However, one brand really went for this in a big way and I was triggered into thinking of this topic by a recent editorial from Bob O’Brien of DSCC, thanks, Bob! He highlighted the success that Vizio has had in staying in profit in Q4 2022 when others such as LG and Samsung made losses, because of the contribution of the firm’s service business.

YouTube, if you remember, now has its own FAST service, with free ad-supported linear and on-demand content. Not to mention a sizable library of movies available for rent or purchase.

So all the makings of an integrated operating system similar to what Samsung, VIZIO and LG have in the U.S., where their own FAST services form the backbone of their user interface.

VIZIO’s operating system comes equipped with every VIZIO smart television sold in the United States and across the globe. Their platform offers numerous out-of-the-box entertainment options to millions of households, which now also includes Made It Myself TV. Made It Myself TV will stand out on the platform as VIZIO’s first app in the DIY/crafting category, adding to its library of amazing offerings.

The IAB’s annual digital content event, set for May 1-4, will feature several new presenters this year, including Americano Media, Cafe Media, DirecTV, LATV, Revry and Teads.

Welcome to our weekly snapshot of TV by the numbers, highlighting the most-watched shows and networks for Mar. 27 through Apr. 2, with insights from Inscape, the currency-grade smart TV ACR data provider and data technology division of Vizio. Data is linear, live TV only and includes all episode types (new and reruns). Rankings are by percent share duration (i.e., time spent watching).

VIZIO is in the early growth phase to expand its user base. The connected TV ad spending is still on the rise at a high rate.
Management's guidance suggests a more competitive environment in Q12023 as it indicated further gross margin compression in the platform+ segment.
The company does not have a strong market position, and the potential upside return of VZIO stock is not high enough to offset the downside risk from the competition.

VIZIO has expanded its partnership with AMC Networks to bring more of the network's critically acclaimed programming to the VIZIO ad-supported ecosystem.

This move is expected to benefit both viewers and advertisers. The partnership expands on the recent addition of the AMC+ premium app, and the available AMC content on WatchFree+ which now includes nine free streaming channels and 159 on-demand titles.

TVREV’s Alan Wolk noted the distinct approach for Tubi in a recent column on Fierce Video, saying that Tubi “defies the whole ‘FAST is linear’ narrative” and noting that when a user opens the Tubi app they first see on-demand offerings and need to click to get to linear channels.

“It’s something you might have heard here once or twice—that FASTs have both linear and on-demand, and that consumers actually like both and like having both options,” wrote Wolk.

Publishers have always competed for readers, and never has that competition been more fierce than in the digital age.

Clearly, much of this competition is focused on creating quality content. Without that, there’s no step two. But content alone won’t get the job done, no matter how great it is. Like any other business, publishers need to focus on the reader experience as well.

Among the new streaming channels are Portlandia, MSG Sports Zone, AMC en Espanol, Allblk Gems and Overtime. More than 150 AMC on demand feature films will also be available on VIZIO’s free streaming service, WatchFree+.

The expanded partnership includes the recent addition of the AMC+ app, nine free streaming channels and 159 on-demand feature films available on VIZIO’s free streaming service, WatchFree+.

Vizio March 30 announced an expanded partnership with AMC Networks, affording Vizio Smart TV owners access to the AMC+ app, nine free streaming channels and 159 on-demand movies on Vizio’s free streaming service, WatchFree+. AMC Networks’ channels include Portlandia, MSG Sports Zone, AMC en Espanol, Allblk Gems and Overtime, among others.

Things are about to get much more prestigious on VIZIO WatchFree+, the ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) and free ad-supported TV (FAST) service that’s available free to all VIZIO SmartCast TV users. On Thursday, the company announced it was expanding its partnership with AMC to bring even more free channels and content to the service.

Announced today, VIZIO will have an expanded partnership with AMC Networks, bringing even more of the company’s broad range of premium programming to VIZIO Smart TVs. This partner includes the addition of the AMC+ app, which features nine free streaming channels and 159 on-demand feature films available on VIZIO’s free streaming service, WatchFree+.

The new AMC channels on Vizio WatchFree Plus include Portlandia, MSG Sports Zone, AMC en Español, Allblk Gems and Overtime.

AMC is also making about 160 feature films available on demand to Vizio users. Vizio said that the first batch of channels from AMC Networks — All Reality WE tv, AMC Thrillers, IFC Films Picks and The Walking Dead Universe — had proven popular with Vizio viewers.

Tubular Labs, a provider of global social video intelligence, has added new abilities to measure how videos perform according to the hour of day that they were uploaded.

Within Tubular’s Intelligence product, customers will now be able to determine what time of day social video generates the most views, engagement and more across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Twitch.

Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organizations, announced that it has been selected by VIZIO to help manage and streamline ad revenue reporting for WatchFree+, its free, ad-supported streaming service.

Vizio is one of the leading smart TV makers in the U.S., with over 17 million active accounts. It’s free WatchFree+ service, available through the smart TV maker’s home screen and interface, includes more than 260 channels and over 6,000 movies and shows. For Vizio, finance chief Adam Townsend in a statement highlighted the ability to automate account management across an expanding list of content partners and titles.

“VIZIO’s partnership with Whip Media comes at a time when the entertainment world continues its shift toward more automated account management,” said Adam Townsend, Chief Financial Officer at VIZIO. “This partnership gives us the ability to quickly scale and process ad revenue data efficiently across a growing list of thousands of titles and for hundreds of content partners.”

Just like other TV measurement vendors, including iSpot and VideoAmp, Nielsen licenses ACR data from Inscape, Vizio’s data subsidiary.

But Nielsen stands out in that it also gets ACR from Roku.