VIZIO exploring partnerships with other TV OEMs

In VIZIO’s Q3 2023 Financial Results release, the company made the following statement:

“At VIZIO, we continue to invest in delivering the best possible experience for our users and partners alike. Over the past few years, we have been continuously retooling and enhancing our operating system to unlock further growth opportunities,” said William Wang, CEO of VIZIO. “While these efforts not only successfully drove record ARPU in Q3, but they are also opening up additional strategic options as well. Today, we are excited to announce that we are beginning to explore partnerships with other TV OEMs looking for alternatives within the CTV market. Our deep expertise with integrated hardware and software provides a distinct potential for mutually beneficial outcomes for VIZIO and future partners.”

On the associated investor conference call, the CEO said:

“We have also reached a stage where we believe we now have the software and experience to help other TV manufacturers within their platform solutions. For the first time, we are beginning to explore potential partnership opportunities with other TV OEMs who have been looking for an alternative operating system to help [rule?] their CTV footprint in the U.S.

Our deep expertise with integrated hardware and software provides distinct potential for mutually beneficial outcomes for VIZIO and future partners. This will take some time to work through the details with potential partners, but we are excited to open up this additional growth opportunity for VIZIO.”