Picking the right development framework when building TV-apps is really a crucial first step. In one of my latest blogs I looked at front-end frameworks to use in 2022, of which Lightning was one of the options mentioned. However, unless you’re in the OTT industry, you might not have heard…

Understanding the core principles of developing with Lightning, how we can use it, and what Lightning provides for developers. — Starting development with any new framework, especially for TV-Apps, is no easy job. Especially if you’re not sure where or how to start. In this blog we take a look at some of the core principles of developing with Lightning, how we can use it and what Lightning provides in…

While Lightning is a framework made specifically for tv-applications running the Metrological Appstore (or RDK in general), it can certainly run on a subset of SmartTVs/devices from the likes of Samsung, LG, Sony (Android TV) and Amazon (FireTV). In this blog we’ll take a look at how we can build…

In this blog, we’ll take a look at extending the default media player in Lightning, and using it with ShakaPlayer to manage our playback. Introduction Now, you may be wondering why you would need any other player at all. The answer to that is rather simple. Lightning by default comes with…

In the past few months, I’ve written several articles about the technical details of using Lightning. As you can tell, Lightning clearly has become my choice of framework for building TV applications. Let us take a look at some of the business benefits of using the TV app development framework. …

Time is everything in today’s day and age. Whether it’s time for development, or a quick time to market... being able to deliver fast is key in the world of OTT. Luckily, that’s exactly where Lightning’s new UI Components come into play! Let’s take a look at what they are…

Over several evenings in the past week or two I’ve been trying to get a Formula1 TV app running on my ancient LG television from 2018. Todays race-day finally saw me able to play video and watch the (last part, it was a work in progress) of the race! This…