The ticket seller is expanding into streaming, offering free-to-watch TV shows and films at the click of a button.
These days, “free” is few and far between—but not today!
Fandango just announced that it is expanding its collection of free movies and TV shows that you can watch without an account. That’s right, you don’t even have to sign up to enjoy any of the streamer’s free titles, which include the films 27 Dresses, Easy A, Everything Everywhere All At Once, M3gan, The Shining, 300 and all theSharknadoes;and TV showsSnapped, Columbo, Sailor Moon, Naruto, Ghost Hunters International, Alf and Kardashian shows. The only downside is you’ll have to endure some ad breaks.
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The platform, which you can access on your web browser oron that provides instant, one-click playback of free movies and TV. You can see the full scope of free things to watch here. I just downloaded Fandango on my smart TV and immediately started watching Everything Everywhere All At Once. I didn’t even have to sign up with my email address!
While the free collection does lean toward older titles, the offering is a breath of fresh air as the number of streaming services grows and subscription fees keep rising.
Fandango, which is better known as a movie ticketing service, says it’s working on adding even more to its video-on-demand service, which has been renting out films that have just left theaters. According to Val Boreland, the president of entertainment at its parent company Versant, there will be a 20 percent-plus increase in the number of titles and streaming hours, including 3,500 hours of Versant-owned content. Not only that, but it is adding live sports coverage of Bundesliga, Germany’s top domestic soccer league, through USA Sports’ new long-term media rights agreement.
“We have many hours of content, but now we’re focusing on increasing the quality of content we have,” Boreland tells The Hollywood Reporter. “So we’re really focused on growing our premium content library. We’re curating with hit movies and fan-favorite franchises, popular television series. We’ll also have sports programming.”
Fandango is directly competing with Tubi, Roku and Pluto, but Fandango’s leadership believes its identity as a “theatrical-adjacent brand,” and its preexisting pages for recent theatrical releases will set it apart and keep people on its site.
“By making thousands of hours of compelling content available for free, Fandango continues to strengthen its position as a premier destination for entertainment,“ Boreland says in a statement. “We’re excited to extend the reach of our content, introduce viewers to new favorites and create even more value for audiences.”
You can watch its promo about it here:
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