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New Japanese-Owned Online Video Service in U.K.
posted on by Andrew Osmond
A new online video service, Wuaki.tv, has been launched in the U.K. by the Japanese company Rakuten. According to an article in the Hollywood Reporter, Wuaki.tv aims to be a rival to Netflix, Love Film and Blink Box. At present, it is not offering any anime content, but will offer a "hand-picked catalog of blockbuster movies and TV shows that is regularly refreshed each week." Its titles at launch range from Iron Man 3 to Downton Abbey.
Users can either rent or purchase particular titles, or buy a monthly subscription. Titles can be streamed on PCs and laptops, tablets, Samsung smartTVs and through XBox Live, with more devices to be added before the end of the year.
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