Stan (streaming service)

Stan Entertainment Pty Ltd
Type of site
OTT video streaming
Available inEnglish
Founded1 April 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-01)
Predecessor(s)StreamCo Media (2014)
HeadquartersSydney, New South Wales,
Australia
Area servedAustralia
OwnerNine Digital
ServicesStreaming service
RevenueA$149.1 million (H1 FY2021)[1]
ParentNine Entertainment
URLwww.stan.com.au
RegistrationMonthly subscription required to access content
UsersIncrease 2.6 million (as of 22 February 2023)[2]
Launched26 January 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01-26)
Current statusActive

Stan (stylised as Stan.) is an Australian subscription over-the-top streaming service. It was launched on 26 January 2015.[3] Stan originally was founded as StreamCo Media, a 50/50 joint venture between Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media. In August 2014, each company invested A$50 million in StreamCo.[4] StreamCo was renamed Stan Entertainment in December 2014, prior to the January 2015 launch of the streaming service. Nine Entertainment acquired Fairfax Media in 2018, making Stan a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Digital.

The service offers a broad range of film and television content from both local and foreign productions, particularly from the United States and United Kingdom. Stan also includes a growing library of their own original film and television content. With over 2.6 million subscribers, as of June 2023 Stan is the fourth largest streaming service in Australia, behind Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix.[5]

Stan's original comedy No Activity became the first SVOD program ever nominated for a Logie Award at the 2016 ceremony.[6]

  1. ^ "Half Yearly Report and Accounts". Australian Securities Exchange. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ Mediaweek (22 February 2023). "Nine Entertainment reports revenue lift, profit drop, Stan's subs at 2.6m". Mediaweek. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Video streaming service Stan to launch on Australia Day". Mumbrella. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ^ White, Dominic (5 November 2014). "Fairfax, Nine announce joint venture streaming service". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Australia's subscription entertainment market growth eases but remains vital". Telsyte. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Stan's No Activity scores first Logie nominations for SVOD platform". IF.com.au. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.