Right from 2014, Android TV has gained a huge success, and that is all because of the performance and availability of apps. You can install apps from Google Play Store for Android TV as well as sideload various apps that are not available on the official store. If you stay in touch with the sporty articles and you want to do that on a big screen, you might find these apps very useful for Andriod TV.

Best News and Sports Apps for Android TV

All these apps are from the official app gallery aka Play Store. However, if you can find anything outside of the Play Store, you can still sideload that app without any problem.

1. TuneIn Radio

TuneIn Radio is a simple yet very useful application for Android TV. Many times, we get bored of watching movies and TV shows. If you often feel the same way, you can install this app and start listening to radio channels right on your Android TV. According to the developers of this app, you can get more than 100k radio stations using this app. Its remarkable quality is that you can download it for free, and another good news is you can find different categories such as sports, general news, music and so on. The user interface of TuneIn Radio is pretty good. However, you should know how to search for a radio station. Otherwise, you may end up wasting your valuable time. Download

2. ESPN

ESPN is probably the best sports channel for TV. However, if you have an Android TV, you can do more with the help of this free application. It doesn’t matter which sports you love the most; you can certainly find that in the ESPN app. Being said that, you can find soccer, American football, baseball, cricket, and more other sports in this app. You can watch live telecast, check online commentary of a match, find live scores, and so on. Talking about the user interface, it looks premium and therefore, you should not find any problem using this app on your giant Android TV screen. Download

3. Fox News

Fox News is a popular portal where you can find all the recent events in one place. No matter whether you like politics, sports, general news, or anything else, you can certainly find that in the Fox News app. Therefore, starting your day with this app in your bed is a good idea. The best thing about this app is you can read breaking news as well as check live videos so that you can know what is happening around you. Apart from that, there is News Alerts that helps you find news as soon as it gets published on the portal. This app is very user-friendly as the best news app should be. Download

4. NFL

NFL is one of the most popular sports in various countries like the USA. If you are from the USA and you love to watch NFL matches all the times, you can use this official NFL app on your Android TV. Although you may not find a live feed, you can certainly check other things such as live score, live analytics, live commentary, and so on. Apart from that, you can read the latest news about various teams, players, etc., Check out the point table and more others. For Android TV, these following two features are the most popular-

• NFL NOW: NFL now brings fans the latest stories and trending topics across the NFL and gives direct access to all 32 teams.
• TEAMS: Select your favorite team to watch videos directly from that team or replay recent games.

If you like, you can download this app from here.

5. NBC News

If you like to read news from multiple portals, you should opt for the NBC News app as well as the Fox News app. Both of them are equally proven, but NBC News app is slightly better in terms of performance and usability. Like a regular news app, you can find all the essential features in this app too, and some of the notable points are as follows-

• Breaking news and live video alerts
• Exclusive reporting and analysis from NBC News and MSNBC
• Catch up on all your favorite NBC News and MSNBC shows in one place. Nightly News, TODAY, Meet The Press, Morning Joe, Rachel Maddow, and more!
• Listen Live to MSNBC on the go!
• Play videos and stream audio on your Chromecast or any other Cast-enabled device.

Apart from that, you will get a pretty good user interface. The best thing is this is possible to choose a category so that you can find only specific news whenever needed. Download

6. Bloomberg TV+

If you do not want to read and instead you want to watch some videos related to various events and news, you can install Bloomberg TV+ app on your Android TV. This is one of the best methods to watch videos on your Android TV and spend your time with valuable information. As usual, you can find categories. However, most of the videos are related to business. Regarding the UI, it should not bother you much. Some of the categories are Top Videos, Recently Added, Channels, etc. Download

7. CNBC

CNBC is a business news channel, and if you like or want to read some business-related news from around the globe, CNBC app can help you a lot. It allows you to check out the latest business news and live market data so that you can invest wisely in the market. From cryptocurrency to company based news, you can find everything in this app. The useful thing is you can stream TV shows on your Android TV. Moreover, if you have the cable or satellite subscription, you can live stream full episodes. Download

8. CBS Sports

As the name suggests, this is a sports news app that helps you check out the live scores, news, analytics and more. The most useful thing is you can watch live matches. Being said that, it offers various American sports like NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS, and more others. It has push notifications option so that you can find news as soon as it gets published. In simple others, CBS Sports can be your final destination if you are from the USA or you love to watch those sports mentioned above. Download