Haystack TV Inc

Haystack News empowers individuals to watch the news they care about. We strive to provide the best way to get news from your local communities and from trusted sources around the world.

Founded 2014
16-50 employees
Headquarters address
95 3rd st 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA

Haystack News is the leading local & world news service on Connected TVs reaching millions of users and empowering them with a personalized newscast. We are one of the fastest-growing TV News companies in the world, and are already preloaded on 37% of all TVs shipped in the US! Haystack News already has direct relationships with all major TV companies (Samsung, Sony, Vizio, LG, etc) as well as hundreds of premium TV news channels including ABC News, CBSi, Bloomberg, and local TV stations for 90% of the country. We are growing fast, and in fact, we were the only video streaming company featured at this year’s Google IO (http://youtube.com/watch?v=-YawUi6qPck)

We are redefining the future of TV news and we pride ourselves on our ability to move faster and execute better than anyone else in our industry. We accomplish this by working with the smartest people and staying on the cutting-edge. We measure ourselves by the impact we are having on individuals’ daily lives and on the television industry as a whole.

Tech stack

MongoDB, JavaScript, Node.JS, Roku, iOS, tvOS, Android, Kotlin, Swift, BrightScript, Python, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, CSS, React, HTML5, Streaming Media, Video, Big Data, Data Analysis

Benefits

Compensation and retirement

Performance bonus
Stock Options
401k plan

Health and wellness

Insurance (Health)
Insurance (Dental)
Insurance (Vision)
FSA (Flexible Spending Plan)

Vacation and time off

Unlimited time off

Values and quality of life

Remote first