Video Solutions is running one of the
leading digital video streaming platforms in German speaking Europe
called watch4.com. Watch4 is pursuing a „freemium“ business model,
meaning users will have the option of either utilizing Watch4 free of
charge, or paying a monthly fee in exchange for ad-free access to the
website. Watch4 will generate revenue through user subscriptions, as
well as advertising fees paid by advertisers in exchange for the ability
to postads and gain visibility with the Watch4 audience.
With TV shows, series, movies and sports watch4.com is offering a unique program to their users.
http://watch4.com/
atch4 rolls out SVOD service in German-speaking Europe
May 18, 2015
Video-on-demand (VOD) provider Watch4 has launched a subscription-VOD service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The offering contains around 500 hours of TV series which internet
users can access for a flat monthly fee of €5.90. In Switzerland, the
price tag is CHF6.90. The offering can be tested free of charge for 4
weeks.
The lineup comprises, for example, crime series from German public broadcaster ARD such as Schimanski, Hauptstadtrevier, Im Angesicht des Verbrechens and Hubert [&] Staller.
“Besides the free AVOD service, we are now the first platform to
additionally offer SVOD,” said Philipp Rotermund, CEO of Watch4. “The
double strategy is pursued in the USA by Hulu, the second-strongest VOD
provider in the United States.”
The SVOD service
announced in November 2014 complements the free-of-charge, ad-supported Watch4
service which contains news, series, documentaries and other content.
Watch4 also wants to offer its first originally produced series soon.
The company based in Luzern, Switzerland, is backed by media
entrepreneurs Philipp Rotermund, Jochen Kröhne and Helge Sasse. The
service which records up to 8 million video views per month focuses on
productions from Germany, Austria and Switzerland
