TVer (streaming service)

TVer, Inc.
Type of site	OTT video streaming platform
Available in	Japanese
Founded	April 4, 2006; 18 years ago (as Presentcast, Inc.)
Headquarters	Shimbashi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Japan
Owner	Nippon Television (16.4%); TV Asahi (16.4%); TBS Television (16.4%); TV Tokyo (16.4%); Fuji Television (16.4%);
Key people	Nobuko Wako (President); Masamine Ryūhō (Chairman);
Subsidiaries	TVer Technologies
URL	tver.jp
Advertising	Yes
Registration	Optional
Users	9.52 million per month (as of February 2023)
Launched	October 26, 2015; 8 years ago
Current status	Active

TVer is a Japanese ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service. It was established in October 2015 by the five commercial broadcasters in Tokyo: Nippon Television, TV Asahi, TBS Television, TV Tokyo, and Fuji Television. 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]

^ "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.
^ "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.

[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.

[:32-2] "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.

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