QWEST TV LAUNCHES THREE CHANNELS ON VIZIO

The channels, west TV Classical on channel 907, Qwest TV Mix on channel 908, and Qwest TV Jazz & Beyond on channel 909, will offer linear services that will vary on a monthly basis, a mix of rarities and archival finds.

7 MAY 2021

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Qwest TV has added three linear channels to VIZIO SmartCast TVs in America. The channels named Qwest TV Classical on channel 907,  Qwest TV Mix on channel 908, and Qwest TV Jazz & Beyond on channel 909 will become available on the devices' free channel programming guide. “Quincy Jones, my co-founder at Qwest TV, has long worked to boost Americans’ access to and engagement with the arts. It’s wonderful to finally get to offer our flagship linear channels to an American audience thanks to VIZIO,” says Reza Ackbaraly, co-founder and CEO of Qwest TV. “This U.S. viewership will join more than eight million unique monthly viewers across Europe and East Asia who have already gained access to what we feel are some of the most compelling artists and musical moments out there.” 

Qwest TV’s premium on-demand offerings, a curated catalog of more than 1,300 documentaries, interviews, and archive films, are available in North America as mobile apps for Apple and Android devices and on Fire TV, but this is the first chance Americans will get access to the artfully curated experience of Qwest TV’s linear channels, available free of cost at all times. "We started Qwest TV to make the most beautiful, sophisticated music accessible to everybody, no matter where they come from. It makes my soul smile to announce that true music lovers everywhere can be part of the family,” says Quincy Jones. “We’ve got incredible live shows for users to enjoy, anytime, anywhere.”

VIZIO customers serve as the first to receive access to Qwest TV’s flagship channels straight from their SmartCast TV. The channels will reflect various genres, artists, geographical music programmings. It commits to offer regular TV programs with rare classics and archival finds, performances, concerts, among others.

The channels will include Qwest TV Classical (including opera, ballet, and exciting concerts from around the world). May highlights include a tribute to George Balanchine from St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre and a Yo-Yo Ma/Manfred Honeck collaboration.  Qwest TV Jazz & Beyond, which inlcude jazz, soul, blues, among others. May highlights include a rare 1957 Ella Fitzgerald concert from a European archive and a high-energy show by Seun Kuti & Egypt 80. Qwest TV Mix, indie rock, electronic, and roots-driven artists from around the world. May highlights include the Robert Glasper Experience, Bonobo, and psychedelic Turkish rockers Altın Gün.

 

Quincy Jones, my co-founder at Qwest TV, has long worked to boost Americans’ access to and engagement with the arts. It’s wonderful to finally get to offer our flagship linear channels to an American audience thanks to VIZIO. This U.S. viewership will join more than eight million unique monthly viewers across Europe and East Asia who have already gained access to what we feel are some of the most compelling artists and musical moments out there.” Reza Ackbaraly Co-founder, CEO, Qwest TV