Cable TV did not play Google set-top box released live TV APP

In the Android smart system ecosystem, Google’s products have always been platforms free of charge, and digital content has been charged. This traditional model has continued in the set-top box and smart TV markets. However, recently, Google’s initiative has made it difficult for traditional cable and satellite operators to hunt food. Ann, because Google set-top box released a live TV APP software, it was reported to live TV APP was named "Android TV Live Channel", at present, Google's Play software store has been able to find this software.



Google Live TV App Features

Google said that with the set-top box on the Android TV platform, the application can be installed, and then can watch live TV channels such as news, sports, movies, TV shows and so on.

However, it needs to be pointed out that Google has not launched its own live TV channel service to set-top boxes. Google said that the above applications can use TV signal sources such as IP TV. As for other TV signal sources, Google only uses one “more” to describe.

Through this application, Android set-top box users will be able to achieve television viewing capabilities of cable set-top boxes, such as picture-in-picture, subtitle options, channel selection, and child rights control. In addition, the user can also view the screens of two channels through screen division.

Applicability of Android TV Live Channels

In addition, this live TV APP application software is specifically targeted at set-top boxes based on "Android TV," and mobile phones and tablets cannot be installed.



“Android TV” is Google’s new smart TV and living room entertainment platform launched by “GoogleTV”. It is based on the Android operating system, but Android TV is still being promoted. The set-top box based on this platform includes Google’s own Nexus player. .

Analysts said that with the availability of set-top box hardware and live TV broadcast software, Google will launch a live Internet-based TV service for set-top box users, and it will be a matter of course. By then, cable TV and satellite TV companies will face more users to retire net accounts.

Google is not a newcomer to live TV services. In Google's Gigabit fiber services launched in Kansas City, Austin, Texas, and other cities, Google also offers the option of bundled TV channel packages. Users can also choose to use pure broadband services without TV channels. This “optical TV” service experience will help Google to provide live TV services on the Internet.

The Internet-based live TV channel service has become a new market with hidden business opportunities. Before Sony took the lead and launched this service, its client device is a PS set-top box.

Earlier, Intel Corp. had also used this market to develop high-performance set-top boxes. However, due to restrictions on television channel and program content authorization, Intel announced its abandonment and transferred set-top box technology and related services to communications company Verizon.

In addition to Internet and technology companies, traditional American television stations (such as CBS and HBO) are also launching "pure Internet" live channel services. Internet users can watch a small number of their favorite channels at a low monthly subscription fee. Another hundred dollars of cable TV costs.



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