# background Displays an image or plays audio in the background of a channel app page. ## Overview Here’s an example that shows adding an image and audio to a `background` element. ```xml ``` > Note: Audio does not work in the background when the `background` element is contained > in a `banner` element. ### Subelements of background - [audio](/documentation/TVML/audio) - [mediaContent](/documentation/TVML/mediacontent) ### Elements that Use background - [alertTemplate](/documentation/TVML/alerttemplate) - [banner](/documentation/TVML/banner) - [compilationTemplate](/documentation/TVML/compilationtemplate) - [descriptiveAlertTemplate](/documentation/TVML/descriptivealerttemplate) - [listTemplate](/documentation/TVML/listtemplate) - [mainTemplate](/documentation/TVML/maintemplate) - [organizer](/documentation/TVML/organizer) - [productBundleTemplate](/documentation/TVML/productbundletemplate) - [productTemplate](/documentation/TVML/producttemplate) - [showcaseTemplate](/documentation/TVML/showcasetemplate) ## Topics ### Valid TVML Styles [background-color](/documentation/TVML/background-color) Changes the background color of an element. [color](/documentation/TVML/color) Changes the color of an element. ### Valid TVML Attributes [aspectFill](/documentation/TVML/aspectfill) Stretches an image to fill the containing bounding box. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)