On 20 August 2019, Stan reached an agreement with Paramount Pictures, carrying some of its films, and series such as The Great and Looking for Alaska. The agreement ended in late-2019 due to the launch of Disney+. On 13 December 2018, Stan reached a content agreement with Disney to carry films and television series. In 2016, Stan reached an exclusive multi-year deal with CBS Corporation, which included exclusive rights to Showtime original programmes. series to the platform, including Australian premiere series A to Z and Selfie, as well as the third season of The Following (the first two seasons aired on the Nine Network). International Television Distribution, bringing several new U.S. In August 2015, Stan signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. In December 2014, Stan signed non-exclusive agreements with ABC Commercial and Viacom, with the latter covering Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon programming. The company has a content partnership deal with Sony Pictures, ABC, SBS and its World Movies subsidiary, ViacomCBS, MGM, BBC Worldwide, Showtime, CBS, Village Roadshow, and Warner Bros. It also held the rights to Transparent and Mozart in the Jungle. Īt launch, the first major programming announcement was the exclusive rights to the premiere season of Better Call Saul as well as the rights to Breaking Bad, which previously aired on Foxtel. Stan's original comedy No Activity became the first SVOD program ever nominated for a Logie Award at the 2016 ceremony. With over 2.3 million subscribers, Stan is the second largest streaming service in Australia, behind Netflix. Stan also includes a growing library of their own original film and television content. 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. Nine Entertainment would ultimately acquire Fairfax Media in 2018, making Stan a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Digital. StreamCo was renamed Stan Entertainment in December 2014, prior to the January 2015 launch of the streaming service. In August 2014, each company invested A$50 million in StreamCo. Stan originally was founded as StreamCo Media, a joint venture between Nine Entertainment Co. Stan (stylised as Stan.) is an Australian over-the-top streaming service. Monthly subscription required to access content