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How Showtime builds for TV
A premium network app now largely folded into Paramount+.
Hybrid7 of 7 platforms
Where Showtime runs
General availability across the major smart-TV platforms. Support changes over time.
Tizen · Samsung
AvailablewebOS · LG
AvailableRoku · Roku
AvailableFire TV · Amazon
AvailableAndroid TV · Google
AvailabletvOS · Apple
AvailableSmartCast · Vizio
AvailableHow Showtime is built for TV
Showtime ships as a standalone app across the major platforms and is also bundled inside Paramount+. It is a useful case study in consolidation: one owner, overlapping apps, shared back-end.
For builders, the interesting question is how you share a content and playback core across two front-end brands.
Building something like Showtime?
- A shared playback and content core can power multiple branded front ends.
- Consolidation is common in streaming; design your core to outlive the brand on it.
- Keep entitlement and sign-in flows consistent across bundled apps.
Availability and engineering details are compiled from public sources and change over time. Showtime is a trademark of its owner; this page is an independent developer reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Showtime.