How convenient was AbemaTV? Utilizing "Abema Video" for on-demand and large screens

By the way, if you actually touch Abema videos like this, you'll realize that there are so many works that you can watch for free. In particular, all original variety shows, which can be said to be the identity of AbemaTV, are free.

Let's see a concrete example. “Asashoryu wo Kushidashita 10 Million Yen”, which was a big push as a year-end and New Year program, was delivered from 20:00 on December 31, 2017 to 00:45 on January 1. First, the show has a 30-day free catch-up period. Until this deadline expires, even in late January 2018, you can enjoy the full length of the nearly five-hour program for free.

In addition, the trailer of this program and 10 short videos that summarize the game part in 5 to 6 minutes are registered in Abema video. There is no expiration date set for this video. There's no guarantee that you'll be able to see it forever, but for practical purposes, it should be enough.

Outline of the program "If you push out Asashoryu, it will be 10 million yen". Since the information is as of about a week after the distribution, there are still 24 days left for the missed distribution period. There is no viewing deadline set here. It may be deleted in the future, but for the time being there will be no problems

What about works that have already passed a considerable amount of time since the broadcast? If you win 10 million yen", the 5-hour special program, which is the main story, has already passed the predetermined free delivery period. However, as of January 7, 2018, you can still watch it completely free on Abema Video. Of course, like other works, no user registration is required.

In addition, many regular variety programs that are distributed once a week are also subject to free missed distribution. "Himura ga Yuku!" by Yuki Himura of Bananaman can be viewed for free for more than 30 back issues that have been aired so far.

"If you beat Koki Kameda, it's 10 million yen" is almost full as of January 2018, and you can watch it for free. Video has a premium plan of 960 yen per month. It is true that if you sign up for this, the number of programs you can miss will increase dramatically. Recordings of New Japan Pro-Wrestling will first be distributed for free on AbemaTV, but after that, if you want to watch on-demand on Abema Video, you will need to register for a premium plan.

In terms of genre, the premium plan is often used except for variety. For example, in the case of anime, the new work "Pop Team Epic" in January is repeatedly redistributed in AbemaTV's regular frame (that is, five times a day in the morning, noon, evening, night, and midnight), but on demand If you want to watch it, you need a premium plan.

A slightly different system is "Limestar Utamaru's Sunday Abema Road Show". This is a once a week movie slot, but there is no missed delivery of the main part of the work (even if you have a premium plan contract). However, the movie commentary corners before and after the main story are free to miss, and back numbers are also available.

A list of anime works. If there is no "free" icon, a premium plan is required to watch. However, all commentary corners are free.

In this way, when I am asked, "How many programs can I watch on Abema Video?", it is quite difficult to answer. It's not "all free", but it's not "everything if you sign up for a paid plan". However, the expression "some programs" does not match its fulfillment.

As a result, I think it would be appropriate to say, "It depends on the genre, but quite a few are free." For example, 128 programs are registered in the "variety" genre alone (as of January 7, 2017), and the case where dozens of episodes are registered for each program is Zara. And it's all free. I think that this alone can be described as "a good number".