Vizio's SmartCast OS features its WatchFree+ app that lets users watch content for free by watching ads. © Photo: Artem Golub / Gizmodo All those Vizio TVs swarming ...

Walmart has announced that it will acquire TV maker Vizio in a deal worth $2.3 billion. The company will also acquire Vizio’s SmartCast OS for TVs as a result of this agreement. This theoretically ...

After first being reported last week, Walmart has officially announced that it will buy TV-maker Vizio. In a press release today, Walmart confirms its plan to buy Vizio for $2.3 billion ($11.50 per ...

VIZIO today announced the launch of a new live TV streaming service, WatchFree. As the name suggests there is no direct cost associated with this service beyond the requirement of owning a ...

Walmart announced an agreement to buy Vizio today. Irvine, California-based Vizio is best known for lower-priced TVs, but its real value to Walmart is its advertising business and access to user data.