Over-the-top media services (Dreamverse)

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Over the top (OTT) media service is a streaming media service offered directly to viewers over the Internet. OTT bypasses cable, broadcast and satellite television platforms that traditionally act as a controller or distributor of such content.

The term is most synonymous with subscription-based video on demand services that offer access to film and television content (including existing series acquired from other producers, as well as original content produced specifically for the service) and a wave of "skinny" television services that offer access to live streams of linear specialty channels similar to a traditional satellite or wireline television provider, but streamed over the public Internet, rather than a closed, private network with proprietary equipment such as set-top boxes.

Over the top services are typically accessed via websites on personal computers, as well as via apps on mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets), digital media players (including video game consoles), or televisions with integrated smart TV platforms.

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Name Logo Price (in US$) Headquarters Launched Film properties Television properties Website Owner
FOXNOW
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$2.99/month
$29.99/year
Century City, Druaya November 14, 2019 Fox Entertainment Studios
GKIDS
StudioCanal
Amblin Entertainment
Fox Entertainment Studios
Turner Broadcasting System
StudioCanal
Amblin Entertainment
BAMTech
www.foxnow.com 21st Century Fox
The Walt Disney Company
Disney+
Disney+ logo.svg
$6.99/month
$69.99/year
Burbank, California November 12, 2019 The Walt Disney Studios
Disneynature
The Jim Henson Company
Pixar
Disney Fox Entertainment Group
Walt Disney Television
Disney Media Networks
The Jim Henson Company
www.disneyplus.com The Walt Disney Company
HBO Max
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$7.99/month New York City, United States May 20, 2020 Warner Bros.
Criterion Collection
Village Roadshow Pictures
Warner Bros.
Village Roadshow Television
www.hbomax.com AT&T
(WarnerMedia)
Sony Crackle
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Free Culver City, California May 4, 2007 Sony Pictures
Legendary Pictures
Aniplex
Lionsgate
Sony Pictures
Aniplex
Lionsgate
www.sonycrackle.com Sony
Pluto All Access
Pluto All Access.svg
$2.99/month
$29.99/year
New York City, United States June 1, 2013 Paramount Pictures
RatPac
Toei
Miramax Films
Paramount Television
Viacom Media Networks
Toei
Miramax Films
www.plutotv.com ViacomCBS
Peacock
Peacock 2019.svg
$4.99/month
$49.99/year
Philadelphia, United States April 2, 2020 Universal Studios
Illumination
Focus Features
DreamWorks Pictures
Universal Television
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment
Syfy
NBC
Telemundo
www.peacocktv.com Comcast (NBCUniversal)