page_title: Internet television in Australia
section_title: Streaming Services
hierarchical_section_title: Internet television in Australia / Streaming Services
context_page_description: Internet television in Australia is the digital distribution of movies and television content via the Internet. In Australia, internet television is provided by a number of generalist, subscription-based streaming service providers, in addition to several niche providers that focus on specific genres. Australia's five major free-to-air television networks also all offer catch up TV of previously broadcast content to watch via their webpages and apps, and a number of ISPs and other companies offer IPTV – the live streaming of television channels sourced from Australia and elsewhere.
  A feature of Internet television is that a user can view live television or video on demand. Some distributors provide content as downloads, while other only allow streaming; the main difference being that with downloads the end-user must have storage capacity for the content on their device and must wait for the download to be completed before the content can be viewed, whereas streamed content can be viewed almost immediately, but is not stored for a later viewing.
context_section_description: Australia has a number of over-the-top streaming video on demand providers, some of the larger ones being:
  Netflix – an American streaming service that expanded to Australia in 2015.
  Stan – an Australian streaming service that launched in 2015 as a joint venture between Nine Entertainment Co. and Fairfax Media (now entirely owned by the former).
  Disney+ – an American streaming service from a subsidiary of the The Walt Disney Company.
  Apple TV+ – an American streaming service from Apple Inc. Apple also offers films and television shows for rental and purchase via the iTunes Australia Store and has done so since August 2008. Content is viewable on Windows or Mac devices as well as on the Apple TV, iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, compatible smart TVs & video capable iPods.
  Foxtel Now – an Australian streaming and catch up service by Foxtel, launched in 2009 to Foxtel subscribers under another name and then again to non-Foxtel subscibers in 2013.
  Prime Video – an American streaming service by Amazon.
  Kayo Sports – an Australian streaming service from a subsidiary of Foxtel, launched in 2018.
  10 All Access – an American streaming service owned by a subsidiary of ViacomCBS.
  BINGE – an Australian streaming service from a subsidiary of Foxtel, launched in 2020.
  Other streaming and download providers include:
  AnimeLab – an Australian streaming service focusing on Japanese anime series.
  Beamafield
  Bigpond Movies
  Crackle
  Crunchyroll – an American streaming service focusing on anime.
  Dendy Direct – a former Australian streaming service.
  DocPlay
  FunmationNow
  HayU
  Love Nature
  Quickflix — Quickflix started offering an Internet streaming service in late 2011. The service includes a limited number of television series.
  YouTube Premium – an American streaming service, owned by Alphabet Inc., offering ad-free access to YouTube and original content.
  UFC Fight Pass – an American streaming service, owned by Ultimate Fighting Championship, focusing on mixed-martial arts.
  WWE Network – an American streaming service, owned by World Wrestling Entertainment, launched in 2014.
  A Screen Australia report found that in 2017 two out of three Australians who watch internet video were using a streaming video on demand service and that piracy was in decline among all video on demand users. In 2019, approximately 11.5 million Australians lived in a household with a Netflix subscription, and 2.9 million in a household with a Stan subscription.
caption: The logo of Netflix – a major entrant to the Australian streaming market in 2015.[3]