# SageTV®

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07.

- **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/sagetv
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/sagetv.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/sagetv/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://sagetv.com
- **Slug:** sagetv
- **Categories:** media-entertainment

## Overview

- **Tagline:** SageTV® is an open-source media center platform for creating and controlling a media center from multiple devices.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Description:** SageTV has developed TV and media-center software and technology since 2002. The platform was acquired by Google and subsequently open sourced, with source code available on GitHub.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

## Identity

- **Mission:** To change the TV viewing experience and advance online entertainment management through open technology.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Founders & leadership:** SageTV was acquired by Google. The website speaks on behalf of the SageTV Team and directs developer inquiries to sagetv-dev@google.com.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Website:** https://sagetv.com
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Voice & tone:** Enthusiastic, forward-looking, and developer-oriented.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Founded:** 2002
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Parent ownership:** Acquired by Google; the SageTV platform was subsequently open sourced.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

## Offerings

- **Problem solved:** SageTV addresses the need to create and control a media center and manage entertainment across multiple devices as the media landscape evolves.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Media center creation and control across multiple devices
  - TV viewing and entertainment management
  - Open-source platform development
  - SageTV Studio extensibility
  - Integration with Java, JNI, and Microsoft Visual Basic or C# .NET components
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Products / SKUs:**
  - SageTV platform
  - SageTV Studio
  - SageTV EPG Service
  - SageTV Placeshifter
  - SageTV Media Extender
  - SageTV Media Center for Linux
  - SageTV Recorder
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Television, media centers, home entertainment, and open-source software
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Customer base:** Media-center users, TV viewers, developers, and the SageTV open-source community.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Ideal customer profile:** Users seeking a customizable multi-device media center and developers building SageTV integrations, plugins, clients, or other customizations.
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Use cases:**
  - Creating and controlling a media center from multiple devices
  - Managing TV and other online entertainment
  - Developing SageTV plugins and customizations
  - Integrating Java applications with native or .NET components through SageTV Studio
  - Using SageTV on Linux and other supported client or extender environments
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

- **Customer outcomes:**
  - A more controllable multi-device TV viewing experience
  - Greater entertainment-management flexibility
  - Ability to extend SageTV through open-source development and integrations
  - Ability to use community-developed plugins and customizations
Source: Brand's website (https://sagetv.com) · 2026-11-07

Page last updated 2026-11-07.

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