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List of streaming media services

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A streaming media service, also known as streaming service, is an online provider that allows users to watch or listen to content, such as films, TV series, music, or podcasts, over the Internet. Instead of downloading the content to a media device, users can stream it in real-time, which means they can start watching or listening immediately without having to wait for the entire file to download. Streaming services offer instant access to content, allowing users to watch or listen on-demand without the need for downloads or physical media. Some streaming services started as an add-on to a Blu-ray video title as a supplement to the material watched. Popular examples of video and audio streaming services include Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Audible, and Spotify.

Over-the-top media service (OTT) (also known as streaming platform) is a streaming media service delivered via the public Internet. OTT television bypasses terrestrial, cable, and satellite transmissions, the systems that have traditionally been the controllers or distributors of television content. As with broadcast networks and cable channels, many major film studios are involved in the production of the content provided by streaming television platforms.

Digital streaming acts in a similar way to on-demand television in that the program to watch is selected. But the program is not recorded or stored like it might be on TiVo, etc. Digital video purchases grant a user indefinite access to a show or film, but the terms and conditions vary as to whether the file can be downloaded or must be streamed.

A client end-user can use a streaming device, smart TV, computer, or smartphone to start and continue playing digital video content before the entire file is transmitted. Users will need an Internet connection to stream or download video content. Users lacking compatible hardware or software systems may be unable to stream or download certain content.

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Streaming video on demand

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Free ad-supported television (FAST)

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Streaming broadcast television

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The following services are owned and operated by television networks, cable channels, or other conglomerates in that market. They are major content producers, and their streaming services serve as the primary means of distributing the content that often first airs on their networks or channels.

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Internet radio

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Livestreaming

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  1. [a]
    As a streaming video provider
  2. [b]
    Except in Japan and the United States
  3. [c]
    Except in Mainland China, North Korea, Russia, and Syria
  4. [d]
    Disney+ Hotstar India and JioCinema merged to form JioHotstar on February 14, 2025. Hotstar was launched February 11, 2015 and rebranded as Disney+ Hotstar on April 3, 2020. JioCinema was launched on May 4, 2016.
  5. [e]
    Except in Belarus, Mainland China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and Vietnam
  6. [f]
    Disney+ Hotstar, then Hotstar, was launched in India on February 11, 2015.
  7. [g]
    Selected first-party contents only.
  8. [h]
    Except in Cuba, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sub-Saharan Africa, and majority of Asia. Disney+ is available in South Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
  9. [i]
    Combined total of YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscribers
  10. [j]
    Relaunched on May 23, 2023; as Max; before it was reverted back to "HBO Max" as of July 9, 2025
  11. [k]
    Except for Japan and Taiwan, because it's on Netflix and Disney+
  12. [l]
    Except in Cuba, Russia, and some MENA countries and parts of Asia
  13. [m]
    WeTV outside of China
  14. [n]
    Launched on October 28, 2014; as CBS All Access
  15. [o]
    Except in Greenland, most Caribbean countries, and a majority of Asia
  16. [p]
    As a streaming video provider
  17. [q]
    Public release. The service launched early on April 15, 2020, for Xfinity Flex and X1 customers.
  18. [r]
    April 2020, Iflix has more than 25 million active users on its service, with over 2.5 billion minutes viewed in a month.[55]
  19. [s]
    Starz On Demand launched on September 19, 2001. Starzplay Arabia launching on April 2, 2015. On September 28, 2022, Lionsgate announced the international Starzplay service would be rebranded as Lionsgate+.
  20. [t]
    OTT Subscribers includes subscribers of Starz Domestic, Lionsgate+ and Starz Play Arabia
  21. [u]
    post-2005
  22. [v]
    As of March 31, 2021, Eros Now had 19.0 million Premium Paid subscribers. The other 20.9 million paid subscribers, who purchase content a la carte or with sachet pricing (including single downloads or subscriptions lasting a day or a week), are defined as Base Paid subscribers.
  23. [w]
    Available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom
  24. [x]
    Subscribers from South Korea only
  25. [y]
    Subscribers from the United Kingdom only
  26. [z]
    Only in Italy
  27. [aa]
    Merged with ITVX in the United Kingdom
  28. [ab]
    1.5 million in Canada and the United States October 2020, 0.5 million in the United Kingdom March 2020
  29. [ac]
    United Kingdom only
  30. [ad]
    United States and Canada only
  31. [ae]
    United Kingdom only
  32. [af]
    United Kingdom only
  33. [ag]
    Subscribers include former Lightbox users merged into Neon in 2020.
  34. [ah]
    As of May 2021[107]
  35. [ai]
    200,000 in Australia, 5% of households in the United Kingdom
  36. [aj]
    Subscribers from the United States and Canada only
  37. [ak]
    Subscribers from the United States only
  38. [al]
    November 2020
  39. [am]
    January 2024
  40. [an]
    Q4 2024
  41. [ao]
    Q4 2020
  42. [ap]
    Over 2 million combined subscribers with other AMC Streaming Services including (Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC)
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