At the end of October 2020, a new business model for watching television content arrived in Spain: Pluto TV, whose format is framed in that of video on demand with ads (AVOD). This model has become very popular since then and a new platform comes to the Spanish market now: relaxx TV, which offers 27 free channels.
Relaxx TV will compete not only with Pluto TV, but also with Rakuten TV, which last April announced the launch of 90 free channels that broadcast programs and movies 24 hours a day.
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Television with commercials, on demand and being able to pause
The rlaxx TV platform is of German origin. For now is available on LG TVs, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Android TV and more televisions and it remains to be confirmed if there will also be this offer on Samsung brand televisions. To access these new channels, you must go to your app store.
Soon, no specific dates are yet known, rlaxx TV wants to be available on Android and iOS devices, as well as on the Web.
Like Pluto TV, rlaxx TV is an ad-supported streaming service (AVoD) that combines the benefits of video on demand (VoD) with traditional television for free. Advertising currently consists of a single ad every few minutes. The content that we are seeing is stopped to place the ad and it resumes when the advertising spot ends.
The platform has the option to view the contents on demand and also to pause, rewind, fast-forward or restart it.
Channels offered by rlaxx TV
In front of the 100 channels that Pluto TV offers, the new alternative that comes to Spain has 27 channels in sports, music, movies, lifestyle categories, adventures and channels for girls and boys. It should be noted that rlaxx TV announced two days ago the integration of Vevo Pop in its offer. Vevo Pop is a linear pop genre music video channel that includes official music videos, original content, and live performances by artists, some well-known as well as up-and-coming talents.
As you can see in this table made by our colleagues from Xataka Movil, unlike Tivify, which bets on DTT channels, rlaxx TV follows Pluto TV’s lead and offers exclusive channels. Many of them are in English. Besides Vevo Pop, you can find Comedy Dynamics, Horizon Sports, Duck TV or Life on the Edge.