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Wednesday, January 08 2020 - 11:28
AsiaNet
Hisense Announces Global Launch of Revamped Smart TV Platform VIDAA
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

On Monday Hisense International Chairman Dr. Lan Lin at a press event in Las 
Vegas announced the global launch of completely revamped and updated Hisense's 
own Smart TV platform VIDAA. In 6 years since its debut in 2014, the open Smart 
TV operating system has become a strong global contender, with over 20 million 
installs globally. The updated platform with a completely new user interface 
and integration of content providers, puts the user and their habits at the 
center of the TV experience. With that in mind, the platform incorporates a 
centralized user management, advertising and billing systems, which simplifies 
the user experience, providing the customer a more direct way of accessing the 
content they enjoy.

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"Vidaa aggregates content from the best global and local partners. We already 
have global partners including Netflix, Prime Video, YouTube, Red Bull TV, 
Deezer, DAZN, Rakuten TV and Hungama. With the new update we are also bringing 
on our platform a new partnership with sports-focused live TV streaming service 
fuboTV. fuboTV's application is already pre-installed in every Hisense TV with 
Vidaa OS, and you can access a custom sports experience seamlessly by clicking 
the 'Sports' button on the remote," said Dr. Lin.

The integration of fuboTV into Vidaa brings all the major leagues (NFL, NBA, 
MLB and NHL) as well as college sports and local and regional games onto the 
platform, easily accessible and curated inside the intuitive user interface. 
Beyond that, fuboTV is one of the few providers that offers streaming access to 
sports in 4K, which truly provides the ultimate viewing experience. fuboTV for 
Vidaa also comes with access to a wide variety of entertainment and news 
programs.

The same direct access capability has also been implemented for music. It's now 
easier than ever to directly access Music on YouTube, a dedicated music 
streaming service that guides you through the world of music. With one click of 
a button, check out your favorite music artists and music videos on YouTube 
Music.

"Apart from the sport and music pillars, there are two additional curated 
portions of the platform. In creating Vidaa Art, Hisense has partnered with the 
world's leading digital art community, DeviantArt. Founded in 2000, DeviantArt 
is home to over 48 million members who have submitted over 370 million pieces 
of original art. Digital art from hundreds of their most talented artists is 
available to all Vidaa users for free, turning their living rooms into a live 
gallery." The feature is available with a direct access button on all Hisense 
Vidaa TVs, which have preinstalled the DeviantArt application. The creators of 
Vidaa have also put a lot of efforts in aggregating the best free, advertising 
supported content on their platform and presenting it in an integrated and 
seamless way. Vidaa Free, accessible with a direct access button, already 
integrates among others PlutoTV, TubiTV and Xumo, and is expanding with new 
global and local partners regularly.

An important initiative Hisense is bringing to the global stage is providing 
free access to education on the large screen. That is why in South Africa, 
where Hisense is the market leader selling over a third of TVs in the market, 
we have partnered up with Mindset, an NGO backed by the Nelson Mandela 
Foundation, to bring over 5000 educational videos for children ages 6-18 to the 
large screen. This unique initiative will be expanded to other markets around 
the globe.

Apart from the US, Hisense is launching the updated Vidaa platform in over 120 
territories globally in Q1 of this year, supporting its international expansion.

Debuted in 2014, Vidaa is an open operating system currently used on Hisense 
TVs. In just 6 years it has become a strong global contender in the smart TV 
platform space. In 2020 Vidaa will be upgraded to 4.0 Vidaa and will be 
preinstalled on all new Hisense TVs. Vidaa aggregates content from the best 
global and local partners for Vidaa users. 

Source:Hisense

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