Apple TV is a well-known and established name of a brand in the market. This is so because most of you might not have heard about Lionsgate Play – if you did, not as much as Apple TV. Lionsgate Play is the nickname for Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation. It is a company running with the mutual collaboration of America and Canada. The company has been serving people since July 1997, which roughly makes it 3 decades old. Today, it is headquartered in Santa Monica in California, United States. The company also owns subsidiaries that include names like Starz Incorporation, Summit Entertainment, and Debmar-Mercury.
Which streaming service is better is a popular and never-ending debate because it maybe comes under the shiny object syndrome. For the reason that there is numerous OTT platform, paid, and free both offering an unlimited amount of content libraries alongside tempting features at significantly lower prices.
People who like to browse hundreds of channels before finding something appropriate conventionally might like to check out the spectrum channel list. Given the fact that we have a unique set of members in our household, some users prefer to have both of the worlds and of going hybrid. If you are considering that Spectrum offers no-contract services and great discounts if you bundle up the services with internet or digital phone. Worth having a look for future reference, if not considering now.
Just like any other Apple product, it comes with no surprise that Apple does not compromise on quality. It is why they are relatively expensive than other competitors in the market yet always in the demand. On the other hand, there is continuous competition and online debate between Roku and Apple TV, but for now, we will not discuss that in detail.
Before we begin the contrast between Apple TV and Lionsgate Play here, we noticed there is some confusion online regarding Apple TV sets and Apple TV app. Therefore, just to be clear, in this article, we will be talking about the Apple TV app while comparing it with Lionsgate App.
- Although Apple TV is an old player in the market of entertainment as compared to Lionsgate, it is a famous platform for movies, TV series, and digital products. Those who watch Apple TV channels can subscribe to Lionsgate Play and watch their favorite movies or TV shows. In addition to it, you can download them and watch them offline.
- Lionsgate Play allows you to download movies and TV shows in HD quality so you can watch them offline. Its subscribers can watch the first-time premiers of the newly launched movies before anyone else in the world can watch them. Now this is too fast, isn’t it?
- Let us talk a bit about Apple TV in comparison to draw the differences. Most of you would know that it is a streaming media player. You can listen to music or enjoy playing games. Moreover, you can use other application programs if you have internet connections. We recommend using Apple TV 4K because it displays 4K Ultra HD and HDR content. The other model is Apple TV HD that supports only 1080p.
- Apple TV streaming service allows you to stream videos from almost all the recognized service providers. The names of compatible services include Hulu TV, Netflix, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video as well as Lionsgate now. The Apple TV app is available in both versions and is Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD. However, you have to go with Apple TV 4K for enjoying the best out of Apple TV.
- Lionsgate is compatible with devices that include iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, iPod touch, select Samsung, Sony smart TVs, LG, Amazon Fire TV devices, Xbox consoles, and PlayStation.
- Apple TV is free to watch on all the compatible devices but for Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD you have to pay.
- Lionsgate has a 2-week free trial but you can subscribe to the paid monthly service if you like it after the trial.
Conclusive Notes
For Apple users, they might not even wait for the conclusion because they are the example of brand loyalty looks like more than any other brand in the market. We hope you have decided what you are going to consider based on the compatible devices, your budget, and what you are going to get.