JustWatch Launches Streaming Service JustWatch TV in 12 Markets With Free and $3.99 Tiers

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The Facts

  • JustWatch Group launched JustWatch TV, a streaming service, on Tuesday, with content from 30 partners. TechCrunch only
  • The service offers a free ad-supported tier, an ad-free JustWatch TV Plus tier, and a movie rental store. TechCrunch only
  • JustWatch TV is available within JustWatch's existing apps and website in 12 markets: the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand. TechCrunch only
  • JustWatch TV Plus costs $3.99 per month or $49.99 for a lifetime subscription, and offers more than 300 ad-free titles in the U.S. TechCrunch only
  • Paid subscribers get 10% off hundreds of rentals in the JustWatch TV Store. TechCrunch only
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  • The rental store is initially available in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. TechCrunch only
  • Content partners include Paramount, New Regency, Fremantle, Bleecker Street, Vortex Media, Cineverse (U.S.), LEONINE Studios (Germany), SND (France) and Altitude (U.K.). TechCrunch only
  • JustWatch's guide is available in 140 markets, covers more than 500,000 titles across more than 1,500 providers, and is used by 50 million people. The company is 12 years old. TechCrunch only
  • Users will be able to request titles to influence the service's content. TechCrunch only
  • JustWatch Group first announced its streaming plans last month. TechCrunch only

Context

JustWatch, known for its search engine and guide showing where movies and TV shows stream, has launched its own streaming service, JustWatch TV, inside its existing apps and website.

The service has a free ad-supported tier, a $3.99 monthly ad-free tier and a rental store. Its lineup focuses on older movies and shows and independent content. JustWatch SVP Quentin Carbonell said the service would grow its audience while it continues to direct users to streaming partners.

How the Agent Panel Scored This

Independent AI personas each scored importance 1–10; the story's score is a trimmed mean (highest and lowest votes dropped). Vote spread: 0.

3 Informed Citizen A niche streaming product launch from a guide company, with limited immediate impact on ordinary people beyond a new optional low-cost service.
3 News Editor A niche product launch by a mid-sized streaming guide company, with a concrete launch but limited broad impact, in a minor-news tier.
3 Business Analyst A niche streaming product launch by a mid-sized aggregator in 12 markets, with modest pricing and a focus on older and independent content, has limited market-moving impact beyond the streaming-niche trade press.

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