VIZIO has unveiled an updated experience for its owned-and-operated free streaming video service, WatchFree+, with an intuitive programme guide and an expanded content offering fueled by VIZIO’s Inscape data. “WatchFree+ provides audiences with access to the channels and programming you expect with cable, but in a free streaming environment that makes it easy to personalise […]
Future Today, the streaming solution that packages branded channels, has announced the launch of streaming CoComelon, the world’s most-viewed YouTube channel with over 3.5 billion average monthly views, and iFood.tv, an online food community, for VIZIO’s SmartCast TVs. With addition of the new channels, Future Today has launched 13 AVoD streaming apps and four Free […]
VIZIO has announced that the Funimation app, the premiere destination streaming service for anime, is now available on VIZIO’s SmartCast platform. Now millions of viewers across the US can join the Funimation fan community and enjoy more than 13,000 hours of anime episodes, movies, extras, and top trending shows from Japan like My Hero Academia, […]
According to research by advisory firm Interpret, half of consumers who plan to purchase a smart TV or a streaming media player within the next three months will be first-time buyers. The remainder are existing owners who are replacing their streaming device, upgrading to a newer version, or switching to a new brand. According to […]
VIZIO has announced that LTN, Beachfront, FreeWheel, INVIDI, Google, Adcuratio and Extreme Reach have met the technology specifications of the Open Addressable Ready (OAR) specifications and are certified by VIZIO for successfully enabling addressable campaigns. The announcement comes on the heels of VIZIO surpassing 11.2 million addressable TVs across the US and successfully launching live […]
Space Channel, the global news and entertainment media platform dedicated to space, has announced that its new Space Channel app is available on the VIZIO SmartCast platform in the US. Space Channel programming covers every aspect of the space genre with news, movies, exclusive events, and live coverage from every sector of the global space […]
VIZIO, has surpassed 11.2 million addressable TVs across the US and counting that enable frame-accurate dynamic ad insertion. The number represents a significant milestone for members of Project OAR, the addressable advertising consortium founded by VIZIO and America’s top TV media companies. By expanding the footprint, programmers are able to deliver and manage addressable TV […]
Music-related service Qwest TV, co-founded by music icon Quincy Jones, has secured its first major US cable partnership, joining Xfinity On Demand. The entire SVoD catalogue —1,300+ concerts, documentaries, and performances from around the world— is now available to Comcast Xfinity customers. It suggests the partnership offers a new kind of musical experience to the […]
Beachfront, the convergent TV advertising platform, has announced the completion of a national addressable TV ad execution with VIZIO adhering to the technical specifications of Open Addressable Ready (OAR), the consortium founded by VIZIO to establish an open standard for addressable advertising on connected TVs. “Widespread and continued support for the OAR spec has been […]
VIZIO has added 10 lifestyle streaming channels to SmartCast, its smart TV operating system, providing access to around-the-clock programming completely free to all SmartCast viewers. The free channels include PeopleTV, QVC, HSN, Jack Hanna, Love Nature, Real Wild, Fuse Sweat, Absolute History, Revry and Horse & Country. “With the launch of these additional lifestyle channels […]