I have purchased TV shows in my Apple library that are also available through other streaming platforms (in this case peacock which I do not subscribe to).
When I start playing that content from ‘Watch Now’ the AppleTV app tries to send me to Peacock to access the content instead of playing the content in my Apple library.
Go to the Details page for your show (click-and-hold, Go to Show), then scroll down to How to Watch, and select the preferred content provider there. That should update this link for future use as well.
If that doesn’t work when it should, then try removing the show from Up Next, then start playback of the wanted episode from the Library. That should update this link for future use as well. Your watch history would be preserved.
Go to the Details page for your show (click-and-hold, Go to Show), then scroll down to How to Watch, and select the preferred content provider there. That should update this link for future use as well.
If that doesn’t work when it should, then try removing the show from Up Next, then start playback of the wanted episode from the Library. That should update this link for future use as well. Your watch history would be preserved.
Please consult with the Apple Support staff if previous suggestions didn’t work for you.
Unfortunately, this problem is showing up again with the same content.
Basically, I open an episode of The Office from my Apple library. When I try to play the next episode from Watch Now - it defaults to the Peacock app and won’t allow me to choose playing from Apple.
I had one little tweak, I had to also click “go to episode” and then select the provider.
really appreciate the help!
Alright. I’m glad you got it solved now. Enjoy!
AppleTV Watch Now defaulting to network app instead of purchased content.
