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ABEMA is a Japanese FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming TV) network launched in April 2016 as a joint venture between CyberAgent (55.2%) and TV Asahi (36.8%). The free service runs more than 25 linear channels around the clock, covering news, anime, sport, variety, reality and original commissions. Paid Premium tiers, available both with and without ads, unlock the full archive and upgraded live coverage. Content is mostly in Japanese and the service is built for the domestic Japanese market.

ARD Mediathek is the shared streaming and catch-up portal of Germany’s public broadcasting federation ARD, which is made up of nine regional broadcasters (Bayerischer Rundfunk, WDR, NDR, MDR and others). The app carries the live stream of Das Erste, the children’s channel KiKA, culture-focused 3sat and news network tagesschau24, with no ads and no subscription fee. The whole service is funded by the German broadcasting licence (Rundfunkbeitrag) and, as a result, geographically restricted to Germany.

arte.tv is the French-language edition of the Franco-German public cultural broadcaster ARTE, run by the Strasbourg-based ARTE GEIE. It aggregates live feeds, documentaries, European arthouse cinema, classical and contemporary concerts and stage recordings, with a strong editorial bias towards continental affairs and long-form investigative journalism. Every programme is free, ad-free and funded by French and German public budgets.

All 4+ is the ad-free, paid tier layered on top of Channel 4’s otherwise free streaming service. It keeps everything you expect from Channel 4 (Black Mirror, Peep Show, Task Master, Gogglebox, Gordon Ramsay’s kitchen franchises, cult documentaries from the Dispatches strand) and removes the ad breaks that fund the free plan. Both tiers are limited to UK IP addresses.

BBC iPlayer is the streaming and catch-up service of the UK’s public-service broadcaster. Every BBC channel (One, Two, Three, Four, News, Sport, CBeebies and CBBC) is available live and on-demand with no ads, no ongoing subscription and no paywall, funded instead by the UK TV licence fee. The library spans Happy Valley, Peaky Blinders, Planet Earth and decades of archive. Access is restricted to the UK.

BritBox was launched in 2017 as a joint venture between BBC Studios and ITV, built to give classic British television a single, easily findable home. The catalogue leans heavily on detective series (Vera, Midsomer Murders, DCI Banks), period dramas, sitcom archive and long-running panel shows that rarely surface on mainstream platforms. After BBC Studios sold its stake, ITV now runs the service on its own and distributes it in around nine English-speaking markets.

Canal+ is the flagship pay-TV channel of France’s Canal+ Group (owned by Vivendi) and has been setting the pace of French cinema and sports broadcasting since 1984. The streaming app wraps together in-house Créations Originales, theatrical releases shortly after their cinema window, Ligue 1, Top 14 rugby, Premier League and Formula 1. A base subscription can be extended with the Ciné Séries, Sport, Cinéma or 100% Canal+ thematic packages. Regional offshoots, including CANAL+ in the Czech Republic and Poland, run their own editorial lines.

DAZN is a sports-first streaming service built to compete with traditional pay-TV sports channels. The schedule shifts dramatically from country to country: in Germany it carries the Bundesliga and Champions League matches, in Italy it owns the majority of Serie A, in Japan it runs baseball and boxing. The global side of DAZN remains its combat sports division, where it has become one of the biggest buyers of marquee boxing pay-per-view events.

Disney+ Hotstar is the Indian arm of Disney’s streaming business, built around the country’s obsession with cricket. IPL matches form the backbone of the subscriber base, alongside a sprawling Bollywood library, regional Indian dramas and, of course, the standard Marvel and Star Wars catalogue that carries the Disney+ name globally. The service is tied to Indian billing and is limited to roughly half a dozen markets.

Dyn Media is the Germany-based sports streaming service that went live in August 2023 with a simple thesis: give the disciplines that football pushes to the margins (handball, basketball, volleyball, ice hockey and women’s sport) a proper broadcasting home. The schedule spans the LIQUI MOLY HBL, 2. Handball-Bundesliga, the Basketball-Bundesliga (BBL), VBL volleyball and DEL2 ice hockey, all with in-house commentary and full-length studio shows around each game.

ESPN+ is Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports subscription for the US market. The headline attraction is UFC, both the full library of older events and pay-per-view upgrades for major fights, paired with out-of-market NHL and MLB packages, LaLiga and Bundesliga soccer and thousands of college sports broadcasts. The service is often bundled with Disney+ and Hulu at a meaningful discount over standalone pricing.

Eleven Sports is the Polish sports streaming service, on the market since 2016 and part of Eleven Sports Network, owned by IMG and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. In Poland it runs four linear channels, Eleven Sports 1 through 4, and the elevensports.pl portal. The service holds exclusive Polish rights to Italy’s Serie A, Spain’s LaLiga, Germany’s Bundesliga and several smaller European leagues. Subscriptions can be bought in 30, 180 or 365-day windows, with availability limited to Poland.

F1 TV is the official streaming service of the Formula One Group (owned by Liberty Media), launched in 2018 and distributed directly by the championship itself. Two tiers split the product: Access (onboard cameras, team radio, highlights and archive) and Pro (every live session from every race weekend, F2, F3 and Porsche Supercup support races, plus the live timing and telemetry widget). Pro is available in 118 markets, Access in even more.

FOD (Fuji TV On Demand) is the streaming platform of Japan’s Fuji Television Network, running since 2005. A single app bundles the Fuji TV live feeds, catch-up for reality and variety shows and, perhaps most importantly, the prestigious Monday-night Getsu9 (月9) drama slot, which is a cultural institution in Japan. The paid FOD Premium tier adds an extended archive, exclusive programming and digital editions of selected magazines. Access is tied to Japanese IP addresses.

France 24 is the international news channel of France Médias Monde, the French state-owned broadcaster. On air since December 2006, it runs non-stop bulletins in four languages (French, English, Spanish and Arabic), supplemented by analytical magazines, debates and long-form reporting that tends to focus more heavily on Africa, the Middle East and Europe than most Anglo-American competitors. Streaming is free and available globally through the website and mobile apps.

france.tv is the streaming and catch-up platform of France’s public service group France Télévisions. One app covers the live feeds of France 2, 3, 4, 5 and the digital channel Slash, the franceinfo news stream, a deep on-demand library that includes signature drama like Dix pour cent or Fais pas ci, fais pas ça, and live coverage of the major sporting events France Télévisions holds rights to, from Roland-Garros to the Tour de France and the Olympics. The service is free, funded by French public budgets, and largely restricted to France.

Fubo is the US virtual multichannel provider (vMVPD) that has since 2015 positioned itself as a sports-first alternative to traditional cable. The base subscription carries more than 200 channels, a cloud DVR, up to ten in-home devices per account and broad coverage of MLS, Premier League, Serie A and the major US leagues including the NFL, NBA and MLB. It currently operates in the United States, Canada and Spain; the Pro plan starts at 79.99 $ a month and Elite, which layers the Sports Plus add-on, sits at 99.99 $.

ITVX is the streaming platform of UK commercial broadcaster ITV, launched in December 2022 as a rebuild of the old ITV Hub. It combines a free, ad-supported tier (live ITV channels plus catch-up for shows like Love Island, Coronation Street and I’m a Celebrity) with an ad-free Premium tier that adds exclusive box sets and early access. Roughly 40 million monthly active accounts make it one of the busiest UK catch-up services.

Kayo Sports is the Australian sports streaming service that belongs to the Foxtel group (Hubbl) and launched in November 2018. It carries more than 50 sports live and on-demand, with a strong core built around the AFL, NRL, Formula 1, MotoGP, cricket, netball and Supercars. Signature features include SplitView (up to four camera feeds at once), Key Moments jump-through and No Spoilers mode for catch-up viewing. The One tier is priced at 25 AUD a month, Basic at 35 AUD, and the service is available in Australia only.

Lemino is the streaming service of Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo, launched in April 2023 as a replacement for the older dTV product. The catalogue holds more than 180,000 titles and splits into an ad-supported free tier and paid Lemino Premium at 990 yen per month. The mix leans heavily on anime, Japanese drama, cinema and live concert and sports broadcasts. The service is limited to Japan and billing is in yen.

M6+ is the streaming platform of France’s Groupe M6, launched in May 2024 as the successor to 6play. It carries live streams of every channel in the group (M6, W9, 6ter, Paris Première, Téva, Gulli) alongside an on-demand library of more than 30,000 hours. The standard M6+ tier is free with ads, while M6+ Max (4.58 €/month) strips advertising and adds early access to selected drama. Around 20 million monthly users make it one of the busiest catch-up services in France.

MLB.TV is the official streaming service of Major League Baseball, on air since 2002 and run by MLB Advanced Media. It carries almost every regular-season game live or on-demand, typically with two audio feeds (home and away broadcast teams) and a deep overlay of real-time statistics. Inside the US, local blackout rules apply; outside the US, games are widely available. A single-team annual pass is priced at 129.99 $, the full All Teams annual pass at 149.99 $.

Molotov TV is the French IPTV service launched in 2016 and acquired in 2024 by US operator FuboTV. It aggregates more than 80 French channels live and on catch-up (TF1, France Télévisions, M6, BFM TV and others), with cloud DVR and time-shift on the paid tiers. Three plans are offered: a free Molotov tier, Extra at 5.51 €/month and Grand Cinema at 18.39 €/month, which layers premium film channels on top. Registered accounts sit above 13 million.

My5 is the free streaming portal of UK broadcaster Channel 5, operated since 2014 by Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS after it bought the channel). Alongside the main channel, the app carries sister networks 5Star, 5USA, 5Action and 5Select, with a library that spans soaps like Neighbours, factual programming and licensed US drama. Everything is ad-supported and restricted to UK IP addresses.