📰 What is the Newsline?
It's you interactive guide where you can fin news, poll, quizzes, relevant news and more! Such as in Android TV, you can connect you calendar.
Whether you're watching a live stream or on-demand video, Newsline keeps you in the loop with breaking stories, polls, updates, and more—tailored just for you.
🧭 Where Do I Find the Newsline?
📺 On your TV:
📍 You’ll see it as a scrollable bar at the bottom of your screen while watching a video.
It looks like this:
👉 🔴 Breaking News | 📺 Happening Now | 📅 Coming Soon | ❓Poll | ⛅ Weather | 💼 Business ...and more!
Available on:
LG, Samsung, VIZIO, Hisense, and Vestel Smart TVs
Web and streaming platforms
📱On your smartphone:
📍 You’ll see it as a scrollable bar at the top of your screen while watching a video.
It looks like this:
👉 Quiz | Relevant news | Polls
🚀 How to Use the Newsline
📺 On your TV:
While watching a video, look for the Newsline widget at the bottom of the screen.
Use your remote (or swipe on mobile) to scroll sideways through updates.
Click or tap on any tile to open the content:
🔴 Breaking News: Urgent updates that matter now.
📺 Happening Now: Featured live events you can switch to instantly.
📅 Coming Soon: Sneak peeks at what’s next.
❓ Polls & Quizzes: Quick questions based on your favorite topics.
⛅ Weather: Updates tailored to your region.
📈 Stocks: Market movements and finance headlines.
🎥 Tips: Helpful guides to get the most out of Haystack (appear every other scroll).
💡 Pro Tips
🆕 New users will see a welcome animation and an intro to Newsline the first time.
🔄 Newsline refreshes every few minutes, so check back often!
📊 Voted in a poll? See the results up to 24 hours after it closes.
📱On your smartphone:
While watching a video, on the top, you can swipe to see all the content we have for you
Click or tap on any tile to open the content:
🔴 Breaking News: Urgent updates that matter now.
📺 Happening Now: Featured live events you can switch to instantly.
📅 Coming Soon: Sneak peeks at what’s next.
❓ Polls & Quizzes: Quick questions based on your favorite topics. After answering the quiz or poll, you will see the results
💡 Pro Tips
🔄 Newsline refreshes every few minutes, so check back often!
🫣 How to hide the Newsline?
📺 On your TV:
You can hide the Newsline by tapping on the 'Hide Newsline' or 'Full screen' button. One of these buttons will be shown on the right part of the player controls when playing a video in full screen.
Fullscreen button:
Hide Newsline button:
📱On your smartphone:
Go to full screen by rotating your mobile device or tapping on the 'Full screen button' to hide Newsline and watch in full screen mode.
🎯 Smart and Personalized
Newsline adapts to you:
Shows polls and quizzes based on your interests.
Highlights live coverage of events you care about.
Prioritizes news based on urgency (e.g., Breaking News always comes first).
❓Why You’ll Love It
The Newsline brings Haystack’s smartest features directly into your video experience:
No interruptions
Fully interactive
Always relevant to you
💬 Have more questions about Newsline? Message us right here—we’re happy to help!