Walmart just closed its acquisition of popular television maker Vizio in an effort to boost its advertising business. The acquisition was initially Walmart just closed its acquisition of popular television maker Vizio in an effort to boost its advertising business.

Walmart closed its $2.3 billion acquisition of TV maker Vizio, a move by the retailing giant to expand its advertising business.

Walmart paid $2.3 billion for Vizio with its SmartCast OS along with the 19 million accounts it can advertise to.