In a major win for anime fans everywhere, Crunchyroll — the world’s leading anime streaming service — has officially arrived as a native channel inside the Apple TV app. The long-awaited integration means subscribers can now access thousands of anime series, movies, and simulcasts directly within Apple’s sleek TV interface, complete with Up Next recommendations, Siri voice search, and seamless cross-device syncing. No more juggling between apps. Whether you’re watching on the latest Apple TV 4K, iPhone, iPad, or Mac, your Crunchyroll queue now lives right alongside Apple TV, Hulu, and other premium channels. New episodes of blockbuster hits like One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Solo Leveling, and Kaiju No. 8 will appear automatically in the Apple TV app’s unified library as soon as they drop in Japan. “Bringing Crunchyroll into the Apple TV app as a full channel has been a top request from our fans who live in the Apple ecosystem,” said Gita Rebbapragada, Crunchyroll’s Chief Operating Officer, in a statement. “They already love the beautiful interface and rock-solid performance of Apple hardware. Now they get the full Crunchyroll experience — ad-free, in up to 4K HDR with Dolby Vision and Atmos — without ever leaving the app they use every day.” How to Add Crunchyroll as a Channel
Once added, Crunchyroll content blends perfectly into your personalized For You feed, Continue Watching row, and shared family profiles. Apple TV users with existing Crunchyroll Premium or Mega Fan subscriptions get instant full access — no extra steps required. The move comes as anime viewership continues its massive global surge, with Crunchyroll reporting record subscriber growth in 2025. By integrating as a channel rather than a standalone app, Crunchyroll joins an elite group of premium services that have fully embraced Apple’s TV app ecosystem. With this launch, the Apple TV platform now offers one of the deepest libraries of subtitled and English-dubbed anime available anywhere — all in stunning 4K on compatible TVs. Crunchyroll’s full catalog — over 1,000 titles and counting, including simulcasts just one hour after they air in Japan — is now at your fingertips inside the Apple TV app. For fans who’ve been waiting for this exact moment, the wait is finally over. MacDailyNews Take: Ready to dive in? Fire up the Apple TV app and add the new Crunchyroll channel today. Your next anime marathon is just a tap away. Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post Anime explosion on Apple TV: Crunchyroll launches as official channel appeared first on MacDailyNews. Invite your friends and earn rewardsIf you enjoy MacDailyNews, share it with your friends and earn rewards when they subscribe.
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Anime explosion on Apple TV: Crunchyroll launches as official channel
Apple hires former Google executive to lead AI marketing as it ramps up efforts to fix Siri
Apple announced today that it has hired Lilian Rincon, a seasoned technology executive who spent nearly a decade at Google, as its new vice president of product marketing for artificial intelligence. Rincon will report directly to Greg “Joz” Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing. Rincon brings extensive experience in consumer-facing AI and e-commerce products. At Google, she most recently served as vice president of product for Google Shopping, where she led the global product organization responsible for consumer shopping experiences. Earlier in her tenure, she contributed to Google Assistant and held various product management roles. She joined Google around 2017 and also previously worked at Microsoft and Skype. According to Apple, Rincon will oversee product marketing and product management for the company’s AI platforms, including Apple Intelligence and Siri. The strategic hire arrives as Apple prepares to release a significantly upgraded version of its virtual assistant, Siri, later in 2026. The new Siri is being rebuilt as a more capable, chatbot-style assistant using technology from Alphabet’s Gemini AI model. This marks a notable development in Apple’s AI strategy. Following earlier reports of delays with some Apple Intelligence features, the company entered a multi-year partnership with Google to leverage Gemini models for powering the enhanced Siri and future AI capabilities. The integration aims to make Siri more conversational, context-aware, and capable of handling complex tasks such as summarizing information, scanning documents, and performing multi-step actions. Rincon’s background in marketing and managing high-profile consumer AI products (Shopping and Assistant) positions her well to help Apple communicate and position its AI offerings effectively against competitors like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s own Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot. The appointment underscores Apple’s intensified focus on catching up in the generative AI race, where it has been perceived as lagging behind rivals in delivering advanced on-device and cloud-based AI features. This follows other recent AI-related hires at Apple, including Amar Subramanya (formerly of Microsoft and Google) as VP of AI, who oversees research, models, and safety. This is another part of Apple’s efforts to strengthen both the underlying technology and the user-facing marketing of its AI initiatives, particularly as the revamped Siri is expected to debut in iOS 27 and corresponding updates to macOS and iPadOS. Apple has not disclosed additional details about Rincon’s start date or specific priorities in the role. The company continues to emphasize privacy and on-device processing where possible, while relying on partnerships like the one with Google for advanced model capabilities. Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post Apple hires former Google executive to lead AI marketing as it ramps up efforts to fix Siri appeared first on MacDailyNews. You're currently a free subscriber to MacDailyNews. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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Apple planning new full-sized HomePod alongside updated HomePod mini and Apple TV
On a live Q&A call on Thursday, Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman reported that Apple is planning to release a new full-sized HomePod, along with updated HomePod mini and Apple TV models. Gurman reiterated that development updates for all three products remain on hold until Apple launches its more personalized and advanced version of Siri later this year. The revamped LLM Siri is expected to debut in iOS 27, which is slated to enter beta in June and launch to the public in September alongside compatible iPhones.
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