Vizio Sues Kidoodle TV for Nonpayment of $3M in Ad Dues

Kidoodle TV, the ad-supported children's VOD service based in Calgary, owes Vizio more than $3 million in unpaid advertising fees, plus interest, alleged Vizio in a breach-of-contract complaint Friday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California. In March 2020, the companies signed an internet applications platform agreement, which included revenue-sharing terms, to offer the free Kidoodle TV service on Vizio’s SmartCast platform, Vizio said. None of the nearly two dozen invoices that Vizio sent Kidoodle TV for ad placements since August 2020 has been paid, despite the “numerous attempts” Vizio made in writing as recently as March “to collect the amounts due,” the complaint said. Kidoodle TV didn’t respond to requests for comment.