Vizio adds more channels from Scripps to free streaming service
Vizio is adding several more channels programmed by the E.W. Scripps Company to its free, ad-supported streaming service.
Vizio ($VZIO) is a consumer electronics company headquartered in Irvine, California. The company offers a low-cost line of premium television sets and sound bars. Vizio is also the developer behind Platform Plus, a smart TV operating system that includes the streaming platform SmartCast and the free, ad-supported television service WatchFree Plus.
Vizio is adding several more channels programmed by the E.W. Scripps Company to its free, ad-supported streaming service.
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