NBCUniversal announced that pay-TV customers can now watch shows from its Bravo, Syfy and E! on Apple TV 4 with the launch of three apps for tvOS: Bravo Now, E! Now and Syfy Now.

Apple TV users who authenticate via their cable, satellite or telco TV provider get access to full seasons, and current and past episodes of many of Bravo, E! and Syfy’s most popular programmes.

The Bravo Now app includes the latest episodes of “The Real Housewives of New York City” (pictured above), “Below Deck Mediterranean,” comedy “Odd Mom Out” and “Top Chef.” This fall, the lineup will include scripted series “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” and season five of “Vanderpump Rules.”

Syfy Now’s lineup includes drama “The Magicians,” thriller “12 Monkeys” and the network’s long-running reality show “Face Off.”

The E! Now app features fan-favorite “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and other unscripted fare including “Botched,” “#RichKids of Beverly Hills,” Caitlyn Jenner’s “I Am Cait” with and “WAGS” (available May 27). Episodes of E!’s “The Royals” will be available later this year.

Other NBCUniversal networks on the Apple TV include NBC, USA, NBCSN, and CNBC.

Simply search for “Bravo Now”, “Syfy Now” or “E! Now” on the Apple TV App Store to download the app.

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Apple is moving forward with its Web TV service as talks with main networks are “rapidly gaining momentum”,  The New York Post reports. According to The Post, Apple is currently in talks with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox and it wants to launch the “as-yet-unnamed” service as soon as the late fall.

“The platform is ready and it rocks,” said one source.

Sources say that Apple wants to offer on the service local live TV feeds streamed on any Apple device.

Cable channels, including Discovery, will likely be part of the package as well — “as will ESPN, if Apple gets its way, sources said.”

The price of the service has not yet been decided. According to the “industry sources” it may range from $10 to $40 a month. The Wall Street Journal reported back in March that it will cost $30-$40 a month.

Apple is also expected to launch the next Apple TV model in the fall, with a slimmer profile, new operating system and interface, support for Siri and its own App Store.

Yesterday, Comcast unveiled its live Web TV streaming service called Stream.

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In time for the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and upcoming Triple Crown, NBC Sports Live Extra channel is now available on Apple TV. You can now access Live Extra’s more than 3,000 live events a year, including exclusive coverage of “some of the most-watched properties and events in sports.”

In addition to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Triple Crown, Live Extra streams all live sports content televised by NBC, NBCSN and Golf Channel, including: the Summer and Winter Olympics; Sunday Night Football and NBC’s NFL pre-season and post-season coverage; NHL regular-season games; the PGA TOUR, including the FedExCup Playoffs, and the LPGA; the Premier League; studio content surrounding many of the aforementioned properties; original programming such as The Dan Patrick Show and Men In Blazers; and much more.

The vast majority of live streaming will only be available to authenticated cable, satellite or telco customers via TV Everywhere.

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As we reported yesterday, Apple is currently working on a streaming service, similar to the Sling TV and Sony Veu, which will let you pay a premium ($30-$40) per month and watch selected bundles of channels. However, many of us were disappointed that NBC channels were not present in the reported feature Apple’s online service offering. But according to new reports, NBC still wants a piece of the Apple TV user base as they are planning to release a standalone NBC app later this year.

According to 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman, a reliable source from NBC informed that they are currently working on an Apple TV channel, which works similar to other existing ones, and is scheduled to come out in the second half of 2015. The image below, captured from an internal NBC presentation for employees, depicts their 2015 roadmap and Apple TV can be seen on the right top.

But there is a catch. Like many of the existing channels, you’ll need to sign in with a supported cable provider account to gain access to all the NBC goodness. So if you’re planning to cut the cord completely when Apple launches their streaming service, be prepared to lose NBC.

According to the source, NBC Universal is still in negotiations with local affiliate networks across the United States to ensure that cable box customers will be able to verify themselves across the country on the Apple TV.

The NBC Apple TV app will allow customers to “tune into local news and syndicated programming” at no additional cost, according to the source.

In addition to Apple TV, the NBC channels will also make an appearance on the Amazon Fire TV and XBox during the same period and their iOS app will gain Chromecast support.

On a similar note, HBO NOW streaming service will be available on the Apple TV in April and a new thinner Apple TV 4 with fresh interface and standalone AppStore is expected later this year.

Add the Apple streaming service and NBC channel to the mix, and Apple TV fans have a wonderful rest of the year ahead to look forward to.

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NBC fans and Apple TV users – if you’re a member of both these categories, it’s time to celebrate. NBC has finally updated its iOS app with AirPlay. So if you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you can start streaming your favorite TV episodes on your HDTV, starting today.

This is huge for NBC lovers because it eliminates the need of an active subscription to watch some of their popular shows on television. Till now, these TV shows wanted you to sign into Hulu or to a cable subscription service, before you could catch their frames on Apple TV.

Now, with the iOS app, you can watch all of the full-length videos for free, once they’re aired via the cables.  In short, you can enjoy popular NBC TV shows like “The Voice, The Blacklist, About a Boy, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Days of our Lives” in full HD on the big-screen and for free.

This is the NBC app’s complete changelog:

*AIRPLAY MIRRORING – Finally! Wirelessly transmit whatever’s displaying on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch to your big screen via Apple TV.

*TRENDING CLIPS -Watch previews and highlights from NBC’s late-night shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Saturday Night Live – lots of new videos every day!

Get the updated NBC iOS app for free from the App Store.

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