A streaming media service (also simply called a streaming service) is an online platform that allows users to watch or listen to content, such as movies , TV shows , music , or podcasts , over the internet . Instead of downloading the content to their 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. Popular examples of streaming services include Netflix , Spotify , YouTube , and Disney+ .
An over-the-top media service (OTT) is a streaming media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet. OTT bypasses cable , broadcast , and satellite television platforms, the companies that traditionally act as controllers or distributors of such content. 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.
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 media player , computer, smartphone , or smart TV to start and continue playing digital video content before the entire file has been 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.
Streaming video on demand [ edit ]
Over 100 million subscribers [ edit ]
50–100 million subscribers[ edit ]
10–50 million subscribers[ edit ]
1–10 million subscribers[ edit ]
Fewer than 1 million subscribers [ edit ]
Free ad-supported television (FAST)[ edit ]
Streaming linear television [ edit ]
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.
Streaming music and audio on demand [ edit ]
^ As a streaming video provider
^ Except in Japan and the United States
^ Except in Mainland China, North Korea, Russia, Syria
^ Disney+ Hotstar , then Hotstar, was launched in India on February 11, 2015.
^ 37.6 million subscribers of Disney+ Hotstar
^ Except in the United States, where instead Hulu exists, and Latin America, where a separate streaming service called Star+ was launched there instead.
^ Selected first-party contents only.
^ Except in Cuba and the U.S. Virgin Islands
^ Except in Belarus, Mainland China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria
^ WeTV outside of China
^ Launched on May 27, 2020; as HBO Max
^ Combined total of HBO and Max subscribers
^ Except for Japan and Taiwan, because it's on Netflix and Disney+
^ Except in Central and Eastern Europe, Nordics, Portugal, the Netherlands
^ a b Except in Latin America and Caribbean
^ Combined total of YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscribers
^ Launched on October 28, 2014; as CBS All Access
^ Except in Belize
^ a b c d e As SkyShowtime, a joint venture between Paramount Global and Comcast.
^ As a pay-TV channel
^ As Okko Paramount+ and IVI Paramount Play
^ French and Germany only
^ Public release. The service launched early on April 15, 2020, for Xfinity Flex and X1 customers.
^ 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+.
^ OTT Subscribers includes subscribers of Starz Domestic, Lionsgate+ and Starz Play Arabia
^ post-2005
^ April 2020, Iflix has more than 25 million active users on its service, with over 2.5 billion minutes viewed in a month.[ 40]
^ 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.
^ Available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom
^ Subscribers from South Korea only
^ Subscribers from the United Kingdom only
^ a b Only in Italy
^ Merged with ITVX in the United Kingdom
^ 1.5 million in Canada and the United States October 2020, 0.5 million in the United Kingdom March 2020
^ Only in the United Kingdom
^ Only in the United States and Canada
^ United Kingdom only
^ United Kingdom only
^ Subscribers include former Lightbox users merged into Neon in 2020.
^ As of May 2021[ 90]
^ 200,000 in Australia, 5% of households in the United Kingdom
^ Subscribers from the United States and Canada only
^ subscribers from the United States only
^ November 2020
^ November 2022
^ Q4 2020
^ Q4 2020
^ Over 2 million combined subscribers with other AMC Streaming Services including (Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC)
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^ a b Can listen, but liking songs requires login
^ Free access currently on Alexa devices only
^ Can listen, but playing songs requires login
^ Lossless is currently unsupported on Windows
^ Can listen, but liking songs requires login
^ Cable subscribers only
^ Desktop clients only available with Pandora One subscription
^ User totals include users of Tencent Music's other music streaming services, Kugou Music and Kuwo Music.
^ Free in US and Canada, TV subscription required in other countries
^ Preview only
^ Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, UK, US
^ Full access in Middle East and North Africa, Arabic music only elsewhere
^ 167 countries[ 142]
^ 180+ countries [ 148]
^ Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand[ 152]
^ Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
^ France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK, US
^ 178 countries[ 178]
^ 100 countries[ 192]
^ Amazon Echo , Fire TV , Bose , Sonos , BlackBerry , Xbox One , Apple TV , Roku
^ BlackBerry , CarPlay , Android Auto , Chromecast , PlayStation , Apple Watch , Wear OS , Apple TV , Android TV , WebOS , Samsung TV
^ Sonos , AirPlay , Apple TV , Apple Watch , Apple HomePod , Amazon Echo , PlayStation 5
^ Bose , Sonos , Chromecast , webOS , Symbian , BlackBerry , Fitbit , Android TV , Xbox
^ Samsung TV, LG TV, Android TV , Alexa , Sonos , CarPlay , Android Auto
^ BlackBerry , Bose , Chromecast , Android TV , PlayStation , Fire TV , Roku , Apple TV , Sonos , Amazon Echo , Google Home , TiVo , Xbox One , Fitbit [ 167]
^ Bose , Palm , Sonos , Symbian , Android TV , Android Auto , CarPlay , Boxee ,[ 179] Telia Digital-TV, Virgin TiVo, Linux ,[ 180] PlayStation ,[ 181] Xbox One , BlackBerry , Chromecast , Amazon Echo , Google Home , Tesla ,[ 182] WebOS, Apple TV , Fire TV , Roku , Comcast X1[ 176]
^ Bose , Sonos , Fire TV , Roku , Xbox One ,[ 188] PSVita ,[ 189] PS3 ,[ 189] HoloLens ,[ 188] Squeezebox ,[ 190] Tesla [ 182]
^ Amazon Alexa , Google Home , Sonos , Chromecast , Android TV , Android Auto