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{{Short description|Video-on-demand streaming service}}
{{Short description|Video-on-demand and free ad-supported streaming television platform}}
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{{About|the global electronic commerce and television service|video-on-demand streaming service of Rakuten Viki|Rakuten Viki|video news agency of Reuters|Reuters TV}}
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{{about|the Catalan electronic commerce and television service|For video news agency of|Reuters TV}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Rakuten TV
| name = Rakuten TV
| logo = Rakuten TV logo.svg
| logo = Rakuten TV logo.svg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2010
| logo_size =
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Electronic commerce]]
| industry = [[E-commerce|Electronic commerce]]
| genre =
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| foundation = 2010
| foundation = 2010
| founders = [[Jacinto Roca]], [[Josep Mitjà]]
| founders = [[Cédric Dufour]]
| dissolved =
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| location_country = [[Japan]] and [[Catalonia]]
| location_city = [[Barcelona]]
| location_city = [[Tokyo]] and [[Barcelona]]
| area_served = [[Spain]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]],
| area_served = Asia: [[Japan]]<br />Europe: [[Aaland Islands]], [[Albania]], [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[Cyprus]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[Estonia]], [[Faroe Islands]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Greenland]], [[Hungary]], [[Iceland]], [[Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[North Macedonia|Macedonia]], [[Malta]], [[Montenegro]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Spain]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]], [[United Kingdom]], and [[Ukraine]]
[[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Austria]], [[Ireland]], [[Belgium]], [[Croatia]], [[Netherlands]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Portugal]], [[Switzerland]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Japan]]
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| products = [[Video on demand]] films and TV series, [[Television channel|TV channels]]
| key_people = [[Jacinto Roca]] <small>[[Chief Executive Officer|(CEO)]]</small><br /> [[Josep Mitjà]] <small>[[Chief Strategy Officer|(COO)]]<br /></small>[[Nikhil Deora]] <small>[[Chief Operating Officer|(CSO)]]<br /></small>[[David Villanueva Cabezas]] <small>[[Chief Technology Officer|(CTO)]]</small>
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| products = [[Video on demand]] films and tv series
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| net_income =
| num_employees = 200
| num_employees = 200
| parent = [[Rakuten]]
| parent = [[Rakuten]]
| footnotes =
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| homepage = [https://www.rakuten.tv/ Rakuten TV]
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| location_country = [[Spain]]
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| homepage = [https://www.rakuten.tv/ Rakuten TV]<br>[https://sports.rakuten.com/ Rakuten Sports]
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'''Rakuten TV''' is a [[video on demand|video-on-demand (VOD)]] and [[free ad-supported streaming television]] (FAST) platform, providing movies and TV series for subscription, rental, and purchase as well as FAST channels with a mix of local and global content.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rakuten.tv/ |title=Rakuten TV |website=Rakuten TV |date=April 2024 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref> Since 2019, the platform has provided users access to different content via TVOD, AVOD,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rakuten TV teaming up with advertisers as coproduction partners |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/rakuten-tv-teaming-up-with-advertisers-as-coproduction-partners/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=C21media |language=en-us}}</ref> SVOD,<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=Rakuten TV launches channels on Plex |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022/06/15/rakuten-tv-launches-channels-on-plex/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Broadband TV News |language=en-GB}}</ref> and FAST.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Rakuten TV expands FAST channel reach |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022/04/20/rakuten-tv-expands-fast-channel-reach/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Broadband TV News |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is owned by the Japanese company, [[Rakuten]].
'''Rakuten TV''' is a [[Video on demand|video-on-demand (VOD)]] streaming service, offering movies and TV series for subscription, rental and purchase. It is owned by the Japanese company [[Rakuten]]. Rakuten TV's catalogue includes content from studios around the world, including [[Warner Bros.]], [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Disney]], and [[Sony Pictures]], local distributors, and independent labels, being the smallest and least known service among its competitors.


Rakuten TV's content can be streamed from most devices, offering a similar service to [[Netflix]] and other streaming services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/uk/2014/05/28/wuaki-tv-now-available-stream-chromecast-uk/|title=Wuaki.Tv Is Now Available to Stream on Chromecast in the UK|last=Woods|first=Ben|website=The Next Web|date=28 May 2014|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/123395-wuaki-tv-streaming-service-now-available-on-xbox-360-2-99-a-month-for-life-offer-still-on|title=Wuaki.tv streaming service now available on Xbox 360, £2.99 a month for life offer still on - Pocket-lint|website=www.pocket-lint.com|date=5 September 2013|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/08/09/wuaki-tv-video-service-gets-android-ipad-app-support-in-uk/|title=Wuaki.tv video service gets Android, iPad app support in UK|website=Engadget|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitaltveurope.net/237461/wuaki-launches-new-4k-smart-tv-app/|title=Wuaki launches new 4K smart TV app » Digital TV Europe|website=www.digitaltveurope.net|date=5 September 2014|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>
Rakuten TV's VOD catalogue includes content from studios around the world, including [[Warner Bros.]], [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Disney]], and [[Sony Pictures]], local distributors, and independent labels producing both locally and globally oriented content. Similarly, Rakuten TV's distribution of FAST channels includes both its own Rakuten curated channels as well as FAST channels and TV channels operated and curated by its partners around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rakuten.tv/live_channels |title=Live Channels - Rakuten TV |website=Rakuten TV |date=April 2024 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref> Rakuten TV's content can be streamed from most devices, offering a similar service to [[Netflix]] and other streaming services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thenextweb.com/uk/2014/05/28/wuaki-tv-now-available-stream-chromecast-uk/ |title=Wuaki.Tv Is Now Available to Stream on Chromecast in the UK |last=Woods |first=Ben |website=The Next Web|date=28 May 2014 |language=en-US |access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/123395-wuaki-tv-streaming-service-now-available-on-xbox-360-2-99-a-month-for-life-offer-still-on |title=Wuaki.tv streaming service now available on Xbox 360, £2.99 a month for life offer still on - Pocket-lint |website=www.pocket-lint.com |date=5 September 2013 |access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/08/09/wuaki-tv-video-service-gets-android-ipad-app-support-in-uk/ |title=Wuaki.tv video service gets Android, iPad app support in UK |website=Engadget |access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitaltveurope.net/237461/wuaki-launches-new-4k-smart-tv-app/ |title=Wuaki launches new 4K smart TV app » Digital TV Europe |website=www.digitaltveurope.net |date=5 September 2014 |access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>


The company is headquartered in [[Tokyo]] and [[Barcelona]] and currently operates in Japan as well as several countries around Europe; [[Aaland Islands]], [[Albania]], [[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[Cyprus]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[Estonia]], [[Faroe Islands]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Greenland]], [[Hungary]], [[Iceland]], [[Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[North Macedonia|Macedonia]], [[Malta]], [[Montenegro]], [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Spain]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland]], [[United Kingdom]], and [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://support.rakuten.tv/hc/en-us/requests/new |title=Submit a request - Help Rakuten.TV |website=Rakuten TV Europe |date=April 2024 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref>
The company is headquartered in [[Barcelona]] and currently operates in sixteen countries around Europe; [[Spain]], [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]],
[[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Austria]], [[Ireland]], [[Belgium]], [[Croatia]], [[Netherlands]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Portugal]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Switzerland]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}


In Japan, the video streaming service Rakuten SHOWTIME changed its name to Rakuten TV on July 1, 2017 and has been operating under the new name since then.
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==History==
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In June 2012, [[Rakuten]], the world's third largest e-commerce company, acquired the company, previously known as Wuaki.tv.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/06/13/japanese-e-commerce-giant-rakuten-buys-spanish-video-on-demand-firm-wuaki-tv/|title=Rakuten Acquires Spanish Video-On-Demand Company Wuaki.tv|last=Wauters|first=Robin|website=The Next Web|date=13 June 2012|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref> In July 2017, Wuaki.tv changed its name to Rakuten TV. Rakuten took over the user base from [[TalkTalk TV Store]] (previously Blinkbox) including migration of user purchased titles, in June 2018.


Rakuten also operates another global [[Video on demand|video-on-demand (VOD)]] streaming service called [[Viki (streaming service)|Rakuten Viki]] which is headquartered in [[San Mateo, California|San Mateo]], [[California]] with additional offices in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]], and [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvTh7E_ck4Q |title=Viki Office Tour - Coolest Places in Singapore: Episode 1 (January 28) |year=2014 |access-date=December 3, 2015 |via=YouTube |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118014113/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvTh7E_ck4Q |url-status=live}}</ref> Rakuten Viki focuses on distributing content from parts of Asia to the rest of the world. This includes drama, variety shows, and animation from Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, and Thailand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.viki.com/partners |title=Distribution Partners - Rakuten Viki |website=Rakuten Viki |date=April 2024 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref>
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==Rakuten Sports==


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== History ==
In 2010, the service was launched in Spain under the name Wuaki.tv,<ref>{{cite web |date=2014-06-24 |title=Los españoles de Wuaki.tv llevarán su servicio de streaming a tres nuevos países |url=https://www.abc.es/tecnologia/redes/20140624/abci-wuakitv-espanoles-expanden-streaming-201406232144.html |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Diario ABC |language=es}}</ref> and later expanded to Andorra. By 2013, it had entered the markets in England, as well as Italy, France, and Germany later that same year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Press |first=Europa |date=2014-06-23 |title=Wuaki.tv se expandirá a Italia, Francia y Alemania este año |url=https://www.europapress.es/portaltic/empresas/noticia-wuakitv-expandira-italia-francia-alemania-ano-20140623182259.html |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=www.europapress.es}}</ref>

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In June 2012, e-commerce company [[Rakuten]] acquired the company, previously known as Wuaki.tv.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/06/13/japanese-e-commerce-giant-rakuten-buys-spanish-video-on-demand-firm-wuaki-tv/ |title=Rakuten Acquires Spanish Video-On-Demand Company Wuaki.tv |last=Wauters |first=Robin |website=The Next Web |date=13 June 2012 |language=en-US |access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref> In July 2017, Wuaki.tv changed its name to Rakuten TV. Rakuten took over the user base from [[TalkTalk TV Store]] (previously Blinkbox) including migration of user purchased titles, in June 2018.

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== Rakuten Sports ==
On 11 June 2019, Rakuten announced the launch of Rakuten Sports, a new live streaming and video on demand (VOD) sports entertainment platform to expand and deliver sports content to several countries around the world, after eleven countries across Europe.
On 11 June 2019, Rakuten announced the launch of Rakuten Sports, a new live streaming and video on demand (VOD) sports entertainment platform to expand and deliver sports content to several countries around the world, after eleven countries across Europe.


In November 2019, Rakuten Sports provides the subscription streaming coverage of [[Davis Cup]] for two seasons [[2019 Davis Cup|2019]] and [[2020 Davis Cup|2020]], also as the part of main sponsorship, starting from the [[2019 Davis Cup Finals|2019 finals]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.daviscupfinals.com/news/davis-cup-by-rakuten-madrid-finals-to-be-broadcast|title=Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals to be broadcast in more than 171 countries|date=2019-11-07|work=[[Davis Cup]]|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>
In November 2019, Rakuten Sports provides the subscription streaming coverage of [[Davis Cup]] for two seasons [[2019 Davis Cup|2019]] and [[2020–21 Davis Cup|2020]], also as the part of main sponsorship, starting from the [[2019 Davis Cup Finals|2019 finals]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.daviscupfinals.com/news/davis-cup-by-rakuten-madrid-finals-to-be-broadcast |title=Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals to be broadcast in more than 171 countries |date=2019-11-07 |work=[[Davis Cup]] |access-date=2019-11-15 |archive-date=2020-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731175723/https://www.daviscupfinals.com/news/davis-cup-by-rakuten-madrid-finals-to-be-broadcast |url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:22, 18 November 2024

This article is about the global electronic commerce and television service. For video-on-demand streaming service of Rakuten Viki, see Rakuten Viki. For video news agency of Reuters, see Reuters TV.
Rakuten TV
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryElectronic commerce
Founded2010
FoundersCédric Dufour
Headquarters
Tokyo and Barcelona
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Japan and Catalonia
Area served
Asia: Japan
Europe: Aaland Islands, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Ukraine
ProductsVideo on demand films and TV series, TV channels
Number of employees
200
ParentRakuten
WebsiteRakuten TV

Rakuten TV is a video-on-demand (VOD) and free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platform, providing movies and TV series for subscription, rental, and purchase as well as FAST channels with a mix of local and global content.[1] Since 2019, the platform has provided users access to different content via TVOD, AVOD,[2] SVOD,[3] and FAST.[4] It is owned by the Japanese company, Rakuten.

Rakuten TV's VOD catalogue includes content from studios around the world, including Warner Bros., Disney, and Sony Pictures, local distributors, and independent labels producing both locally and globally oriented content. Similarly, Rakuten TV's distribution of FAST channels includes both its own Rakuten curated channels as well as FAST channels and TV channels operated and curated by its partners around the world.[5] Rakuten TV's content can be streamed from most devices, offering a similar service to Netflix and other streaming services.[6][7][8][9]

The company is headquartered in Tokyo and Barcelona and currently operates in Japan as well as several countries around Europe; Aaland Islands, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Ukraine.[10]

In Japan, the video streaming service Rakuten SHOWTIME changed its name to Rakuten TV on July 1, 2017 and has been operating under the new name since then.

Rakuten also operates another global video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service called Rakuten Viki which is headquartered in San Mateo, California with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, South Korea, and Singapore.[11] Rakuten Viki focuses on distributing content from parts of Asia to the rest of the world. This includes drama, variety shows, and animation from Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, and Thailand.[12]

History

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In 2010, the service was launched in Spain under the name Wuaki.tv,[13] and later expanded to Andorra. By 2013, it had entered the markets in England, as well as Italy, France, and Germany later that same year.[14]

In June 2012, e-commerce company Rakuten acquired the company, previously known as Wuaki.tv.[15] In July 2017, Wuaki.tv changed its name to Rakuten TV. Rakuten took over the user base from TalkTalk TV Store (previously Blinkbox) including migration of user purchased titles, in June 2018.

Rakuten Sports

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On 11 June 2019, Rakuten announced the launch of Rakuten Sports, a new live streaming and video on demand (VOD) sports entertainment platform to expand and deliver sports content to several countries around the world, after eleven countries across Europe.

In November 2019, Rakuten Sports provides the subscription streaming coverage of Davis Cup for two seasons 2019 and 2020, also as the part of main sponsorship, starting from the 2019 finals.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Rakuten TV". Rakuten TV. April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  2. ^ "Rakuten TV teaming up with advertisers as coproduction partners". C21media. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ^ "Rakuten TV launches channels on Plex". Broadband TV News. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ^ "Rakuten TV expands FAST channel reach". Broadband TV News. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  5. ^ "Live Channels - Rakuten TV". Rakuten TV. April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  6. ^ Woods, Ben (28 May 2014). "Wuaki.Tv Is Now Available to Stream on Chromecast in the UK". The Next Web. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  7. ^ "Wuaki.tv streaming service now available on Xbox 360, £2.99 a month for life offer still on - Pocket-lint". www.pocket-lint.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  8. ^ "Wuaki.tv video service gets Android, iPad app support in UK". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  9. ^ "Wuaki launches new 4K smart TV app » Digital TV Europe". www.digitaltveurope.net. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  10. ^ "Submit a request - Help Rakuten.TV". Rakuten TV Europe. April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  11. ^ Viki Office Tour - Coolest Places in Singapore: Episode 1 (January 28). 2014. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "Distribution Partners - Rakuten Viki". Rakuten Viki. April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  13. ^ "Los españoles de Wuaki.tv llevarán su servicio de streaming a tres nuevos países". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  14. ^ Press, Europa (2014-06-23). "Wuaki.tv se expandirá a Italia, Francia y Alemania este año". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  15. ^ Wauters, Robin (13 June 2012). "Rakuten Acquires Spanish Video-On-Demand Company Wuaki.tv". The Next Web. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  16. ^ "Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals to be broadcast in more than 171 countries". Davis Cup. 2019-11-07. Archived from the original on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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