米ＦＯＸ、ニュースのストリーミングサービスを発表

【ワシントンＡＦＰ＝時事】米FOXは11日、ニュース・ビジネス専門チャンネルのストリーミングサービスを開始すると発表した。（写真は資料写真）
　ＦＯＸによると、新サービス「ＦＯＸニュース・インターナショナル」には、ＦＯＸニュースとＦＯＸビジネスネットワークのオンデマンドコンテンツが含まれるという。
　月額６．９９ドル（約７４０円）で、今月２０日にはメキシコで、９月１７日にはスペイン、ドイツ、英国でサービスが始まる。今年末までに２０か国でサービスを展開する予定だ。
　新サービスで提供されるのは、近年最も視聴されているニュース専門ケーブルチャンネルであり、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領のお気に入りでもあるＦＯＸニュースのコンテンツで、ケーブルや衛星放送受信料の支払いが不要なオンライン配信となる。
　ｉＰｈｏｎｅやアンドロイドのスマートフォンの他、動画配信サービス、アップルＴＶやアンドロイドＴＶなどで視聴可能で、アマゾンの動画ストリーミング端末ファイアＴＶにも対応する計画だ。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2020/08/13-12:29）

Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp said Tuesday it was launching a stand-alone streaming service for its news and business channels that would be available in 20 countries by year's end.
Fox, which is a streamlined company formed after it sold much of its film and TV entertainment operations to Disney, said the new subscription service would include on-demand content from Fox News and Fox Business Channel.
The Fox News International service priced at $6.99 per month will debut in Mexico on August 20 followed by Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom on September 17.
It will be in 20 countries by the end of the year, according to the company.
The streaming service will offer content from Fox News, which has been the most-watched cable news channel in recent years and a favorite of President Donald Trump, online without the need for a cable or satellite subscription.
The service will be available on several platforms include iPhone, Android, Apple TV and Android TV, with Amazon Fire TV and Roku expected later.
The move comes amid a polarization of news audiences in the United States in recent years, with many conservatives turning to Fox and others to rivals CNN and MSNBC.
Murdoch, the 89-year-old media mogul, remains chairman of Fox Corp. with his son Lachlan serving as chief executive. The family also separately controls News Corp. which includes the Wall Street Journal and media outlets in Britain and Australia.
Fox is the latest in a line of media companies to turn to streaming to reach a wider, global audience and viewers without pay TV packages. A similar service is available to US audiences known as Fox Nation.
The Murdochs concluded a deal last year selling its 21st Century Fox studios and cable channels to Disney while maintaining the Fox broadcast network and news channels.
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