> Apple better not provide a way to detect AirPlay, because the first thing media companies will want to do is block it.
They do provide a way, of course, and developers are free to disable it, and some do. On my iPad I have apps for RTE (Irish state broadcaster), TV3 (Irish private broadcaster), BBC (UK state broadcaster) and Channel 4 (UK pseudo-private broadcaster). RTE and BBC allow you to use AirPlay, TV3 and Channel 4 do not, and Channel 4 specifically mentions the fact that they don't in their FAQ, and imply that they never will.
Far weirder, the NetFlix app doesn't do AirPlay, even though they provide an AppleTV app.
They do provide a way, of course, and developers are free to disable it, and some do. On my iPad I have apps for RTE (Irish state broadcaster), TV3 (Irish private broadcaster), BBC (UK state broadcaster) and Channel 4 (UK pseudo-private broadcaster). RTE and BBC allow you to use AirPlay, TV3 and Channel 4 do not, and Channel 4 specifically mentions the fact that they don't in their FAQ, and imply that they never will.
Far weirder, the NetFlix app doesn't do AirPlay, even though they provide an AppleTV app.