Viewster

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Viewster
Cinedigm (2019)
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Launched2007
Current statusRelaunched as CONtv Anime in 2020

Viewster was a

Zurich, Switzerland
. Viewster offered a wide range of ad-supported free TV shows and movies.[1]

History

Viewster AG was founded in 2007 by Kai Henniges and Jörg Boksberger in

. In 2011 the service was renamed from "Diva" to "Viewster."[2]

Viewster's Video on demand service was available in more than 120 countries. According to third party audits, Viewster reached more than 39 million unique visitors per month [3] and ranked top 10 online video property in the U.S. in August 2014.[4]

In October 2012, Viewster released native iOS and Android applications to make the Video on demand service available on tablets and smartphones.[5]

On February 5, 2019, Viewster was acquired by distributor

Cinedigm.[6] The following year, the service was merged into CONtv and rebranded as CONtv Anime on June 13, 2020.[7][8]

Content

Viewster's catalog included a broad range of

TV shows, including anime (some of them as simulcasts in European countries) and Korean dramas.[9]

References

  1. ^ listofthetop.com: About Viewster, 2016
  2. ^ fierceiptv.com: DIVA AG adopts successful viewster brand across all operations Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, March 29, 2011
  3. ^ corp.viewster.com: Viewster company info site Archived May 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, visited October 21, 2014
  4. ^ comScore: "comScore Releases August 2014 U.S. Online Video Rankings", September 18, 2014
  5. ^ androidauthority.com: VOD Service gets new look, Android app Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, October 08, 2012
  6. ^ "Cinedigm Finalizes Viewster, Viewster Anime Acquisition". 30 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Cinedigm Announces Global CONtv Anime Network". 8 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Cinedigm Launches Linear Streaming Network CONtv Anime". 30 August 2023.
  9. ^ C21: Viewster tracks down Anime', October 13, 2014

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