What is Tubi? The free streaming service rivalling Netflix and Disney+
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA new free ad-supported streaming service popular in the US has now launched in the UK, providing some competition for Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon’s Prime Video.
Tubi, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation, has nearly 80 million monthly active users across the pond. It launched in the UK on Tuesday (July 2) with more than 20,000 movies and TV episodes on-demand, including content from Disney, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Entertainment, as well as a slate of Tubi Originals.
The library includes Hollywood films and British TV series, as well as content from India’s Bollywood and Nigeria’s Nollywood and Arthouse Cinema.
The Twilight films, starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, horror film Candyman and Tubi original reality series House Of Heat are among the current offerings. READ MORE: House of the Dragon's Milly Alcock lands Netflix role opposite Hollywood star and White Lotus favourite READ MORE: The 'mind-blowing' Apple TV+ series with ending which leaves viewers 'broken' The service will also compete with other free ad-supported services such as ITVX and Channel 4’s offering, as well as the ad-free BBC iPlayer.
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