriptions are required. LG noted that separate terms and privacy policies apply to Smart TV apps, and that LG ThinQ AI accounts are necessary for full access.
The promotion is limited to new and qualified returning Apple TV+ subscribers and is restricted to one offer per TV and Apple account. At the end of the three-month period, plans automatically renew at NZD $14.99 per month unless cancelled. The offer cannot be combined with other promotions that provide access to the same service.
LG's webOS platform, which has underpinned LG TVs for over a decade, is highlighted as a flexible user interface that allows customers to navigate and customise their viewing experience. The company emphasised its commitment to expanding its content and services ecosystem via global partnerships, and indicated that webOS will be central to future growth across devices and experiences.
Alongside Apple TV+, LG also promotes LG Channels, its proprietary free streaming service.
LG Channels provides a range of live and on-demand content, including movies, TV shows, news, sports, comedy, and anime. The app is accessible across different LG screens, including automotive and hotel TVs.
LG stated that, "Apple TV+ is renowned for premium, award-winning drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment.
LG Smart TV owners can access Apple TV+ content including the cultural phenomenon Severance, hit sci-fi favourites like Silo, acclaimed comedies like The Studio, compelling dramas like The Morning Show and Your Friends & Neighbours, and global hit films including The Gorge, The Instigators, Wolfs, The Family Plan and more. Apple TV+ also offers award-winning series for kids and families including Jane and Stillwater, and beloved Peanuts originals."
Full terms and conditions for the offer are available through the Apple TV app. Renewal, cancellation, and privacy terms are governed by Apple's standard subscriber policies.
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