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Available in | English, Spanish, German, French |
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Headquarters | Zürich, Switzerland |
Area served | global |
Founder(s) | Kai Henniges, Jörg Boksberger |
Industry | Video on Demand |
Parent | Cinedigm (2019) |
Registration | not required |
Launched | 2007 |
Current status | Relaunched as CONtv Anime in 2020 |
Viewster was a video on demand service that was founded in 2007 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Viewster offered a wide range of ad-supported free TV shows and movies. [1]
Viewster AG was founded in 2007 by Kai Henniges and Jörg Boksberger in Zurich ( Switzerland). Viewster had offices in Zurich, London, New York City, Berlin, Adelaide. 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]
Viewster's catalog included a broad range of TV shows, including anime (some of them as simulcasts in European countries) and Korean dramas. [9]