Finalists for the awards include executives, managers and products at Allen Media Group, Blue Ant Media, Fox Corporation’s Tubi, Revry, Roku, Paramount Global, Samsung, Warner Bros Discovery and Vizio.

It has now been a little over a year since Blu’s victory, and OFM caught up with her to see what’s new. In addition to continuing to evolve and use her platform for good, Blu recently hosted Stitch, Please!, a costume design competition mini-series that is now available to stream on Revry.

Global consumers have faced round after round of economic uncertainty over the past several years. Inflation. Layoffs. Stock market turmoil. All are highly visible concerns that rightly have consumers tightening their pursestrings and budgeting their money.

LGBTQ+ streaming platform Revry will launch an ad network this year, the media company announced today. PrismRiot will allow advertisers to reach LGBTQ+ audiences across Revry’s owned platform and network of FAST channels as well as on other platforms.

Connected entertainment specialist VIZIO has added new partners, features, and analytics to its Household Connect cross-device advertising solution, which it says will help marketers extend TV-first campaigns to additional devices within the VIZIO household, including computers, tablets and mobile devices.

Vizio said it is working with Experian’s Consumer Sync identity resolution platform to enhance the targeting, measurement, analytics and attribution of cross-device ad campaigns running on Vizio’s Household Connect.

VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO) today announced the addition of new partners, features, and analytics to its Household Connect cross-device advertising solution, helping marketers extend TV-first campaigns to additional devices within the VIZIO household, including computers, tablets, and mobile devices.

Marketing Executive of the Year
Dan Robbins, VP Marketing and Partner Solutions, Roku
Elizabeth Buhn, VP Platform & Content Marketing, VIZIO
Nicole Parlapiano, Chief Marketing Officer, Tubi
Aileen Del Cid, Head of Marketing, Samsung TV Plus

Combined, FilmRise’s top five single-series channels accumulated nearly 25 billion streaming minutes in 2022, they say. Vizio has a bird’s eye view of streaming viewers via ACR data from its smart-TV app, letting the company observe “lean back” behavior. Greg Barnard, director of content acquisitions and strategy, says franchise channels are a strong draw.

VIZIO has launched its Spring Showcase on WatchFree+, which is the #2 most-watched free entertainment destination on VIZIO Smart TVs. The Spring Showcase is a collection of curated programming, featuring a mix of new and nostalgic entertainment, including exclusives such as Drag Race Down Under, Samuel L Jackson: Did I Stutter, and Prince Harry: Being The Spare.

Vizio has unleashed fresh seasonal content for its free ad-supported streaming service WatchFree+, launching on Friday Spring Showcase, a curated collection of programming.

VIZIO Ads has partnered with IRIS.TV, a video-level data company that enables contextual targeting for CTV. Advertisers accessing VIZIO’s CTV inventory can use IRIS.TV’s data to check for brand-suitable content. The smart TV manufacturer uses IRIS_ID to label content, thereby allowing third-party brand safety providers to verify brand safety and run contextual analysis.

Vizio has made an app for Frndly TV, a low-cost family-focused TV service. Available on all of its Vizio Smart TVs, the Frndly TV app offers A+E, Hallmark Channel, The History Channel, MeTV, Lifetime, INSP, Game Show Network, Movies!, GAC Family, and more channels among the 45 live TV networks. In addition to more than 1000 hours of content, users can access full libraries from channels like Dove Channel.

CTV operator Vizio has launched the app of the low-cost family-targeted TV provider Frndly TV across its Vizio Smart TVs.

Frndly TV offers 45 live TV networks including A+E, Hallmark Channel, The History Channel, MeTV, Lifetime, INSP, Game Show Network, Movies!, GAC Family and others. In addition to over 1000 hours of on-demand shows and movies that is focused on feel-good programming.

Spring Showcase programming is curated based on data analysis that revealed Single Series Channels as the leading performers on WatchFree+, accounting for 12 of the top 20 channels. Building on the success of the WatchFree+ celebration, Fall Fest, VIZIO’s first dedicated WatchFree+ event, Spring Showcase presents the perfect place to surf, discover, and binge the best in entertainment on VIZIO Smart TVs.

VIZIO is bringing back another event to launch free-streaming viewers into spring! WatchFree+ has scheduled a Spring Showcase lineup that has something for the whole family, from exclusive series TV shows to kid-friendly classics. WatchFree+ is the second most watched free ad-supported streaming service on VIZIO with millions of active members.

Vizio is warming up to the end of winter with a Spring Showcase of fresh, exclusive programming on its WatchFree Plus platform.

​​WatchFree+ has launched what it dubs its “Spring Showcase,” a curated collection of content that is sure to be a big hit with audiences. The collection includes a fantastic amount of exclusive content, so WatchFree+ users can feel like true VIPs as they enjoy the series and movies in the Spring Showcase.

VIZIO Holding Corp. (NYSE:VZIO - Get Rating) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the ten analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company.