Press Releases

XUMO Unveils New Mobile App at VidCon, Allowing Users to Access Premium Digital Content from Wherever, Whenever

It is said that one year’s VidCon attendee is the next year’s superstar. With the rapid ascension of digital entertainment as both a supplement and viable alternative to traditional cable TV viewing, it’s not hard to imagine a superstar or two will be emerging from this year’s conference. XUMO, the premier live and video-on-demand OTT service for the digital age, is demonstrating its passion for the digital space and its stars by expanding the XUMO platform’s digital content offerings beyond native TV integration to also include mobile. In fact, the XUMO iOS mobile app is making its debut this year at VidCon—with an Android version following in just a few months.

Jukin Media’s The Pet Collective & People Are Awesome Make Official Debut on XUMO Alongside Top Performer, FailArmy

This release originally appeared on Multichannel News.

With VidCon hosting the year’s largest gathering of online video lovers, XUMO, the leading live and video-on-demand OTT service for the digital age, and Jukin Media, the global leader in user-generated entertainment, will debut two new channels on XUMO: The Pet Collective and People Are Awesome. The two brands, which combine for more than 8 million followers and 325 million monthly views online, will each launch on XUMO this week.

People Are Awesome and The Pet Collective (the latter is a joint venture between Jukin Media and FremantleMedia), join another Jukin property, FailArmy, on the XUMO platform; FailArmy launched on XUMO in March 2016 to a receptive audience.

Comedy Seekers Can Now Stream the FailArmy Channel, the World's Number One Source for "Fails," on Their TVs

This announcement also appeared on Multichannel News and Yahoo! Finance.

IRVINE, CA--Web comedy giant FailArmy, which boasts more than 17 million fans across YouTube and social media, is now viewable on over nine million televisions by way of XUMO, the premium television and video-on-demand over-the-top (OTT) service for the digital age. The newly cemented partnership between FailArmy (which is owned and operated by Jukin Media) and XUMO allows for instant access to FailArmy's well-known and much-loved fail videos and compilations.

"XUMO delivers unique, entertaining digital content that is conveniently accessible and we're pleased to add FailArmy to the mix," said Colin Petrie-Norris, CEO of XUMO. "We're redefining what it means to be a television channel -- and our rapidly growing audience is falling in love with the fresh fails delivered to them via the largest screen in the home."