Stan (streaming service)
Type of site | OTT video streaming |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 1 April 2014 |
| Predecessor(s) | StreamCo Media (2014) |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 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 |
Stan (stylised as Stan.) is an Australian subscription 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 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 acquired Fairfax Media in 2018, making Stan a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Digital.
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.