VIZIO has selected Cinedigm’s Matchpoint Blueprint as a preferred development platform to provide video streaming apps across VIZIO SmartCast TVs. Five of Cinedigm’s networks will be the first apps utilizing the Matchpoint Blueprint framework to debut on the SmartCast platform including:
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CONtv – devoted to pop culture fans of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, grindhouse and rarely seen films and TV series.
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Dove Channel – a direct-to-consumer streaming service offering family-friendly and faith-based entertainment.
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Bambu – a linear Chinese entertainment channel offering content previously unavailable to the U.S. audience.
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Comedy Dynamics – a linear channel presenting 24/7 stand-up comedy specials curated by Comedy Dynamics’ expert staff. All-star comedy specials include Jim Gaffigan, Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish.
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Docurama – a streaming service dedicated to delivering high-quality documentary films suited to viewers of all tastes and carefully curated by the industry’s top experts and critics.
“We’re pleased to have Cinedigm’s Matchpoint Blueprint platform as a means for content owners and distributors to quickly and easily develop applications for VIZIO SmartCast,” said Katherine Pond, Vice President of Business Development at VIZIO. “This will allow us to build out even more diverse programming including niche content verticals.”
