Cinedigm Launches Streaming Channels on Vizio SmartCast

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Vizio smart set owners can access Cinedigm's ConTV Anime and MyTime Movie Network

Cinedigm ConTV Anime
ConTV Anime is coming to Vizio SmartCast (Image credit: Cinedigm)

Cinedigm said it launched two streaming channels on Vizio’s SmartCast platform.

The two channels are ConTV Anime and MyTime Movie Network. 

“As one of the leading television brands in the country, Vizio has played an important role in bringing our channels directly into living rooms across America,” said Tony Huidor, Cinedigm’s general manager of Digital Networks. “The future of video is streaming and Vizio helps us effectively reach a growing audience of consumers who are seeking high-quality entertainment. We are excited to bring two of our newest channels to Vizio’s growing base of SmartCast viewers.” 

MyTime Movie Network focuses on content catering to women of all ages with hundreds of made-for-TV films.

ConTV Anime offers anime series and movies, including cyberpunk, supernatural and fantasy content.

Vizio’s SmartCast is built into Vizio smart TVs and offers an array of free content 24 hours a day from the SmartCast home screen.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.