Vizio Adds AVOD Content to Free SmartCast Tier

December 2, 2021 |Streaming Media

Vizio added a free, ad-supported VOD offering to its SmartCast streaming media platform, it said Wednesday. SmartCast users can access “hundreds” of WatchFree+ live streaming channels, along with “thousands” of on-demand titles, with no subscriptions, logins or external devices required, it said. The 4,000-plus free movies, TV shows and exclusive content include action, romance, comedy, family entertainment and crime genres, it said. SmartCast is also the exclusive connected TV platform for a limited release of Season 5 of Laugh Out Loud Network’s Cold as Balls, starring Kevin Hart, it said. Vizio launched the WatchFree+ free streaming service in August.