Talk:List of streaming media services

Service notability

I just reverted a significant number of edits from an anonymous user who removed most of the listings and pared it down to (basically) a list of the main American-based streaming services (only some of which currently operate internationally). I've reverted for now but it's probably time to consider how broad this list should actually be.

My viewpoint on this, for whatever it's worth, is dividing the list into a few buckets roughly based on the following (likely with some sort of minimum verifiable number of subscribers, e.g. 1 million):

• Global cross-genre: Operating worldwide (or in most major countries) with a wide variety of entertainment programs from multiple genres and production locations and at least 10 million subscribers (I would consider this to include at least Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and likely also Apple TV+ and YouTube Premium)
• Multi-country cross-genre: Has a market presence similar to the above but only operating in a few countries (and proportionate minimum subscriber count) (Hulu, CBS All Access, Iflix, arguably HBO depending on how you count the different over-the-top versions of HBO Max/Go/Now in the U.S., Asia, Europe, etc.)
• Country-specific cross-genre: Has a market presence similar to the above but only in a single major country (and, again, proportionate minimum subscriber count) (Crave, Peacock, Stan)
• Genre-specific: Focused on a specific type of programming, e.g. sports or anime; may be single-country or international (e.g. Crunchyroll, DAZN, ESPN+)
• Regional programming: Focused on programming across multiple genres but only from a specific country or region (e.g. Britbox, Showmax, maybe IWant/TFC?).

Just a starting point. — stickguy (:^›)— || talk || 21:48, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

stickguy at some point we would need some limt and Subscribers is the based way to do this at some pont this weekend i will re oader this by subs (I will do that at some point this weekend) than we can look to see if there is anything else i.e. missing service. Fanoflionking 16:56, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

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.

50 million+

Parent	Service		Launch	Subscribers	Content	Areas Served	Ref
Netflix, Inc.	Netflix		January 16, 2007	193 million	Netflix Originals, Studio Ghibli (except in Canada, the US, and Japan), licensed content from other vendors	Worldwide
The Walt Disney Company	Disney+		November 12, 2019	60.5 million	Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, National Geographic, 20th Century Studios	Australia, Austria, Canada, Channel Islands, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

10-50 million

Parent	Service		Launch	Subscribers	Content	Areas Served	Ref
Apple	Apple TV+		November 1, 2019	47.6 million	Apple TV+ Originals	100 countries
The Walt Disney Company	Hulu		October 29, 2007	35.5 million	ABC Signature, 20th Television, FX Networks, Hulu Originals, other licensed content	United States, Japan
Google	YouTube Premium		October 31, 2015	20 million	YouTube Originals	95 countries

1-10 million Subscribers

Parent	Service		Launch	Subscribers	Content	Areas Served	Ref
ViacomCBS	CBS All Access		October 28, 2014	10 million	CBS, Paramount	United States, Canada
	10 All Access	File:10 All Access.svg	December 2018		CBS, Paramount, Network 10	Australia
Comcast	Peacock		July 15, 2020		NBC, Universal, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, Telemundo	United States
The Walt Disney Company	ESPN+		April 12, 2018	8.5 million	ESPN Programming, UFC	United States
	Disney+ Hotstar		February 2015	8 million	Disney, Star India, HBO, Showtime	India
AT&T	HBO Now		October 15, 2014	8 million	HBO original series, HBO original films and HBO documentaries, acquired films from 20th Century Studios, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures	United States
	HBO Max		May 27, 2020	4.1 million	All HBO Go/Now content, Max Originals, library content from various WarnerMedia divisions and Studio Ghibli
	Crunchyroll		May 14, 2006	2 million	Anime, Manga, Dorama	Worldwide

less than 1 million Subscribers

Parent	Service		Launch	Subscribers	Content	Areas Served	Ref
RTL Nederland	Videoland		2010	0.75 million	RTL NL and Videoland original content, licensed content from other vendors	Netherlands
ITV plc, BBC Studios	BritBox		March 7, 2017	0.65 million	BBC, ITV UK Only: Channel 4, Channel 5, Comedy Central UK U.S. and Canada only: Endemol Shine	United Kingdom, United States, Canada
MultiChoice Group	Showmax		August 19, 2015	0.59 million	Hollywood, British, Kenyan, Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, ABC, HBO and South African content	Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America
ABS-CBN Corporation	iWant		January 2010			Philippines
Tencent	Iflix		2015			Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh
Televisa	Blim TV		February 22, 2016		Las Estrellas, Canal 5, Tlnovelas, Telemundo Internacional and Antena 3	Hispanic Latin America
Grupo Globo	Globoplay		October 26, 2015		Rede Globo, Globoplay Originals, other licensed content	Brazil, United States
PCCW Media Group	Viu		October 2015			Asia
Times Internet	MX Player		February 20, 2019		MX Player Original Content	India
Planet	Garavot		July 1, 2002		Corporate Platform	Italy

Discontinued

Parent	Service		Launch	Content	Areas Served	Ref
AT&T	HBO Go		February 18, 2010 Discontinued on July 31, 2020 in the US		United States
ABS-CBN Corporation	iWant		January 2010		Philippines
Tencent	Iflix		2015		Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh
Televisa	Blim TV		February 22, 2016	Las Estrellas, Canal 5, Tlnovelas, Telemundo Internacional and Antena 3	Hispanic Latin America
Grupo Globo	Globoplay		October 26, 2015	Rede Globo, Globoplay Originals, other licensed content	Brazil, United States
PCCW Media Group	Viu		October 2015		Asia
Times Internet	MX Player		February 20, 2019	MX Player Original Content	India
Planet	garavot		July 1, 2002	Corporate Platform	Italy

talk part 2

I have move it here so I can work at it feel free to chip in so below is what the list looks like i move it to the main page in around 48H Fanoflionking 07:56, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

I have now moved it to main page Fanoflionking 08:06, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

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Renaming the article

− − IMO, we should rename this to "Subscription Video-on-demand service" to avoid confusion. Piulin (talk) 14:40, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Propose of merger with Video on demand and outsourcing of the list

@Fanoflionking: The list should be in a separate list article named List of notable streaming services by paid subscribers (for example) while the article's other content should be merged with Video on demand#Subscription models and the title should redirect to Video on demand itself. Piulin (talk) 11:03, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

I like it the way it is it has the information we need plus an intro explaining what a Streaming service provider is. Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 11:22, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

@Fanoflionking: And why not renaming it to Subscription streaming service to avoid confusion considering ad-supported streaming services are also a Streaming service providers. Piulin (talk) 21:55, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

I think it is ok as it is maybe if we get another opinion. Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 11:21, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

we TV

WeTV (tencent) is available in america too.

Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 10:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Chinese provider

Hi!

Somebody removed all of these Chinese providers. Just why? -Horsee (talk) 20:17, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Parent	Service		Launch	Subscribers	Content	Areas Served	Ref.
Baidu	iQIYI (Chinese: 爱奇艺)		April 22, 2010	118.9 million	iQIYI Originals, licensed content from other vendors	Worldwide
Tencent	Tencent Video (Chinese: 腾讯视频)	File:TencentVideo.svg	June, 2011	89 million	Tencent Video Originals, licensed content from other vendors	China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Alibaba Group	Youku (Chinese: 优酷)		June 2006	30 million	Youku Originals, licensed content from other vendors	China

It was removed by @Daneboast234:, with no reason-giving, I have never heard of any of these services but if @Horsee: (just pining you in), thinks it good enough then added it back in. Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 11:43, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Somebody just keep doing this. -Horsee (talk) 17:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

@Horsee: If it keeps happening maybe we could Protect this page Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 22:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

I have applied for a Temporary semi-protection I let u know if that happens or not Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 17:00, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

This page is now Temporary semi-protection until 00:16, 22 December 2020) Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 11:13, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the effort. -Horsee (talk) 10:40, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

protection now gone if it happens again we could apply for better protection Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 18:20, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

References

HBO max

HBO Max just reached 61 millions subscribers worldwide but I don't know how to update the data, here is the source https://investors.att.com/~/media/Files/A/ATT-IR/financial-reports/quarterly-earnings/2020/q4-2020/ATT4Q20EarningsRelease.pdf . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fransebas (talk • contribs) 16:01, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

That number includes all [including international] HBO subscribers as well, who [only the ones in the US] get HBO Max for free. Actual people using HBO Max are 17.2 million. Piulin (talk) 09:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

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Mentioning of Cloud Gaming

Cloud gaming is a form of streaming media. Doremon764 (talk) 17:08, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Apple TV+ subscriber numbers

Does anyone have a decent, current source on this? I ask because the number that's currently cited appears to be a US-only estimate from early 2020, and that number apparently included a lot of people getting a free trial. Now, with https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/24/apple-told-a-showbiz-union-it-had-less-than-20-million-tv-subscribers.html coming out, it seems that the US/Canada subscriber number is under 20 million currently, but that wouldn't include subscribers from any other country. --Mario777Zelda (talk) 20:37, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Video Games

Video Games Streaming Service should be added Doremon764 (talk) 14:38, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Apple Arcade Amazon Luna/Prime Gaming EA Play Google Stadia/Google Play Pass Ubisoft+ Playstation Plus/Playstation Now Nintendo Switch Online Etc Doremon764 (talk) 14:43, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

iQIYI subscriber number

Hi, why is iQIYI subscriber number listed in table as "103.6 million", when in archived source link is stated "The number of total subscribing members was 118.9 million as of March 31, 2020, 99.2% of whom were paying subscribing members." https://web.archive.org/web/20201108223411/https://traderscommunity.com/index.php/stocks/earnings-reports/2069-iqiyi-subscriber-base-grows So shouldnt be number in the table updated to "118.9 million"? Thx much --94.113.198.208 (talk) 13:10, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

NBC, CBS, ABC are NOT "Free"?

At least one of these explicity states on the home page that plans start at $4.99/month, and another requires you to link to your TV provider. As a potential user, I wouldn't regard any of these as "Free". 2601:8A:C180:70:1D3:CFD:8962:3F91 (talk) 05:58, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Merge

Why has services i.e HBO Max and Discovery merged all of a Sudden they are different service 92.236.253.249 (talk) 11:31, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Streaming video on demand

We should only count service with subscribers counts otherwise this could get really big really fast 92.236.253.249 (talk) 11:35, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

DATEVAR

Hi User:Timeshifter. There is no rule which says I must break up my edits, and I prefer to do as much as I can in a single edit to avoid watchlist spam. See MOS:DATEUNIFY: When a citation style does not expect differing date formats, it is permissible to normalize publication dates to the article body text date format, and/or access/archive dates to either, with date consistency being preferred. Therefore, using all mdy dates is preferred. Do you have any other objections to my edit? Per WP:PRESERVE, you should try to fix any issues you see with my edit rather than reverting them entirely. HouseBlaster (talk · he/him) 03:58, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

yyyy-mm-dd is mentioned as acceptable in multiple places in MOS:DATEUNIFY. And try using common sense more often. As I said in my edit summary yyyy-mm-dd is converted to the readers preferred end format. See "date format" section here: Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering.

If you prefer not to break up your edits, then that's fine if you like shooting yourself in the foot. --Timeshifter (talk) 04:19, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

It is acceptable, but consistency with the main article is preferred. In any event, mdy is converted to readers' the article's preferred format, too. HouseBlaster (talk · he/him) 04:25, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

And again, there is no policy basis requiring me to break up my edits, but there is a policy basis for you to avoid wholesale reverting my edits (WP:PRESERVE). HouseBlaster (talk · he/him) 04:26, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

MDY (when spelled out as you were doing) is not changed to a reader's preference in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. I just tested it.

I just realized that the preference does not effect the date format in this articles. It does effect the date format in the watchlist. --Timeshifter (talk) 04:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I miswrote. My apologies. There are two issues at play here:

• The use of dates in the {{cite xxx}} templates. These are automatically converted to mdy format because this article is marked as {{use mdy dates}}, regardless of that preference. See (for example) United Kingdom#References, which displays in dmy dates even with the preference set to mdy.
• In plain text, which per MOS:DATE is not an acceptable format (see the table where it says No equivalent for general use) Most readers do not use that preference, because it requires creating an account. Most readers see the annoying yyyy-mm-dd format, which is worse than seeing the "wrong" format.

HouseBlaster (talk · he/him) 04:55, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

It is good to know that {{use mdy dates}} overrides user preferences. I was wondering what was going on.

I logged out. yyyy-mm-dd is converted to spelled-out Month-Day-Year in the "retrieved" dates in List of streaming media services.

When logged out: In United Kingdom spelled-out Month-Day-Year is converted to spelled-out Day-Month-Year in the "retrieved" dates.

That MOS:DATE section you linked to is for article dates, not citation template dates.

I reverted back to your edit of the article. Since user preferences are not being violated. Due to {{use mdy dates}} for the whole article. --Timeshifter (talk) 05:34, 23 March 2024 (UTC)