DirecTV appears to be preparing a new Android TV streamer

Android TV OS has been a fashionable choose for Pay TV suppliers for a few years now, and it appears DirecTV is planning to undertake Google’s platform for a new streaming machine.

Back in 2018, nonetheless below AT&T, DirecTV was preparing an Android TV set-top field that it later launched for its DirecTV Now streaming providing. The machine, often called “Osprey,” later rebranded together with the service which is now often called DirecTV Stream.

TheDesk reviews that DirecTV is now engaged on a new machine often called “Gemini Air” which can substitute that set-top field. The machine additionally runs on prime of Android TV OS and integrates with DirecTV Stream, in addition to supporting different streaming companies corresponding to Netflix and Disney+. A render of the machine additionally reveals Google Assistant on the distant.

Unlike the set-top field, “Gemini Air” is a streaming dongle, a kind issue additionally utilized by Google’s Chromecast and Amazon’s Fire TV. The machine helps 4K output in addition to Dolby Vision and Atmos.

However, this machine isn’t accessible to everybody simply but. Rather, it’s solely being bought to 1,000 preliminary prospects, advertising and marketing materials considered by TheDesk confirmed. Eligible subscribers have been prolonged the supply this week, and they’re the one prospects in a position to place an order – it’s not available in shops or by customer support both. The machine was additionally noticed on the FCC final November, displaying how lengthy it has been within the works.

There’s no indication as to what the machine may cost, however it is going to nearly actually be extra reasonably priced. The present DirecTV Stream field retails for $120.

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