Streaming service provider

A streaming service provider is a subscription-based service offering online streaming of films and television programs. Most of these services are owned by a major film studio. Some streaming services started as an add-on to Blu-ray offerings, which are supplements to the programs watched.[1]

A Sharp Aquos remote control with a Netflix button

Streaming is an alternative to file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains the entire file for the content before watching or listening to it.

A client end-user can use their media player, computer, mobile phone and smart TV to start playing digital video content before the entire file has been transmitted. Users will need an Internet connection to stream or download video contents. Users lacking compatible hardware or software systems may be unable to stream or download certain content.

List of notable streaming services
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

At least 50 million subscribers
Parent Service Launch Subscribers Content Areas Served Ref.
Netflix, Inc. Netflix
January 16, 2007[lower-alpha 1] 203.7 million Netflix Originals, Studio Ghibli,[lower-alpha 2] licensed content from other vendors Worldwide[lower-alpha 3] [2]
Amazon Prime Video
September 7, 2006 150 million Amazon Studios, Discovery, ITV, licensed content from other vendors Worldwide[lower-alpha 4] [3]
Tencent Tencent Video[lower-alpha 5] (Chinese: 腾讯视频)
June, 2011 120 million Tencent Video Originals, licensed content from other vendors China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam [4][5]
Baidu iQIYI (Chinese: 爱奇艺)
April 22, 2010 118.9 million iQIYI Originals, licensed content from other vendors Worldwide [6]
The Walt Disney Company Disney+
November 12, 2019[lower-alpha 6] 86.8 million Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Channel, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disneynature, National Geographic, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Blue Sky Studios, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Disney+ Originals North America, South America, parts of Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Northern Africa. [7][8]

At least 10 million subscribers
Parent Service Launch Subscribers Content Areas Served Ref.
The Walt Disney Company Hulu
October 29, 2007 38.8 million Hulu Originals, ABC Signature, 20th Television, FX Networks, Freeform, licensed content from other vendors United States, Japan [9][10]
AT&T HBO Max
May 27, 2020[11] 37.7 million[12] WarnerMedia libraries, HBO, Max Originals, DC Universe Originals, Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Turner Entertainment, Studio Ghibli, Cartoon Network United States [13]
Comcast Peacock
July 15, 2020[lower-alpha 7] 33.1 million Peacock Originals, NBC, Universal, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, Telemundo, WWE Network United States [14]
Google YouTube Premium
October 31, 2015 30 million YouTube Originals 100 countries [15][16]
Alibaba Group Youku (Chinese: 优酷)
June 2006 30 million[lower-alpha 8] Youku Originals, licensed content from other vendors China [18]
Tencent iflix
May 27, 2014 25 million[lower-alpha 9] The Walt Disney Company,[20] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM),[21] Paramount Pictures,[22] Warner Bros,[23] Fox,[23] and Starz.[24] Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Maldives and Cambodia [25]
ViacomCBS CBS All Access[lower-alpha 10]
October 28, 2014 17.9 million CBS All Access Originals, CBS, Paramount Pictures, ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks United States, Canada, Australia[lower-alpha 11] [26]
ABS-CBN Corporation iWantTFC January 8, 2010 13 million iWantTFC Originals, ABS-CBN channels like S+A, ANC, Kapamilya Channel, Teleradyo, Star Cinema Worldwide [27]
CuriosityStream, LLC CuriosityStream
March 18, 2015 13 million Factual nonfiction content in science, history, mathematics, technology, robotics, and nature. Content for kids. Original programming 175 countries [28]
The Walt Disney Company ESPN+
April 12, 2018 11.5 million ESPN Programming, UFC United States [29][30][31]
Apple Inc. Apple TV+
November 1, 2019 10 million Apple TV+ Originals Worldwide [32]

At least 1 million subscribers
Parent Service Launch Subscribers Content Areas Served Ref.
Rakuten Rakuten TV
2010 7 million Starz Play[lower-alpha 12], and licensed content from other vendors. Worldwide [33]
Grupo Globo Globoplay
November 3, 2015 6.5 million Globoplay Originals, Rede Globo, licensed content from other vendors Brazil, United States [34]
Discovery, Inc. Discovery+
March 23, 2020 5.2 million Discovery Channel, Food Network, TLC, HGTV, ID, OWN, Animal Planet, Magnolia Network, BBC Studios, and licensed content from other vendors such as A+E Networks[35] India, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United States [36]
AT&T Crunchyroll
May 14, 2006 4 million Anime, Manga, Dorama Worldwide [37]
Bell Media Crave
October 30, 2014 2.8 million[lower-alpha 13] Crave Originals, Bell Media, HBO, Showtime, Starz, and licensed content from other vendors. Canada [38]
Comcast Now TV
July 17, 2012 2.21 million[lower-alpha 14] Sky channels, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, DeA Kids,[lower-alpha 15] Comedy Central[lower-alpha 15], and licensed content from other vendors. United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy [39]
Nine Entertainment Co. Stan. April 1, 2014 2.1 million[lower-alpha 16] Stan Originals, Nine Network, NBCUniversal, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Village Roadshow, ABC Commercial, ViacomCBS, and licensed content from other vendors. Australia [40]
Lionsgate Starz Play
November 18, 2011 2 million [lower-alpha 17] Starz Original, Lionsgate, and licensed content from other vendors. Argentina, Brazil, Chile,France, Italy, Germany, Pakistan, Spain, the United Kingdom and 17 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region [41]
Sky Network Television Limited Neon February 1, 2015 1.7 million [lower-alpha 18] Warner Bros., HBO, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television, BBC Studios, MGM, and licensed content from other vendors. New Zealand [42]
ITV plc, BBC Studios BritBox
March 7, 2017 1.5 million[lower-alpha 19] BBC, ITV, Channel 4,[lower-alpha 20] Channel 5, Comedy Central UK, Endemol Shine[lower-alpha 21], and licensed content from other vendors Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Canada [43]
ViacomCBS BET+
September 19, 2019 1 million [lower-alpha 22] BET+ Originals, BET Originals, Tyler Perry Studios, ViacomCBS, and licensed content from other vendors. United States [44]
Comcast HayU March 1, 2016 1 million [lower-alpha 23] E!, Bravo, NBCUniversal,and licensed content from other vendors. United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Canada, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Belgium, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong [45]
RLJ Entertainment Acorn TV
August 15, 2013 1 million [lower-alpha 24] Acorn Media Group, BBC Studios, ITV, Channel 4, All3Media, DRG, ZDF, Content Media and licensed content from other vendors. United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Spain [46]
AMC Networks Shudder 2015 1 million [lower-alpha 25] Shudder Originals, AMC Networks, and licensed content from other vendors United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand [47]
AT&T Boomerang
April 11, 2017 Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network Studios United States

Fewer than 1 million subscribers
Parent Service Launch Subscribers Content Areas Served Ref.
RTL Nederland Videoland
2010 750,000[lower-alpha 26] RTL NL and Videoland original content, licensed content from other vendors Netherlands [48]
MultiChoice Group Showmax
August 19, 2015 590,000 Hollywood, British, Kenyan, Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, ABC, HBO and South African content Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America [49]
Streamotion Pty Ltd Kayo Sports November 26, 2018 542,000 Fox Sports, ESPN Australia, beIN Sports, Racing.com Australia [50]
FuboTV FuboTV
January 1, 2015 455,000 NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international Association football, includes cable television channels like ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN United States, Canada, Spain [51]
Foxtel Binge
May 25, 2020 290,000 WarnerMedia, HBO, BBC, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television, StudioCanal, ViacomCBS, Discovery, Inc., ITV Studios, All3Media Australia [52]
AMC Networks AMC+
2020 100,000 [lower-alpha 27] AMC Originals, AMC Networks, licensed content from other vendors United States [53]
IFC Films Unlimited
2019 100,000 [lower-alpha 28] IFC Originals, AMC Networks, licensed content from other vendors United States, Canada[54] [55]
Sundance Now
2014 100,000 [lower-alpha 29] Sundance TV Originals, AMC Networks, licensed content from other vendors United States [56]
UMC+[lower-alpha 30] 2020 100,000 [lower-alpha 31] ALLBLK Originals, AMC Networks, licensed content from other vendors United States [57]
We TV+
2020 100,000 [lower-alpha 32] We TV Originals, AMC Networks, licensed content from other vendors United States [58]

See also

Notes
  1. As a streaming video provider
  2. Except in the US and Japan.
  3. except in Mainland China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea
  4. except in Mainland China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria
  5. WeTV outside of China
  6. Disney+ Hotstar, then Hotstar, was launched in India on February 15, 2015
  7. Public release. The service launched early on April 15, 2020 for Xfinity Flex and X1 customers
  8. 2016, estimated at 81.1 million[17]
  9. April 2020, Iflix has more than 25 million active users on its service, with over 2.5 billion minutes viewed in a month.[19]
  10. Will rebrand as Paramount+
  11. as 10 All Access
  12. Available in Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany
  13. Q2 2020, Canada Only
  14. only UK Subscribers
  15. Italy only
  16. only AU Subscribers
  17. 2020 MENA Only
  18. NZ only. Users include former Lightbox users merged into Neon in 2020.
  19. 2020 U.S. and Canada only
  20. UK only
  21. U.S. and Canada only
  22. U.S. only
  23. 200,000 in Australia, 5% of households in U.K.
  24. U.S. and Canada only
  25. U.S. over 2 million combined subscribers with other AMC Streaming Services including (Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC
  26. Q3 2019
  27. Over 2 million combined subscribers with other AMC Streaming Services including (Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC)
  28. Over 2 million combined subscribers with other AMC Streaming Services including (Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC)
  29. Over 2 million combined subscribers with other AMC Streaming Services including (Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC)
  30. will rebrand as ALLBLK
  31. Over 2 million combined subscribers with other AMC Streaming Services including (Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC)
  32. Over 2 million combined subscribers with other AMC Streaming Services including (Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC)

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