How do I get Siri to focus in on movie services I subscribe to

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How do I get Siri to focus in on movie services I subscribe to

I can't seem to figure out how to effectively use Siri to find movies on Netflix or Showtime Anytime. The problem is that it keeps finding the movies on iTunes and services I don't have. Is there a way to configure it to ignore services I'm not interested in?

For example, when I ask for a movie, it will find movies on the iTunes and Showtime pay-for subscription service but not the Showtime Anytime service that is free to Showtime TV subscribers and installed on my Apple TV. (This is even true when the Showtime Anytime app, and not the pay-subscription Showtime app is installed.) Ditto for Netflix. The other night, I tried to step through the whole process of trying to get Siri to show Parks and Rec on Netflix. Once Siri gave me the search result, it actually took more clicks to get to the Netflix version of the show than it would had I just opened Netflix and found the show without Siri. Siri really really wanted me to pay for that show.

Posted on Jan 17, 2016 12:05 PM

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Protodd

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Jan 17, 2016 1:26 PM in response to abqmichaelj_is_me

Siri is geographic based not user configurable...

About Search on your Apple TV (4th generation) - Apple Support

Search for movies and TV shows in multiple apps at once

Use Siri (in select countries) or the Search app to look for movies and shows across apps on your Apple TV (4th generation). You can search by title, genre, actor, and more. With Siri, you can also refine your search as you go.

When you look for content with Siri or the Search app, Apple TV checks these content providers, with more coming soon:

United States: Movies and TV shows in iTunes, HBO GO, HBO NOW, Hulu, Netflix, PBS, PBS Kids, SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME Anytime
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and United Kingdom: Movies and TV shows available on the iTunes Store and Netflix
Other countries and regions: Movies in iTunes

To look for content in one app at a time, just open the app and use its own search function.

About search

You can use the Search app to find Apps in the App Store. Siri doesn't search for apps in the App Store.
If you have an Apple Music membership, you can use the Search app or Siri to search Apple Music.
The Search app and Siri don't search Home Shared libraries.

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