LG WEBOS · SMART TV APP BUILDER

Launch Your Own
LG Smart TV App

Over 200 million LG webOS Smart TVs are live in homes — including the OLED panels viewers buy specifically for premium streaming. Build your branded webOS app and reach the world's #2 Smart TV platform.

LG Content Store certified LG Channels FAST eligible Dolby Vision & Atmos ready Magic Remote & ThinQ voice
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WHY LG WEBOS

The premium OLED audience — on the world's #2 Smart TV platform

200M+ LG webOS Smart TVs in active use.

LG is the #2 Smart TV operating system globally — over 200 million webOS sets are live in homes worldwide, and LG has shipped webOS on every Smart TV since 2014. OTT Engine builds against webOS 4.0+ to cover the vast majority of LG TVs currently in use, including the latest webOS 23 sets.

LG Channels: pre-installed FAST on every LG TV.

LG Channels is LG's free ad-supported FAST channel service, pre-installed and pinned on every webOS launcher. Eligible OTT Engine FAST channels can be distributed through LG Channels — instant reach across LG's full installed base, with no app install needed and full SSAI ad revenue routed to you.

OLED panels demand OLED-grade content.

LG OLED is the gold-standard display for premium streaming — perfect blacks, infinite contrast, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos. Viewers who own LG OLED panels paid for picture quality and watch more premium content per evening than any other TV demographic. OTT Engine renders your library to match.

OTT ENGINE · WEBOS APP BUILDER

Everything you need to launch on LG Smart TVs — without writing a line of Enact

Building a native LG webOS app traditionally means learning Enact (LG's React-based JavaScript framework), the webOS TV SDK, the Magic Remote interaction model, PlayReady DRM, and LG's certification process. OTT Engine compresses every step into days. Our webOS App Builder generates a production-ready, fully branded LG Smart TV app from your content library and brand assets — no Enact, no webOS SDK, no certification queue to babysit.

Once your app is built, we guide you through every step of LG Content Store submission — LG Seller Lounge registration, app packaging, signing, QA round, and LG certification. When LG releases a new webOS version (webOS 23, webOS 24, and beyond), OTT Engine handles the rebuild and resubmission automatically. Your app stays compatible across every generation of LG Smart TV in market.

  • Native webOS app — built with the webOS TV SDK
  • webOS 4.0+ compatibility — covers nearly the entire LG installed base
  • LG Content Store submission — fully guided
  • Magic Remote pointer, scroll wheel, and gyro navigation
  • ThinQ AI voice search and content deep linking
  • PlayReady DRM (native) + Widevine on modern sets
  • LG Pay native subscription & TVOD billing
  • LG Channels FAST distribution pathway (Broadcast Network)
  • 4K, 8K, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos delivery
KEY FEATURES

Built for webOS. Designed for the Magic Remote.

Your brand in the webOS launcher ribbon

Full white-label design — your logo, colors, content rows, and category structure, presented inside LG's signature horizontal launcher ribbon. Tile artwork, motion design, and focus animations are tuned for the Magic Remote.

Magic Remote-aware navigation

Every OTT Engine webOS app supports the Magic Remote's pointer, scroll wheel, voice, and standard D-pad interactions. Pointer-aware hit targets, hover states, and gyro-friendly scrolling make your app feel like first-party LG software.

LG Channels FAST distribution

Eligible 24/7 linear channels can be submitted to LG Channels — LG's free pre-installed streaming service. Instant access to LG's full installed base, with no app install required and SSAI ad revenue paid back to you monthly.

PlayReady + Widevine DRM

PlayReady is webOS's native DRM and is required for studio-licensed premium content. OTT Engine integrates PlayReady natively, with Widevine as a secondary option on modern LG sets — covering every premium licensing requirement on the platform.

ThinQ AI voice search and deep linking

Submit your catalog to ThinQ AI's content discovery so viewers can launch your app and specific content by voice — directly through the Magic Remote's mic button. Voice search is a primary content discovery channel on webOS.

Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos on OLED

Render your premium content at the full quality LG OLED panels were built for — Dolby Vision HDR for cinema-grade dynamic range and Dolby Atmos for spatial audio. OTT Engine encodes for every LG generation, from HD up to 8K.

HOW IT WORKS

From zero to live in the LG Content Store

OTT Engine gets most webOS apps certified and live within 10–14 days.

1

Connect Your Content

Upload your library or connect your existing storage. OTT Engine transcodes to LG-optimized HLS and DASH with PlayReady, generates webOS-sized tile artwork, and organizes everything into your app structure — encoded for HD, 4K, 8K, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.

2

Design Your App

Use the no-code builder to design your webOS app — launcher tile, splash screen, content rows, Magic Remote focus states, and monetization. Preview in a webOS simulator before submission. No Enact, no webOS SDK, no build pipeline.

3

Submit to LG Content Store

We guide you through LG Seller Lounge — app packaging, signing, QA round, and LG certification. Most apps pass review on first submission. Once live, your app is discoverable in the LG Content Store on every LG Smart TV launched since 2017.

MONETIZATION

Four ways to earn revenue on LG Smart TVs

SVOD

Charge recurring subscriptions through LG Pay. Magic Remote one-click signup, free trials, and family billing. Best for premium libraries with retained subscribers.

AVOD

Free content funded by SSAI-served pre-roll, mid-roll, and companion ads. Server-side insertion means smooth, ad-blocker-resistant ad delivery on every webOS set.

TVOD

Rent or buy individual titles, live events, or pay-per-view through LG Pay. Best for film releases, premium specials, and pay-per-view events.

FAST (LG Channels)

Distribute your 24/7 linear channel via LG Channels — pre-installed on every LG Smart TV. Fastest path to large-scale reach with no install friction.

FAQ

LG webOS App Builder — Common Questions

Most OTT Engine clients have their LG Smart TV app live in the LG Content Store within 10–14 days of signing up. LG's QA round typically takes 5–10 business days for streaming apps that follow webOS guidelines, which OTT Engine is built to satisfy on first submission.

webOS is LG's proprietary Smart TV operating system, originally developed by Palm and acquired by LG in 2013. Every LG Smart TV sold since 2014 runs webOS. Over 200 million LG webOS Smart TVs are active in homes worldwide, making it the #2 Smart TV operating system globally behind Samsung Tizen. OTT Engine builds for webOS 4.0 and newer, covering nearly the entire installed base.

Yes — an LG Seller Lounge account is required to publish on the LG Content Store. Registration is free. OTT Engine guides you through account setup as part of onboarding and handles all packaging, signing, and LG certification work on your behalf.

Yes. LG Channels is LG's free ad-supported FAST channel service, pre-installed on every LG Smart TV. OTT Engine helps Broadcast Network and Enterprise clients submit eligible 24/7 linear channels to LG Channels — direct distribution to LG's full installed base with no app install required, full SSAI ad revenue routed back to you.

LG webOS supports both PlayReady (Microsoft's DRM, native to webOS) and Widevine (Google's DRM, supported on most modern LG sets). OTT Engine integrates either or both depending on your content licensing requirements. PlayReady is required for most studio-licensed premium content on LG.

Yes. The Magic Remote — LG's gyro-pointer plus voice remote — is the default interaction model on every LG Smart TV. OTT Engine builds every webOS app with pointer-aware hit targets, hover states, and gyro-friendly navigation, and integrates ThinQ AI voice search so viewers can launch your app and specific content by voice.

Yes. Hybrid monetization is fully supported. LG Pay (LG's native billing system) handles SVOD subscriptions and TVOD purchases, and OTT Engine's SSAI pipeline serves pre-roll, mid-roll, and companion ads for AVOD content and FAST channels — all inside a single webOS app.

Yes. LG OLED is the gold-standard panel for premium streaming and natively supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. OTT Engine renders your content for LG OLED's wide-gamut, perfect-black display capability, delivering Dolby Vision HDR video and Dolby Atmos spatial audio when your source files support it.

Yes. When LG releases a new webOS version or updates its certification policies, OTT Engine handles the technical compliance work and resubmits your app automatically. Your channel stays live and certified on every LG Smart TV generation — including the latest webOS 23 and beyond — without any work from your team.

Yes. The Broadcast Network plan includes every major Smart TV and streaming-device platform — LG webOS, Samsung Tizen, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV — simultaneously, managed from one unified CMS. Content published once syncs across every platform. One library, one dashboard, every screen.

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200 million LG Smart TVs are waiting for your app.

OTT Engine builds, certifies, and maintains your webOS app — including FAST distribution through LG Channels.