Claiming to be launching the largest premium ad-supported video-on-demand service in the country, Tubi has revealed plans to expand its free, premium service to Australia.
Beginning 1 September, Tubi will offer nearly 7,000 free movies and television series including 3:10 to Yuma, The Blair Witch Project, Kickboxer and Stranger Than Fiction, with additional titles to be made available over the next six months, including Dirty Dancing, The Grudge, Requiem for a Dream, Reservoir Dogs, Saw, Traffic and Young Guns.
Customers in Australia will be able to access Tubi via Telstra TV, Tubi.TV, or through Samsung TVs, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Google Chromecast and Apple iOS, as well as Android tablets and smartphones. The service will also be available via game consoles, including PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
“We’re excited to offer Tubi in Australia, as the first of many launch initiatives to advance our global footprint,” said Tubi CEO Farhad Massoudi. “Our library size in Australia will expand rapidly in the coming months and eventually grow to our current library size in the US of 15,000 titles – and beyond. We look forward to further activating new audiences who will discover the growing value of free video on demand.”
The US-based AVOD service has been on a roll during 2019, announcing record growth in the first half of the year with customers watching over 94 million hours of content in May 2019. Tubi’s library in the US now has over 15,000 films and television series – more than 44,000 hours of content available completely free from over 200 content partners including major studios such as Warner Bros., NBCUniversal, MGM, Lionsgate, and others.
Source: https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2019082957135/tubi-to-begin-australian-operations.html#axzz5xzLi1jOl
