Viewster
This article needs to be updated.(September 2019) |
Cinedigm (2019) | |
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Launched | 2007 |
Current status | Relaunched 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
References
- ^ listofthetop.com: About Viewster, 2016
- ^ fierceiptv.com: DIVA AG adopts successful viewster brand across all operations Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, March 29, 2011
- ^ corp.viewster.com: Viewster company info site Archived May 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, visited October 21, 2014
- ^ comScore: "comScore Releases August 2014 U.S. Online Video Rankings", September 18, 2014
- ^ androidauthority.com: VOD Service gets new look, Android app Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, October 08, 2012
- ^ "Cinedigm Finalizes Viewster, Viewster Anime Acquisition". 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Cinedigm Announces Global CONtv Anime Network". 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Cinedigm Launches Linear Streaming Network CONtv Anime". 30 August 2023.
- ^ C21: Viewster tracks down Anime', October 13, 2014
External links
- Official website (Redirects to CONtv)
- Corporate website