So I run an Nvidia Shield and reckon it’s awesome apart from the generic question around app availability. Our local freeview (Australia) free to air providers provide regular updates to phone and tablet devices but also apps for specific Android TV integrated systems like Sony Bravia. But they don’t make them available to generic box streams like the Nvidia shield.

Does anyone understand why, and is it possible to sideload these apps which are obviously designed for the couch experience. Why wouldn’t they just release their apps for all android tv platforms like they do for phone and tablets?