Flipboard is a news aggregator from the U.S. State of California. Recently, it launched a new ad-free curated video service on its app. The new service is available for the Samsung S20 owner. They can use this service for $3 a month. Moreover, they can exclusively watch short-form videos in a personalized, algorithmically suggested feed.
The owners of other smartphones do not have to worry about this fact. In three months, this service will become available to every person who would like to sue ad-free curated video service.
As a reminder, the app is free, but Flipboard also offers the ad-free option for the premium users. They have the opportunity to use this service for $2.99 a month. However, Samsung S20 users have free three-month trials.
Interestingly, video is not new on the platform, like embedded YouTube. However, Flipboard TV allows the users to focus on all curated videos in one place.
Flipboard’s CEO and co-founder Mike McCue explained how this new service will make life easier for the customers. According to McCue, the feature shows anything from harad news to entertainment etc. People can enjoy watching various interesting videos,
It is worth mentioning that, more than a hundred media organizations including many famous outlets such Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and others will produce the videos.
However, this service is not only about the media conglomerates. For example, local media outlets from Sacramento, Des moines etc. also partnered with the app.