TV App Development

TV apps are built for a remote, a sofa and a screen three metres away. Focus management, remote-first navigation and smooth video playback matter more than anything else. As a Senior Software Developer at Paramount, I work on the Paramount+ app for Amazon Fire TV Stick and Fire TV on Vega OS, including architecture decisions, reusable cross-platform components and animations.

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What’s included

What you get

  • Fire TV & Vega OS Apps for Amazon Fire TV Stick and Fire TV devices.
  • Apple TV & Android TV tvOS and Android TV apps that follow each platform’s rules.
  • Remote-first navigation Predictable focus handling that never loses the user.
  • Video playback Streaming, DRM, subtitles and resume, done reliably.
  • Shared components UI and logic reused across TV and mobile where it pays off.
  • Performance on low-end hardware Smooth animations on streaming sticks, not just high-end TVs.

Process

How it works

  1. 01

    Platform plan

    Which TV platforms first, and how much code to share.

  2. 02

    Navigation model

    Focus behaviour designed before the screens.

  3. 03

    Build

    Tested on real devices, including the cheapest supported stick.

  4. 04

    Certification

    Store and platform certification, then release.

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Which TV platforms do you develop for?

Amazon Fire TV (including Vega OS), Apple TV (tvOS) and Android TV. The right mix depends on where your audience watches.

Can a TV app share code with our mobile app?

Often, yes. With React Native, business logic, API clients and parts of the UI can be shared between mobile and TV, while navigation and layouts are built for the remote.

What is Vega OS?

Vega OS is Amazon’s operating system for newer Fire TV devices. Apps for it are built with React Native, which is exactly the stack I use on the Paramount+ Fire TV app.

What is hardest about TV app development?

Focus management and performance. Every element must be reachable with arrow keys in a predictable order, and the app has to stay smooth on inexpensive streaming sticks.

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