Display a TV
TVs can be displayed on an office floor or viewed from a browser tab if you're working from home.
Ambition cannot provide support for issues relates to your specific TV model or internet connectivity issues that impact TV content.
What hardware does Ambition recommend for displaying TVs?
How do I setup the AmbitionTV app?
I work from home and need to view TV content through my web browser.
I need to view TV content, but I don't have an Ambition license.
TV Hardware Recommendations
Ambition officially recommends displaying TVs through our Google Play app, AmbitionTV.
To use the AmbitionTV app, we recommend using a "Chromecast with Google TV".
Chromecast specifications:
In lieu of a "Chromecast with Google TV", we recommend using a Smart TV with Google TV built in.
Outside of the above recommendations, Ambition does not officially recommend a specific TV or corresponding hardware.
Ambition does provide a web-based URL that can be viewed on browsers, tablets, and phones. Due to the ever-changing digital landscape, we cannot guarantee compatibility with every device.
If opting to bypass Ambition's recommendations for displaying TVs, please consider these compatibility suggestions when selecting devices for use with TV URLs:
- Can the device natively be configured to never display screensavers or enter sleep or hibernation mode?
↳ Note that Fire TVs don't natively allow you to disable screensavers. - Can the device display a web-based URL?
- Does the device allow YouTube videos to play?
- Do you have the ability to click on elements while the web-based URL is being displayed on the device?
Although Ambition does not make recommendations outside of using a Chromecast with Google TV or a Smart TV with Google built in, customers have had success streaming/casting TV URLs, using digital signage devices, and displaying them through an HDMI cable connected to a host device and a TV.
Display TV through the Google Play AmbitionTV App
Install the AmbitionTV App
The Chromecast with Google TV will need to be set up before following the steps to install the AmbitionTV app. Steps for Setting Up a Chromecast with Google TV can be found here.
1. From the Google TV Home Screen, click the "Apps" tab.
2. Search for and select AmbitionTV.
3. Click Install.
Authorize Device
1. Locate and select the installed AmbitionTV app.
2. When prompted to Choose Ambition Workspace, input your organization's Ambition subdomain, https://SUBDOMAIN.ambition.com, and click Continue.
After clicking Continue, a token will appear on the screen. That token will be input into Ambition to authorize the device.
3. On a separate device, navigate to Ambition. Open the left navigation and click TVs.
4. Click the Authorize Device button.
5. Input the code that appears on your TV and click Authorize.
Open the AmbitionTV App
1. Locate and select the installed AmbitionTV app.
If you just authorized the device, you will be navigated to into the AmbitionTV app.
2. Search for and Select the Ambition TV that you want to display.
Display TV Through Web Browser
1. Open the left navigation and click TVs.
If you do not have the appropriate permissions to access the TV tab, reach out to your admin, manager, or gethelp@ambition.com for assistance with locating the needed TV URL.
2. Click on the TV URL that you are needing to display. The URL will open in a new tab.
🏠 TV URLs can be viewed on personal devices while working at home!
When viewing a TV from home:
- check that the sound is on in your browser if you wish to hear Ambition anthems!
- if you are seeing anthems appear but the actual videos are not playing, learn how to resolve your browsers autoplay settings here.
Display a TV Through an Obfuscated URL
A URL token can be issued and used to bypass authentication if:
- you are using third-party software that does not support password-based authentication
- you need to view a TV, but do not have an Ambition account
↳ While an account is not required, you will need to know the TV URL you need to access.
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