over-the-top media service An over-the-top (OTT) media service is a Media (communications), media service offered Direct-to-consumer, directly to viewers via the Internet. OTT bypasses Cable television, cable, broadcast television, broadcast, and satellite television platf ...

is a streaming media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet. OTT bypasses cable, broadcast, and satellite television platforms, the companies that traditionally act as a controller or distributors of such content. Most of these services are owned by a major film studio. Some streaming services started as an add-on to

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offerings, which are supplements to the programs watched. Streaming is an alternative to file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains the entire file(s) for the content before watching or listening to it. A client end-user can use the media player, computer, mobile phone, and smart TV to start playing digital video content before the entire file have been transmitted. Users will need an Internet connection to stream or download video content. Users lacking compatible hardware or software systems may be unable to stream or download certain content.

Streaming video on demand

More than 100 million subscribers

50–99 million subscribers

20–49 million subscribers

1–19 million subscribers

Fewer than 1 million subscribers

Free, Ad-Supported Television (FAST)

Streaming television

The following services are owned and operated by television networks, cable channels, or other conglomerates in that market. They are major content producers, and their streaming services serve as the primary means of distributing the content that often first airs on their networks or channels.

Streaming music/audio on demand

Internet radio

Livestreaming

Active services

* 17Live * AcFun * AfreecaTV * Bigo Live * Bilibili *

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(2018–) * Dailymotion * DouYu * DLive (owned by BitTorrent) (2017–) * Facebook Live (owned by

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) (2015–) * GoodGame (2008–) *

Huya Huya may refer to: * Huya Live, a live streaming service in China * Huya (mythology), the rain god of the Wayuu people of Venezuela and Colombia * Huya (noble), an Egyptian official during the reign of Akhenaten, Egypt 18th dynasty * 38628 Huya, ...

Instagram Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can ...

(owned by

) * KakaoTV * Kuaishou * Likee * LINE LIVE * LinkedIn Live * Livestream * NaverTV * Niconico * OK.ru * OnlyFans * Patreon * Pixiv Sketch * SHOWROOM *

Steam.tv Steam is a Digital distribution of video games, video game digital distribution service and storefront by Valve Corporation, Valve. It was launched as a software client in September 2003 as a way for Valve to provide automatic updates for their ...

* TikTok/Douyin * Triller * Twitch (owned by

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...

) (2011–) *

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* VK * V Live (owned by Naver Corporation) (2015–) *

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* YouNow (2011–) *

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(owned by Alphabet Inc.'s

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) (2005–) * YuppTV

Former services

* Azubu (2012–2017) * CaveTube (2011–2016 or 2017) * Colon (2018–2019) * Cube TV (2018–2019) * FAN LIVE (2016(?)-2018) * FRESH LIVE (2016–2020) * Hitbox (owned by Azubu) (2013–2017) * Houseparty (2016–2021) * Huomao (2014–2021) * Justin.tv (owned by Twitch Interactive/Justin.tv, Inc) (2007–2014) * KingKong (2018–2020) * Meerkat (2015–2016) * Mixer (owned by

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) (2016–2020) * Panda.tv (2015–2019) * Periscope (owned by

) (2015–2021) * Play2Live (2017–2019) * Quanmin.tv (2015–2018) *

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(2014–2019) * Smashcast (2017–2020) * Stream.me (2015–2019) * StreamCraft (2018–2019)

Explanatory notes

References

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