How to use HLS on Apple TV

To use HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) on Apple TV, you can leverage the features and APIs provided by Apple to enhance your streaming experience. Here are some key points and sessions from WWDC that can help you get started:

1. HLS Interstitials:

   • Session: Enhance ad experiences with HLS interstitials
   • Overview: HLS interstitials allow you to insert ads or other auxiliary content into your main content stream. This can be done by scheduling interstitials at specific points in your media playlist. The session covers how to use the new Integrated Timeline API to build UI experiences and enable seamless navigation in and out of interstitials.
   • Chapters:
     • Introduction
     • Interstitals recap
     • Integrated timeline
     • SharePlay with interstitials

2. Migrating TVML Apps to SwiftUI:

   • Session: Migrate your TVML app to SwiftUI
   • Overview: If you have existing TVML apps, you can migrate them to SwiftUI to take advantage of the latest features and improvements in tvOS 18. SwiftUI provides a toolkit for building native tvOS UIs with design cues aimed specifically at producing great tvOS apps. This session walks through the basics of assembling a content catalog app in SwiftUI.
   • Chapters:
     • Introduction
     • Lockups
     • Shelves
     • Catalogs
     • Search

3. Media Performance Metrics:

   • Session: Discover media performance metrics in AVFoundation
   • Overview: This session introduces new ways to gather media performance metrics in iOS 18, which can be useful for improving the performance of your HLS streams. The metrics are represented as events, and the session covers how to subscribe to these events to gain insights into media playback performance.
   • Chapters:
     • Introduction
     • What are events?
     • Subscribing to events

By following these sessions, you can learn how to effectively use HLS on Apple TV, migrate your existing TVML apps to SwiftUI, and gather performance metrics to enhance your streaming experience.