Tag: Vizio
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Vizio Will Remove the Amazon Prime Video Button From Its Remotes Per Walmart’s Request
It looks like Vizio is going to cater to Walmart’s request for the company to remove the Amazon Prime Video button from its TV remotes, according to a post by The Information. Prime Video is currently the third button on the top row of quick access streaming services on Vizio TV remotes, but it sounds…
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VIZIO Announces 2021 Lineup of TVs and Sound Bars, Available Today
VIZIO announced today updates to its SmartCast platform and its 2021 lineup of TVs and Sound Bars. VIZIO’s 2021 LED 4K UHD TV collection, including the V-Series, M-Series Quantum, P-Series Quantum, and P-Series Quantum X, “offers cutting-edge 4K picture performance and robust gaming features across the entire lineup.” Today, the company is also announcing its first…
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Peacock Will Be Available on Vizio SmartCast and LG Smart TVs at Launch
Peacock announced today that it will be available on Vizio SmartCast TVs and LG Smart Vs when it launches on July 15. “We want to provide fans of Peacock’s vast programming a choice of how and where they consume our content when we launch nationally next month, said Matt Bond, Chairman, Content Distribution, NBCUniversal. “VIZIO…
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Movies Anywhere is Now Available on Vizio SmartCast
Today, Vizio and Movies Anywhere announced the addition of the Movies Anywhere app to the Vizio SmartCast platform. Movies Anywhere allows users to keep their digital movie collections from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures (including DreamWorks and Illumination Entertainment), The Walt Disney Studios (including Disney, Pixar, Twentieth Century Studios, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm), and Warner…
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Apple TV+ News Includes More Smart TV Support, First Look at Foundation
We didn’t get a next-gen Apple TV announcement at Monday’s Apple WWDC keynote, but we did get some updates to tvOS and the company’s streaming service, Apple TV+. During Apple’s livestream, Director of Program Management for Media Products Engineering Cindy Lin boasted that the Apple TV+ service is currently available on over 1 billion TVs…
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Vizio Adds Media & Telecom Veteran to Board of Directors
Vizio announced today that John R. Burbank has been appointed to its Board of Directors. With a background in media, analytics, marketing, and telecommunications, Burbank will help guide the company in both leveraging hardware and further growing the SmartCast platform. “We’re excited to be able to invite John to VIZIO’s Board of Directors”, stated VIZIO’s…
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VIZIO Launches 10 New Channels for SmartCast
VIZIO announced today the launch of ten new lifestyle, DIY, fashion, travel and comedy channels for its SmartCast TV platform. With the new channels, VIZIO users can Get the latest celebrity and lifestyle news from Vanity Fair and Young Hollywood or learn about the latest innovations happening in tech from WIRED Tune in for fashion, career, and lifestyle inspiration…
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VIZIO Names Adam Townsend as Chief Financial Officer
VIZIO announced today that Adam Townsend has been named Chief Financial Officer of the company. As CFO, Townsend will work toward expanding VIZIO’s presence in the connected TV marketplace with the VIZIO SmartCast platform and VIZIO Ads. “VIZIO is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the rapid shift toward digital video consumption through a powerful combination…
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Tastemade is Now Streaming on Sling and Vizio SmartCast TVs
Today the food and lifestyle network Tastemade is available and live on Sling TV and Vizio SmartCast TVs. This new distribution deal is a result of the network’s viewership skyrocketing more than 60% since February, no doubt thanks to people staying at home and spending time in the kitchen. Tastemade co-founder/CEO Larry Fitzgibbon also attributes…
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VIZIO Launches 24 Hour Free Streaming Channels on SmartCast TVs
Today, VIZIO announced the launch of 30 new free linear TV channel on its SmartCast TV home screen. The 24-hour streaming TV channels bring more news, entertainment, lifestyle, DIY, sports, comedy and music to millions of viewers across America as they seek access to information and more content. “More people are discovering our free content…