JustWatch Is Launching Its Own Streaming Service

JustWatch Group, which operates the popular streaming guide, is launching JustWatch TV next month within the main app and its website. JustWatch TV, which will offer free ad-supported or paid ad-free viewership as well as rentals, will be available across the U.S. and Canada, the U.K. and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.

“Every day, millions of people come to JustWatch searching for simpler ways to watch and discover hundreds of thousands of movies and TV shows,” David Croyé, founder and CEO of the JustWatch Group, said at the Toronto International Film Festival’s new content marketplace TIFF: The Market. “For over a decade, our mission has been to connect fans with their favorite films and shows, particularly the hard-to-find and previously unavailable titles. With the launch of JustWatch TV, we aim to make content discovery, access and engagement even easier.”

JustWatch TV’s content launch partners include Paramount, New Regency, Fremantle, Bleecker Street and Vortex Media. The JustWatch app boasts more than 50 million monthly users and includes the programming for more than 1,500 streaming services worldwide.

Quentin Carbonell, JustWatch’s senior vice president of global content acquisitions and strategy, added, “JustWatch TV is designed to meet that demand head-on, offering a straightforward solution at a time of fragmentation. We are curating film and TV hits and hard-to-find gems that you can watch for free or rent on JustWatch, or easily rediscover them on your favorite services. This way, JustWatch TV aims to support the whole industry, from filmmakers to distributors to streaming platforms across the world.”

JustWatch — The Streaming Guide points 140 markets to where they can find more 500,000 movies and TV shows. It’s data is shared with more than 1,400 partner websites and apps. JustWatch also has a media division that creates ad campaigns across social media platforms like YouTube, Meta and TikTok. The JustWatch Group employs more than 200 people worldwide. It is headquartered in Berlin with offices in Los Angeles, London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Munich, Dubai and Sydney.