TVer (streaming service)

TVer, Inc.
Type of site
OTT video streaming platform
Available inJapanese
FoundedApril 4, 2006; 18 years ago (April 4, 2006) (as Presentcast, Inc.)
HeadquartersShimbashi, ,
Japan
Area servedJapan
Owner
Key people
  • Nobuko Wako (President)
  • Masamine Ryūhō (Chairman)
SubsidiariesTVer Technologies
URLtver.jp
AdvertisingYes
RegistrationOptional
UsersIncrease9.52 million per month (as of February 2023)[1]
LaunchedOctober 26, 2015; 9 years ago (October 26, 2015)
Current statusActive

TVer is a Japanese ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service. It was established in October 2015, operated by Nippon TV, TV Asahi, TBS Television, TV Tokyo and Fuji Television and others. It is a service that offers free internet streaming of TV programs after they have aired, with the availability period typically lasting about one week from the end of the broadcast to the next episode's airing. Similar to traditional TV broadcasts, commercials are shown during the programs. TVer offers content from 115 stations across Japan as of October 2020 and provides access to 650 programs as of 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "動画配信、淘汰の時代に 国内草分け、GYAO!サービス終了へ" [In the era of video streaming consolidation, pioneering domestic service GYAO! is set to shut down.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). March 21, 2023. p. 9.
  2. ^ "TVer認知率72%、収益化は道半ば 同時配信開始1年". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-05-26.