Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced the launch of new owned and operated FAST channels. The company has now over 100 O&O channels in Europe, across multiple genres, such as Film, Documentary, Series and Kids. Following the success of its branded Rakuten TV Film channels, with top Hollywood and Local movies, the company […]
More than 2,200 FAST channels are active across platforms such as Plex, Pluto TV, Rakuten TV, Rlaxx TV, Samsung TV Plus and Xumo in the EU5 countries (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and UK). According to the AVoD/FAST Market Report by Médiamétrie and NPA Conseil, half of these channels are exclusive to each domestic market. In […]
Streaming platform Rakuten TV has announced the addition of WaterBear, the free linear channel dedicated to the future of our planet. The channel us available on Rakuten TV in the UK, Ireland, Nordics and Netherlands effective immediately. WaterBear features powerful stories from award-winning documentaries, enlightening short films and impactful series. Its content aims to bring […]
TV ad serving platform SpringServe has confirmed that Rakuten Advertising has adopted the SpringServe Tiles solution to strengthen the impact of ad-supported campaigns on Rakuten TV. As one of the leading VoD platforms in Europe combining TVoD, SVoD and AVoD services, integrating the SpringServe Tiles format within Rakuten TV will allow brands to balance personalisation […]
IMAX Corporation, DTS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi, and Rakuten TV, the VoD platform, have announced an expansion of the IMAX Enhanced movie collection with Rakuten TV’s commitment to carry one hundred titles in the IMAX Enhanced format, arriving over the next six months “We are thrilled to continue our relationship with Xperi and […]
Rakuten TV, in association with Atlantia Media and Initiative/Mediabrands Content Studio, ahas nnounced that their new adventure reality show, Discovering Canary Islands, will be available to watch free of charge, exclusively on Rakuten TV from October 13th. Produced with support from the Canary Islands Tourism, Discovering Canary Islands had its world premiere at San Sebastián International Film Festival […]
Trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) is releasing what it says is a UK first – with the launch of a multi-channelled educational video showcasing a step-by-step guide on renting or downloading a film or TV boxset from your favourite store. “With several digital stores to buy or rent movies from, it […]
The adventure reality show, Discovering Canary Islands, original content from Rakuten TV in collaboration of Initiative and Atlantia, will be presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 19th. Hosted by Presenter and Reporter, Pilar Rubio, the programme will be part of the 70th edition of the festival, coinciding with the first anniversary of […]
Love Stories TV has announced that it library of professionally produced wedding videos is now available as a 24/7 FAST channel thoughout Europe on VoD platform Rakuten TV. The media brand says that 2022-2023 wedding season is the busiest in 40+ years and demand from consumers and advertisers for wedding content is at an all-time […]
Rakuten TV, the European VoD platform, has launched 91 linear channels on global streaming platform Plex. The Rakuten TV channels, currently distributed on smart TVs, Website, iOS app and Android Mobile app, will now be available on the Plex platform in Spain, the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.The […]