diff --git a/app/README.md b/app/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfb4d850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Demo app
+
+This app demonstrates the Open Video UI for Android, with a phone/tablet UI in [`MainActivity`](src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/MainActivity.kt) and an Android TV UI in [`TvActivity`](src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/tv/TvActivity.kt).
+
+## Credits
+
+The Android TV home screen uses the following images:
+
+* Bip Bop: ["Oscilloscope sine square.jpg"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oscilloscope_sine_square.jpg) by Xato, Public domain.
+* Elephant's Dream: ["Elephants Dream s5 both.jpg"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elephants_Dream_s5_both.jpg) by © Blender Foundation / Ton Roosendaal et al., [CC BY 2.5](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5).
+* Sintel: ["Sintel-screenshot-1.jpg"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sintel-screenshot-1.jpg) by © Blender Foundation (www.sintel.org), [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0).
+* DASH-IF Livesim and Test card: Frames of the DASH-IF Livesim test stream, captured in the demo app.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/Streams.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/Streams.kt
index 159e9922..2c5f1cdb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/Streams.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/Streams.kt
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
 package com.theoplayer.android.ui.demo
 
+import androidx.annotation.DrawableRes
 import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.Saver
 import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.SaverScope
 import com.theoplayer.android.api.source.SourceDescription
 import com.theoplayer.android.api.source.TypedSource
 import com.theoplayer.android.api.source.addescription.GoogleImaAdDescription
 
-data class Stream(val title: String, val description: String = "", val source: SourceDescription)
+data class Stream(
+    val title: String,
+    val description: String = "",
+    @DrawableRes val image: Int,
+    val source: SourceDescription,
+)
 
 val streams by lazy {
     listOf(
         Stream(
             title = "Bip Bop (HLS)",
             description = "HLS · VOD",
+            image = R.drawable.stream_bipbop,
             source =
                 SourceDescription.Builder(
                         TypedSource.Builder(
@@ -25,6 +32,7 @@ val streams by lazy {
         Stream(
             title = "Elephant's Dream (HLS)",
             description = "HLS · VOD",
+            image = R.drawable.stream_elephants,
             source =
                 SourceDescription.Builder(
                         TypedSource.Builder(
@@ -37,6 +45,7 @@ val streams by lazy {
         Stream(
             title = "Sintel (DASH) with preroll ad",
             description = "DASH · VOD · Preroll ad",
+            image = R.drawable.stream_sintel,
             source =
                 SourceDescription.Builder(
                         TypedSource.Builder(
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ val streams by lazy {
         Stream(
             title = "DASH-IF Livesim",
             description = "DASH · Live",
+            image = R.drawable.stream_livesim,
             source =
                 SourceDescription.Builder(
                         TypedSource.Builder(
@@ -68,6 +78,7 @@ val streams by lazy {
         Stream(
             title = "Test card (with CEA tracks)",
             description = "DASH · VOD · CEA-608 captions",
+            image = R.drawable.stream_testcard,
             source =
                 SourceDescription.Builder(
                         TypedSource.Builder("https://livesim2.dashif.org/vod/testpic_2s/cea608.mpd")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/tv/TvHomeScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/tv/TvHomeScreen.kt
index 5109b83d..9b5b2369 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/tv/TvHomeScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/tv/TvHomeScreen.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.theoplayer.android.ui.demo.tv
 
+import androidx.compose.foundation.Image
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.focusGroup
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusProperties
 import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Brush
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.tv.material3.Button
@@ -99,7 +102,6 @@ private fun StreamCarousel(
     ) { index ->
         StreamSlide(
             stream = streams[index],
-            background = slideBackgrounds[index % slideBackgrounds.size],
             onPlay = { onSelectStream(streams[index]) },
         )
     }
@@ -125,10 +127,19 @@ private fun Modifier.keepHorizontalFocusInside(): Modifier =
         }
         .focusGroup()
 
-/** A single carousel slide, with the stream's title, description and a play button. */
+/**
+ * A single carousel slide, with the stream's background image, title, description and play button.
+ */
 @Composable
-private fun StreamSlide(stream: Stream, background: Brush, onPlay: () -> Unit) {
-    Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(background)) {
+private fun StreamSlide(stream: Stream, onPlay: () -> Unit) {
+    Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+        Image(
+            painter = painterResource(stream.image),
+            contentDescription = null,
+            contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        )
+        SlideScrim()
         Column(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomStart).padding(32.dp)) {
             SlideText(stream)
             Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
@@ -141,6 +152,26 @@ private fun StreamSlide(stream: Stream, background: Brush, onPlay: () -> Unit) {
     }
 }
 
+/** Dark gradients keep the white slide text readable. */
+@Composable
+private fun SlideScrim() {
+    Box(
+        Modifier.fillMaxSize()
+            .background(
+                Brush.horizontalGradient(
+                    0f to Color.Black.copy(alpha = 0.8f),
+                    0.6f to Color.Transparent,
+                )
+            )
+            .background(
+                Brush.verticalGradient(
+                    0.4f to Color.Transparent,
+                    1f to Color.Black.copy(alpha = 0.6f),
+                )
+            )
+    )
+}
+
 /** The title and description of a carousel slide. */
 @Composable
 private fun ColumnScope.SlideText(stream: Stream) {
@@ -177,17 +208,6 @@ private fun ThemeRow(currentTheme: TvPlayerTheme, onSelectTheme: (TvPlayerTheme)
     }
 }
 
-// Dark gradients, so the white slide text stays readable.
-private val slideBackgrounds =
-    listOf(
-            Color(0xFF1A237E) to Color(0xFF4A148C),
-            Color(0xFF004D40) to Color(0xFF01579B),
-            Color(0xFFB71C1C) to Color(0xFF4E342E),
-            Color(0xFF263238) to Color(0xFF1B5E20),
-            Color(0xFF311B92) to Color(0xFF880E4F),
-        )
-        .map { (start, end) -> Brush.linearGradient(listOf(start, end)) }
-
 // Keep content inside the overscan-safe area of TVs.
 private val safeAreaHorizontalPadding = 48.dp
 private val safeAreaVerticalPadding = 27.dp
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_bipbop.jpg b/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_bipbop.jpg
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_elephants.jpg b/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_elephants.jpg
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_livesim.jpg b/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_livesim.jpg
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_sintel.jpg b/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_sintel.jpg
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_testcard.jpg b/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/stream_testcard.jpg
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diff --git a/docs/guides/android-tv/getting-started.md b/docs/guides/android-tv/getting-started.md
index 10fca0b0..91317c45 100644
--- a/docs/guides/android-tv/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/guides/android-tv/getting-started.md
@@ -174,6 +174,6 @@ The TV UI has no Chromecast, fullscreen, picture-in-picture, or mute controls. T
 
 The demo app's [`TvActivity`](https://github.com/THEOplayer/android-ui/blob/main/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/tv/TvActivity.kt) opens a home screen with a stream carousel and theme chips.
 
-![Android TV demo home screen](../../assets/tv-demo-home.png)
+![Android TV demo home screen](../../assets/tv-demo-home.jpg)
 
 To run it, create a **Television (1080p)** Android Virtual Device, run the `app` module, and open the app from the TV launcher. See the [TV demo source](https://github.com/THEOplayer/android-ui/tree/main/app/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/android/ui/demo/tv) for the full example.