Following the improved Gemini integration at CES in January, Google has a trio of new AI-powered features for its Google TV platform.
Google TV can now provide “rich visual assistance” when you ask a question. For example, request current sports scores, and it will not only bring up a live updating scorecard, but also tell you where you can watch the game. If you’re looking for a recipe, it will combine its results with a video tutorial where possible.
If you want to learn something new instead of focusing on your latest Netflix fix, Google TV can now also deliver visual “deep dives” on topics that interest you. If an economic trend, scientific phenomenon or technological innovation is on your mind, Gemini will create a “custom, interactive walkthrough” on the topic in question, allowing you to ask follow-up questions later.
The idea is that this feature lets you “turn idle viewing into meaningful screen time.” It would seem that even your TV is now refusing to let you watch too much TV.
When you ask about a topic, you can either click “Learn Deeper” to learn more, or navigate to the Gemini tab at the top of your home screen and select the “Learn” option.
The last new addition is the Gemini-powered Sports Brief, which works similarly to the one Google introduced last year, but only for sports. Designed as an alternative to checking your phone, you can ask your AI-assisted TV for a “timely, narrated overview” of the latest goings on in any league. The feature already supports the NBA, NCAA Basketball, NHL, MLS, and NWSL, and it will live in the Gemini tab.
Deep Dive and Sports Briefs were initially limited to people with Gemini-enabled devices in the US, with Google promising broader device support later in the spring. The improved visual aids are rolling out today in the US and Canada, and Google has also announced that its various Gemini Google TV features are coming to more countries in 2026, starting with Australia, New Zealand, and the UK in the coming months.
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