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How Crunchyroll builds for TV

A category-leading niche SVOD with broad smart-TV support.

Hybrid6 of 7 platforms

Where Crunchyroll runs

General availability across the major smart-TV platforms. Support changes over time.

Tizen · Samsung
Available
webOS · LG
Available
Roku · Roku
Available
Fire TV · Amazon
Available
Android TV · Google
Available
tvOS · Apple
Available
SmartCast · Vizio
Limited

How Crunchyroll is built for TV

Crunchyroll reaches all the major TV platforms. Its stack is not public, but it shows how a category-specific service earns a place on the home screen next to the giants by covering the platforms its audience actually uses.

The practical story is prioritization: ship the platforms your users own first, then widen.

Building something like Crunchyroll?

  • Rank platforms by your audience's install base, not by ease of building.
  • Getting onto the TV home screen is a distribution win worth the porting cost.
  • Validate playback and DRM on each platform's real firmware, not just an emulator.

Availability and engineering details are compiled from public sources and change over time. Crunchyroll is a trademark of its owner; this page is an independent developer reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Crunchyroll.