Nippon Television Network announced on June 30 that it would end its catch-up streaming service “Nippon TV Free! (TADA)” at the end of September. The service will be consolidated into the commercial broadcasters’ official streaming service, “TVer.”
The discontinuation of the service is also announced on the “Nippon TV Free! (TADA)” website.
Video streaming will end as of 6 p.m. on September 30. At the same time, related services, including support for the smartphone apps (iOS and Android), will also be discontinued.
Nippon Television explained that “now that TVer, the official television streaming service for commercial broadcasters, has become fully established, it has determined that the service has sufficiently fulfilled its role as a unique service of Nippon Television.”
“Nippon TV Free! (TADA)” is a service that offers free streaming of selected programs, including variety shows and dramas, broadcast by Nippon Television and its network stations. Its predecessor service was launched in 2014, when catch-up streaming was not yet widely available. It is compatible not only with PCs and smartphones but also with smart TVs (Android TV and Fire TV), and the cumulative number of downloads for these apps has reached 8 million.
Nippon Television press release
