Android TV, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Amazon Fire TV, Apple tvOS and Roku App Development
The challenge
People increasingly watch, learn and shop on the biggest screen in the house. A smart TV app is not a phone app on a larger display: it is controlled with a remote, read from a distance and expected to start playback quickly and reliably.
Alive Inc. is a global smart TV app development company headquartered in India. We design and build connected TV (CTV) and OTT applications for streaming services, broadcasters, education providers, hospitality businesses and brands in international markets, across the TV operating systems their viewers already use.
Our TV app development covers product discovery, TV-first UI/UX design, Android TV, Google TV, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Amazon Fire TV, Apple tvOS and Roku application development, backend and API integration, video streaming, testing on real devices, store submission and ongoing maintenance.
What we build
Smart TV and TV operating system development means building applications that run natively on television platforms, using each platform's own SDK, remote-control navigation model and store requirements. It covers Android TV OS and Google TV as well as the other major smart TV, streaming-device and set-top platforms.
We build applications for these TV platforms:
Android TV OS and Google TV are the operating systems behind many smart TVs, set-top boxes and streaming devices. We build native Android TV apps and Google TV apps designed for the TV interface.
Android TV and Google TV development includes:
Samsung smart TVs run Tizen. We develop Samsung Tizen TV apps and Samsung Smart TV apps for streaming, OTT and business use.
Samsung Tizen development includes:
LG smart TVs run webOS. We develop LG webOS TV apps for streaming, OTT and branded content.
LG webOS development includes:
Apple TV runs tvOS. We build native Apple TV apps and tvOS apps that follow Apple's focus-based design model.
Apple tvOS development includes:
Roku OS powers Roku streaming players and Roku TVs. We build Roku channels and Roku apps for streaming services, OTT products and free ad-supported content.
Roku development includes:
Fire OS, the operating system on Amazon Fire TV devices, is based on Android. We build Amazon Fire TV apps and Fire TV Stick apps for streaming and OTT services.
Amazon Fire TV development includes:
Our smart TV applications are designed around your content, audience and business model rather than a generic template.
We can build:
Television interfaces are used from a sofa, with a remote, so the experience must be designed for that situation.
We design smart TV applications around:
Playback quality is what viewers notice first. We build and integrate the streaming capabilities your service needs, subject to what each platform supports.
Features can include:
A TV app is the front end of a larger system. We build or connect the services behind it.
Typical integrations include:
Many TV products work best with a companion experience on the phone or browser.
Companion capabilities can include:
TV platforms review applications against their own quality and content requirements, and behavior can differ between device models.
Testing and release work can include:
The same TV platforms can serve very different businesses:
Alive Inc. is headquartered in India and works with businesses across international markets through remote collaboration and technology delivery. Our global delivery model suits TV products that launch in several countries and platforms.
For international TV app projects we can support:
How we deliver
We understand your content, audience, business model and the TV platforms you want to reach.
We choose target platforms, technologies and the architecture shared between them.
We design navigation, focus behavior, layouts and playback screens for remote-control use.
Engineers build the application for each target platform using its supported tooling.
We connect content, accounts, payments, analytics and other services.
The application is tested on real devices for navigation, playback, performance and security.
We prepare listings and builds and support each platform's review process.
We provide updates, platform compatibility fixes and ongoing improvements.
Why Alive Inc
Alive Inc. is a global technology company headquartered in India, working with businesses across international markets through remote collaboration.
We build mobile apps, web platforms, OTT products and backend systems, so your TV app and the rest of your product work together.
We plan for each TV operating system's tooling and rules instead of forcing one approach onto every device.
Our OTT and video platform work gives us practical experience with playback, catalogs, subscriptions and content delivery.
Interfaces are designed for remote control and viewing distance from the start.
We maintain the application as platforms and devices change.
Questions
We develop for Android TV and Google TV, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV/tvOS and Roku.
Yes. We build Samsung Smart TV apps for Tizen, including video playback, remote-control navigation and store submission support.
Yes. We develop Roku channels for Roku OS using Roku's own tools, and support the channel publishing process.
Yes. We build native tvOS apps for Apple TV and can share content, accounts and services with your iOS app.
Yes. We develop LG webOS TV apps and test them across webOS versions and LG TV models.
No. Many businesses launch on one or two platforms first, based on where their audience is, and add others later.
Not entirely. Android TV, Google TV and Amazon Fire TV share an Android foundation, and Tizen and webOS use web technologies, but each platform has its own SDK, navigation model and store rules, so some work is platform-specific.
Yes. We build streaming and OTT applications with catalogs, playback, accounts and subscriptions, together with the backend that supports them.
Yes. We can connect a TV application to your existing accounts, catalog and APIs so users see the same content across devices.
We can integrate content protection and DRM services where your content licensing requires them, subject to what each platform supports.
Alive Inc. is headquartered in India and works with businesses across international markets through remote collaboration and technology delivery, including smart TV and OTT app development.
Yes. Maintenance can include platform and OS compatibility updates, bug fixes, performance improvements and new features.
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Television is now one of the main ways people watch and use digital products, and each TV platform has its own technology and publishing rules.
Alive Inc. can plan and build your smart TV application across Android TV, Google TV, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Amazon Fire TV, Apple tvOS and Roku, and keep it running as platforms change.
