Google is killing “Google Play Movies & TV” on smart TVs - Ars Technica

It sure seems like "Google Play Movies & TV," Google's video content store, is on the way out.

Late last year, the Android version of the Play Movies & TV app was rebranded as "Google TV," and now, Google is announcing (via 9to5Google) that on many smart TV platforms, Google's purchased video content will be accessible from the YouTube app.

It launched as part of the unified Google Play ecosystem, alongside the Google Play app store, Google Play Books, Play Music, and Play Magazines.

Google Play Music died in 2020, and users were pushed to YouTube Music.

As for Play Movies & TV, the app has already been replaced on Android phones, where it is now called "Google TV." Google launched this app alongside another "Google TV" product, the Google TV operating system, which is an eventual replacement for Android TV and first shipped on the latest Chromecast.

On Android, purchased content is available on the YouTube app and Google TV, while on iOS, you can pick from YouTube and Google Play Movies & TV, since the app hasn't been rebranded yet.

On the web, content lives on the YouTube and Google Play Movies & TV website.