Stan (service)
Stan (stylized as Stan.) is an Australian over-the-top streaming service. It was launched on 26 January 2015. Stan originally was founded as StreamCo Media, a 50/50 joint venture between Nine Entertainment Co. and Fairfax Media. In August 2014, each company invested A$50 million in StreamCo. StreamCo was renamed Stan Entertainment in December 2014, prior to the January 2015 launch of the streaming service. Nine Entertainment would ultimately acquire Fairfax Media in 2018, making Stan a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Digital.
Type of site | OTT video streaming |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 1 April 2014 |
| Predecessor(s) | StreamCo Media (2014) |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, |
| Area served | Australia |
| Owner | Nine Digital |
| Services | Streaming service |
| Revenue | A$149.1 million (H1 FY2021) |
| Parent | Nine Entertainment |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Monthly subscription required to access content |
| Users | 2.6 million (as of 22 February 2023) |
| Launched | 26 January 2015 |
| Current status | Active |
The service offers a broad range of film and television content from both local and foreign productions, particularly from the United States and United Kingdom. Stan also includes a growing library of their own original film and television content. With over 2.6 million subscribers, as of June 2023 Stan is the fourth largest streaming service in Australia, behind Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix.
Stan's original comedy No Activity became the first SVOD program ever nominated for a Logie Award at the 2016 ceremony.