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The interface of the video playback platform for smart TV that prepares X offers a design similar to that of YouTube TV, a platform with which it hopes to compete, with a similar login screen, as well as Home, Search and Profile Pages tabs.
The owner of X, Elon Musk, has commented on several occasions that he intends to make it a platform capable of offering both audio and video, messaging and even payments. In short, create an “application for everything”.
It has recently emerged that it is preparing a new application focused on Amazon and Samsung smart televisions that will have functionalities similar to those offered by the Google service, to encourage users to watch long videos on the big screen.
YouTube TV is a subscription streaming content service that allows you to watch live television from the most popular broadcasters and cable channels in Spanish and English, such as Fox News, Unvision or MSNBC. At the moment it is only available in the United States.
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This source also noted earlier this month that the company planned to launch an application capable of offering videos of up to two hours in length to find its place in the sector of streaming video platforms.
Application researcher and web developer Nima Owji has now previewed what the format of this new application will be like, whose main interface will have a design very similar to that of YouTube TV, with a login screen and Home, Search and Pages tabs. Profile.
On the main page, both long-form videos and the so-called Shorts are distributed, which are presented in vertical format. Likewise, a filter is offered to choose between recommended content ‘For you’ and ‘Trends’.