Get Started with Linear TV
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documentation as part of a pre-release, open beta. The features described might change as Amazon receives feedback
and iterates on the features. For the most current feature information, see the Release
Notes.
The Linear TV Integration on Fire TV is divided into these primary areas: Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) ingestion, and Channel Tuning/Video Playback. The following links and explanations will help you understand the technical requirements specific to Fire TV.
Prerequisites
- You are allowlisted for Live TV. Reach out to your Amazon contact to be allowlisted.
- Access to the source code of your app for Fire TV.
- A Fire TV device that supports this integration. Check with your Amazon contact for a list of device types currently supported.
- Although not mandatory, we prefer your catalog to be integrated with a cloud service such as Amazon Catalog Service or Gracenote. Check with your Amazon contact for help onboarding onto these services.
Integration Overview
Linear TV requires the following integrations:
- Provider Logo integration. Reach out to your Amazon contact and provide them with your Logo. Logo badging is displayed in the top-right corner when focused on a channel tile in Search, On Now, Guide, or provider rows. The image file must be monochrome, up to 34px high, and a maximum width of 25% of the overlaying image with a horizontal orientation.
- Vega Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) integration, which provides the customer's channel entitlements and metadata, and enables browse and search to function on Fire TV.
- Vega Channel Integration, so customers can launch content using a remote or voice.
- A Sync Sources Screen for customers to force a sync of channel entitlements and metadata.
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Last updated: Sep 30, 2025
