It makes sense. Since iTunes Movie Trailers launched, YouTube became the de facto destination for on-demand web video, QuickTime waned, and at-home streaming took over, with movie trailers usually available in the listings in streaming apps. In that context, it’s surprising it took this long for Apple to make this change.
Apple TV+
The old website now redirects to a trailer directory within the Apple TV web app, and the iPhone app simply launches to a mostly blank screen that prompts users to download the TV app from the App Store. You can also find the trailers within the TV app by navigating to the “Store” tab and scrolling down to “Watch Latest Trailers.”
Unfortunately, the trailer section of the TV app lacks most of the features that iTunes Movie Trailers had—there are no sorting options, for example.
So pour one out for a truly classic web service—a relic of another era that was not that long ago but somehow feels like another epoch of the Earth. You might be surprised it was still around, but it’s sad to see it go.
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