TechLife Australia – September 2019

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ITCANBEeasytotakeforgrantedvideo

streamingasit existstoday.Gobackevenjust

fiveyearsandon-demandstreamerslike

Netflixdidn’tevenexistinAustralia(without

a VPN).Sure,freetoaircatch-upserviceshave

beenaroundformanyyears,butthechoiceon

whattowatchis oftenlimitedtoa selectfew

(nottomentiontheconstantadvertisements

thatinfiltrateyourviewing).Stanis an

Australian-bornstreamingplatformthatwent

liveinearly 2015 withanextensivecatalogue

ofbothfilmandTV.Nowfouryearslater,the

servicehasgarneredover2.6million

subscribers– whilethat’ssignificantlylower

than international powerhouse Netflix with

11.2 million Australians, Stan continues to

grow with it’s range of exclusive titles and

agreements with global production houses. If

you’re yet to delve into the world of on-

demand video streaming then we’d definitely

recommend giving Stan a go, especially

considering your first 30 days are free.

THE BASICS

WHAT ABOUT NETFLIX? If you’re already a

subscriber of Netflix, then you may be

wondering why you’d want to sign up to

another service. Both Netflix and Stan are

pretty similar when it comes to functionality,

but it’s what’s available for streaming that

differs. At the time of writing, Stan had almost

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Stan: A serious Netflix competitor

THIS AUSTR ALIAN-BORN STREAMING SERVICE HAS LOTS TO OFFER WHEN IT COMES TO FILM AND TV.

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500 shows and 1,500 films – less than the

much larger Netflix (1,600 shows and 3,693

films). Despite its smaller catalogue, Stan has a

wide and varied library filled with TV classics

like Seinfeld, The Office and Friends. You’ll also

find more recent shows such as UnReal, Better

Call Saul and Billions, plus a small but growing

collection of original content. Not exclusive to

TV, Stan’s film library includes movies such as

Charlie’s Angels, Ghostbusters, and the entire

James Bond film franchise. In December 2018

Stan also announced a new deal with Disney,

meaning you can enjoy timeless Pixar classics

like To y S t o r y, plus films from the Marvel and

Star Wars franchises – making Stan a very

serious contender in the streaming stakes.

GETTING STARTED. If you’re new to Stan, visit

http://www.stan.com.au/ and enter your email

address before choosing the free trial option.

You’ll be asked to select from one of three

subscription plans (see below), plus add a

payment method. While Stan gives all new

users a 30 day trial, you’ll need to add a credit

Choose from a basic, standard or premium plan.

On the homepage you’ll find new and trending titles.

Stan offers a free 30 day trial to all new users.