A smattering of rumors suggests that Google is about to do something pretty significant in the television realm. While nothing has been publicly stated, it seems a push is imminent, involving a new Chromecast, a rework of its smart home app, and – most pertinently of all – the rebranding of Android TV. Google is reported to be removing the ‘Android’ element of the Android TV brand – a strategy that has been playing out for some years now, seen in the shift from Android Wear to WearOS, as well as Android Pay to Google Pay. Google TV is the new name, as reported by 9to5Google, citing sources close to the action. As we understand it, the rebrand would be for…