DirecTV Screensavers Will Show AI-Generated Ads with Your Face in 2026

DirecTV will start replacing screensavers with AI-generated ads next year

DirecTV will begin replacing your TV's screensaver with AI-generated ads thanks to a new partnership.

DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026

Like other companies with streaming businesses, DirecTV is leaning into ads more.

DIRECTV partners with Glance on AI-powered ad, data features

(Courtesy image) DIRECTV is partnering with artificial intelligence company Glance to launch a new feature on certain set-top boxes that will deliver more-personalized advertisements and marketing experiences, the companies announced on Tuesday. Through the partnership, Glance AI will be available to DIRECTV streaming customers using the company’s Gemini devices starting in early 2026. The integration introduces a new layer of on-screen engageme…

DIRECTV Will Start Using AI-Generated Ads as Screensavers

DIRECTV and Glance AI announced a new partnership today, that will bring AI-generated interactive screensavers to DIRECTV streaming customers. Rather than a standard screensaver when content idles, DIRECTV will use that downtime as a sales opportunity. Glance AI uses on-device AI developed in collaboration with Google, to create screensavers that provide entertainment, shopping, and creative […] The post DIRECTV Will Start Using AI-Generated Ads…

What's worse than ads on your TV? Ads on your TV featuring you

Credit: Glance AI TL;DR DirecTV’s Gemini streaming devices will soon show you AI-generated ads featuring your face. It is partnering with Glance, which will use your face to create AI avatars featuring shoppable products, similar to Google’s try-on shopping feature. Glance also powers lockscreen ads on phones from major brands. The best way for most TV manufacturers to extract value from consumers is to display ads. So why not take it up a notc…

DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026 - WorldNL Magazine

According to a March blog post from Glance's VP of AI, Ian Anderson, Glance's avatars “analyze customer behavior, preferences, and browsing history to provide tailor-made product recommendations, enhancing engagement and conversion rates.” In a statement today, Naveen Tewari, Glance’s CEO and founder, said the screensavers will allow people to “instantly select a brand and reimagine themselves in the brand catalog right from their living-room TV…