Movie ticketing company Fandango has agreed to buy Walmart’s on-demand video streaming service, Vudu, for an undisclosed sum. The video service today reaches more than 100 million living room devices across the U.S., including smart TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles and other over-the-top streaming devices, as well as Windows 10 and Mac computers, and iOS […]
Vudu is trying to establish itself as the most family-friendly video streaming service with several new features aimed at parents. The most interesting of them is called Family Play, and when activated, it lets you “skip past or mute strong scenes of sexuality, violence, substance abuse, and language.” Customers have the option of customizing the […]
In October last year, Walmart’s streaming service Vudu pushed into original programming through a deal with Hollywood studio MGM. Today, at its NewFront presentation, Vudu announced further partnerships with Viacom, Studio71, Bell Canada, Variety, interactive content startup Eko, and more, as well as details about the lineup of programming coming out of those deals. Vudu […]