{"id":85608,"date":"2024-07-02T03:51:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T03:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/tubi-ad-supported-murdoch-netflix-rival-to-launch-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T03:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T03:51:06","slug":"tubi-ad-supported-murdoch-netflix-rival-to-launch-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/tubi-ad-supported-murdoch-netflix-rival-to-launch-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Tubi: Ad-supported Murdoch Netflix rival to launch in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation is entering the UK’s highly competitive free, ad-supported video streaming market.<\/p>\n

Tubi will compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney+, ITVX, Channel 4’s streaming platform as well as the BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n

The platform has been quickly gaining market share in the US where, according to Fox, it has almost 80 million monthly active users.<\/p>\n

In the UK, Tubi says it will offer more than 20,000 films and TV series, including content from Disney, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Entertainment.<\/p>\n

The platform will also include a selection of British, <\/b>Indian and Nigerian content.<\/p>\n

UK viewers will be able to access content on the Tubi webpage and via a smartphone app.<\/p>\n

Fox Corporation bought Tubi in 2020 for $440m (\u00a3348m) as the US media giant looked to attract younger audiences.<\/p>\n

In recent years, streaming companies like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ have launched ad-supported services and raised subscription prices as they tried to boost revenues.<\/p>\n

The moves came as they faced pressure to spend more money to grow their libraries of content as they try to attract more customers in an increasingly competitive market.<\/p>\n

In March, Mr Murdoch’s TalkTV network announced that it would stop broadcasting as a terrestrial television channel and became a strictly online service.<\/p>\n

The network launched in 2022 but struggled to attract viewers on its linear platform.<\/p>\n

Mr Murdoch had hoped the network would shake up the broadcasting establishment by offering an opinion-led alternative to established outlets.<\/p>\n

The media tycoon played a pivotal role in the development of the UK’s broadcasting industry by launching Sky in 1984.<\/p>\n

Some commentators saw TalkTV as an attempt by Mr Murdoch to recreate his success with Sky.<\/p>\n

Mr Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox sold its 39% stake in Sky to NBCUniversal’s owner Comcast in 2018 after losing a battle for control of the network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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