TVer
Japanese free AVOD platform aggregating broadcaster catch-up and live TV.
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Company facts
- Official name
- TVer Inc.
- Entity type
- COMPANY
- Founded
- 2006-04-03
- Headquarters
- Akasaka Green Cross 20F, 2-4-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
- Market role
- Publisher & Media Owner
- Official website
- tver.jp
What TVer does
TVer combines broadcaster content aggregation with ad monetisation. It creates consumer value by offering free access to catch-up and live television from multiple major Japanese broadcasters in one place, and it creates commercial value by packaging that audience and premium video inventory for advertisers. Revenue is generated from selling in-stream advertising across web, mobile and connected TV environments, supported by direct media sales, self-serve buying and programmatic demand.
Category differentiation
TVer is not a subscription streaming service in the style of global SVOD platforms; it is primarily a free Japanese broadcaster-backed AVOD and catch-up TV platform. It is also not just an adtech vendor, because its core asset is owned and aggregated video content inventory.
Strategic context
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TVer Inc. operates a Japanese ad-supported video-on-demand and catch-up television platform that aggregates programming from major domestic broadcasters into a single consumer service. The platform distributes free on-demand and live simulcast television content across web, mobile and connected TV, making money primarily from video advertising sold against that audience and inventory. In addition to its consumer streaming product, TVer offers an advertising product that gives brands and agencies access to premium broadcaster-backed video inventory across on-demand and live content. Its customers therefore span both viewers, who consume the free service, and advertisers and agencies, who pay for in-stream video campaigns, including through self-serve ad-buying capabilities.
Business model & monetisation
The company uses a pure AVOD model for the viewer-facing platform: content is free to access and monetised through advertising. Commercial revenue comes mainly from in-stream video ad sales across on-demand and live programming, with connected TV inventory likely increasing monetisation value. TVer also broadens monetisation through self-serve advertising access and programmatic buying, increasing advertiser participation and utilisation of its inventory.
- Consumer streaming advertising
- Ad-supported video inventory sold against free viewing
- Direct advertiser and agency sales
- Managed media sales for premium in-stream campaigns
- Self-serve advertising platform
- Platform-based campaign buying by advertisers
- Programmatic demand
- Automated buying of video inventory
Products & capabilities
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Questions about TVer
What is TVer?
TVer is a Japanese free ad-supported video streaming and catch-up television platform that aggregates programmes from major domestic broadcasters.
Who uses TVer?
Consumers in Japan use it to watch free on-demand and live television, while advertisers and agencies use its ad offering to buy premium video inventory.
How does TVer make money?
TVer mainly makes money by selling in-stream video advertising across its free on-demand and live streaming inventory, including CTV, mobile and web placements.
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