Google cuts team working on Android TV
Google is eliminating some positions within its product management teams focused on Android TV and Google TV, according to a report.
Google TV is a streaming interface powered by Google-backed Android TV for smart televisions. Google TV is offered on Internet-connected TV sets made by Hisense, Philips, Sceptre, Sony, TCL and other companies.
Google is eliminating some positions within its product management teams focused on Android TV and Google TV, according to a report.
Officials at Google say they are aware of a problem that is preventing some customers with older-model Chromecast devices from using them.
Google has made good on its promise to move on from its line-up of Chromecast with Google TV dongles.
Xumo will sell ad inventory within Google TV Freeplay, allowing marketers to run campaigns alongside that platform and its own Xumo-branded products.
Around one-third of consumers are planning to buy a new smart TV within the next six months — and they’re revealing which features will influence their purchases.
The number represents an 80 percent increase in active Android TV devices on the market since last year.
Professional and college sports airing through apps like ESPN Plus, YouTube TV and Sling TV will be recommended through the content menu.
In addition to the FAST rebrand, Google TV users will soon get content recommendations from The Roku Channel if the app is installed on their device.
The company plans to continue supporting all existing devices in use with software and security updates, while pushing new customers toward the Google TV Streamer.
The “Google TV Streamer” will fully replace the company’s line-up of Chromecast with Google TV devices — and it costs $100.
Google is rolling out a new advertising product that allows marketers to buy inventory across dozens of FAST channels.
Google has debuted more than a dozen new streaming channels within the “Live” tab of its Google TV devices.
Viewers are having a difficult time wading through hundreds of premium and free, ad-supported streaming options, the executive said.
Save big on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Tablo, Google TV and services like Max, Peacock, Paramount Plus and more during Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2023.
New channels added to the Google TV section over the last several months include music streams and international content.
Xperi is rolling out an update to the TiVo Stream 4k that brings the Google TV user experience to the device for the first time.
The service, TCL TV Plus, offers more than 200 linear content streams and over 1,500 on-demand movies and shows.
FIFA has launched its free, ad-supported FIFA Plus channel on the Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV.
Roku has made its free, ad-supported TV service The Roku Channel available on Android TV-powered devices for the first time.
Google could be readying a new remote with a “star” button that allows for custom shortcuts.
The “Live” tab has launched on Google TV devices outside the United States for the first time.
Google is rolling out an update to its smart TV devices that will see storage and performance boosts.
Walmart is now shipping an updated version of its Onn-branded Android TV streaming puck that offers ultra-high definition video and support for the AV1 codec.
Google has started rolling out an updated version of its Google TV operating system that offers native access to nearly 80 free, ad-supported streaming channels.
Google is rolling out an updated version of its Google TV interface that will see hundreds of free television streams added to the platform.
DirecTV has started offering subscribers a new streaming dongle that could one day replace its Gemini set-top box.
DirecTV has started offering subscribers a new streaming dongle that could one day replace its Gemini set-top box.
Google has tweaked the home screen of its Google TV interface, a move that could help speed up older, under-powered devices.
Roku’s first original film, “Weird: The Al Yankovich Story,” debuted on the Roku Channel this week.
The movie streams for free on the Roku Channel, but don’t be fooled — you may not need a Roku device to watch it.
TCL is debuting a line of Fire TV-powered sets that will go on sale in four European countries this year.
Roku and Amazon now control 80 percent of the streaming TV market in the United States, according to new data released by Parks Associates.
Google has finally debuted the cheaper version of its flagship Chromecast with Google TV streaming device.
Google’s streaming television platform Android TV is growing its share of the European smart TV market, according to new research.
Google is developing a new version of its flagship Android TV dongle that will allow customers to stream high definition video at a lower price point.
A new Google TV update will finally allow users to clean up their apps with just a few taps of their remote control.
A new software update for Sony Bravia TVs now allows viewers to sort through broadcast channels within Google TV’s “Live” tab.
Google is preparing an update to Google TV that could bring native access to 50 ad-supported channels powered by Xumo.
Here’s a comprehensive list of every Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV and Android TV deal available for Amazon’s Prime Day, with many discounts offered before the shopping event.
Google TV will soon make it easier for customers to download and sign-in to streaming services when they buy a new device.