--- title: "What Is Samsung Tizen? A Guide for Streaming Services" description: "Tizen is the operating system on Samsung smart TVs. See how Tizen streaming apps are built, tested and published, and why services target it." url: "https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/tizen" markdown_url: "https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/tizen.md" category: "Devices" updated: "2026-10-05" --- # What is Samsung Tizen? Tizen is the operating system that runs on Samsung smart TVs. A streaming service reaches Samsung television owners by publishing a Tizen app through Samsung's app store for televisions. ## How Tizen apps are built Tizen TV apps are web applications: HTML, CSS and JavaScript packaged for the television and run in its built-in browser engine. Samsung supplies the development tools and television-specific interfaces for playback, remote-control input and device information. Video is played through Samsung's native player interface, which handles adaptive streaming and DRM in hardware. ## What a Tizen streaming app needs - Navigation designed entirely for the remote control's arrow, enter and back keys - Playback using the platform player, with PlayReady or Widevine for protected content - Support for several model years, each with a different browser engine version - Performance tuned for television hardware, which is far slower than a phone - Sign-in by code or QR, to avoid typing on screen ## Publishing Apps are submitted through Samsung's seller portal for televisions and tested by Samsung against its guidelines before release. Review is more involved than on mobile stores and is done on real hardware, so allow extra time, especially for a first submission. ## Why services target Tizen Samsung has been the largest television maker by sales for many years, so Tizen is one of the most widely installed TV platforms in the world. In many markets a service cannot claim to be on smart TVs without it. ## Samsung Tizen on RentAnOTT A RentAnOTT Samsung TV app is $149/month, with store submission included and a 6-month minimum commitment. [See app pricing](https://www.rentanott.com/pricing). ## Related terms - [LG webOS](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/webos) — webOS is the operating system that runs on LG smart TVs, and on televisions from some other brands that license it. A streaming service reaches those viewers by publishing a webOS app in the LG Content Store. - [Smart TV app](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/smart-tv-app) — A smart TV app is an application built to run on a television's operating system or on a streaming device attached to it, and installed from that platform's app store. For a streaming service it is the way viewers watch on the big screen. - [CTV](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/ctv) — CTV (connected TV) is a television that can stream video over the internet, either because it is a smart TV or because a streaming stick, set-top box or games console is attached to it. - [Android TV](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/android-tv) — Android TV is Google's version of Android for televisions, streaming sticks and set-top boxes. It runs on sets from many manufacturers and on operator boxes, and apps for it are distributed through Google Play. - [PlayReady](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/playready) — PlayReady is Microsoft's DRM system. It protects streamed video on Windows and the Edge browser, Xbox consoles, and many smart TVs and set-top boxes. - [App store submission](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/app-store-submission) — App store submission is the process of preparing a streaming app, sending it to a store such as Apple's App Store, Google Play, the Amazon Appstore or a smart TV store for review, and publishing it once approved. - [Apple TV](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/apple-tv) — Apple TV is Apple's streaming set-top box, which runs the tvOS operating system. Streaming services reach it by publishing a tvOS app on the App Store. The name is also used for Apple's own TV app and subscription service, which are separate things. - [Fire TV](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary/fire-tv) — Fire TV is Amazon's streaming platform. It runs on Fire TV Stick devices, set-top boxes and Fire TV televisions, and its apps are distributed through the Amazon Appstore. ## Further reading - [OTT app builder](https://www.rentanott.com/tools/ott-app-builder) - [White-label streaming platform buyer's guide](https://www.rentanott.com/blogs/white-label-streaming-platform) - [How to start a streaming service](https://www.rentanott.com/blogs/how-to-start-a-streaming-service) ## Frequently asked questions ### Can an Android TV app run on a Samsung TV? No. Samsung televisions run Tizen, not Android TV, so they need a separate app built for Tizen. ### Does one Tizen app work on all Samsung TVs? On most recent model years, with testing. Very old models run earlier Tizen versions and may need to be excluded. ### Which DRM do Samsung TVs support? PlayReady and Widevine. All 163 terms: [Streaming and OTT glossary](https://www.rentanott.com/glossary). ## Book a demo Tell RentAnOTT what you are launching. 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