How to display a dashboard on a TV
Last updated September 23, 2026
To show a dashboard on a TV, you need a link to it that opens without a login, and a player that keeps it on screen all day. Data Studio (formerly Looker Studio) and Tableau Public offer such a link, and so does a self-hosted Grafana once embedding is switched on. Digital signage software then shows the link full-screen and reloads it on a schedule, so the numbers stay current without anyone touching the TV.
With Screenbird, for example, you paste the link into the Embed app and send it to your screen. Power BI has its own app that connects your Microsoft account, so private reports work too.
The end result, live on your TV.
What you need
- A TV or monitor with an HDMI input
- A media player: Amazon's Signage Stick and the Fire TV Stick 4K are the simplest plug-and-play options; smart TVs and Windows, Mac, or Linux devices work just as well
- A Screenbird account (free trial, then $18 per screen per month)
- A link to your dashboard that anyone can open without signing in, or a Power BI report
Can't I just open the dashboard in the TV's browser?
For a meeting, sure. For a wallboard that runs all day, each quick route breaks down somewhere:
The TV's own browser shows its address bar and menus, signs you out sooner or later, and after a restart the TV is back on its home screen.
A laptop on HDMI keeps you signed in, but the laptop is tied up all day and goes to sleep or installs updates when you least expect it.
A tool's own TV or kiosk mode hides the menus nicely, but it still runs in a browser on a computer next to the TV.
Digital signage software turns the TV itself into the wallboard: it shows the link full-screen, reloads it at the interval you set, and, on a dedicated player like Amazon's Signage Stick, brings it back after a power outage. The one condition is on the dashboard's side: it has to open without a login and allow being shown inside another page. The steps below show how to get a link that does, and how to check it before it goes up.
Step-by-step with Screenbird
For the full click-by-click walkthrough, see the Screenbird Knowledge Base.
Create your free account
Sign up for Screenbird in your browser. Nothing to install on your computer, and the trial starts right away.
Pair your screen
Install the Screenbird player on your TV or stick. It shows a 6-character pairing code. Enter that code in Screenbird to connect the screen.
Get a link to your dashboard
You need a link that opens without a login. Data Studio: set sharing to "Anyone with the link can view", then choose File > Embed report, turn on "Enable embedding", pick "Embed URL", and copy it. Tableau Public: click Share and copy the link. Grafana (self-hosted): ask your administrator to switch on embedding, then choose Share > Share externally and copy that link. Power BI: use the Power BI app instead; our Power BI guide covers the steps.
Add the Embed app
In Files, click New and choose New app. Then pick Embed from the app browser.
Paste the link and set the refresh
Give the app a name and paste the link, starting with https://. Under Refresh (min), set how often the screen reloads the dashboard, from 1 to 60 minutes. If the dashboard is too small or too big for the TV, adjust Zoom (%).
Check the preview
The preview loads the dashboard the way the screen does. If it shows up there, it will show on the screen too. If it stays blank, the dashboard doesn't allow being shown inside another page, or the link needs a login; see the first question below.
Send it to your screen
Click Send to screen, choose the screen, and the dashboard appears within seconds, full-screen and without an address bar.
The result
The dashboard is now on your screen and reloads at the interval you set.
Support and operations
Open tickets, response times, and system status on the wall where the team works.
Sales and marketing
Targets, pipeline, and campaign results in the sales room, straight from your BI tool.
Production and warehouse
Output, orders per hour, and stock levels on the floor, without a laptop next to the screen.