TVer and Japan's TV Networks Announce Big Changes to Streaming Service
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TVer is a free video app in Japan. People use it to watch TV shows online.
TVer and five big TV companies in Tokyo met together for the first time. They talked about new changes.
They said TVer will not just be for watching old shows anymore. This is called catch-up viewing.
They want to make TVer bigger and better. The changes will come before the end of the year.
TVer will make a new service. It will send messages on LINE. LINE is a popular chat app in Japan.
The messages will tell people when their favorite talent is on TV. Talent means famous people like actors or singers.
TVer will also change how the app looks. This is called design.
All devices will get the new design. Devices means phones, computers, and TVs.
The companies want more people to use TVer every day. Not just to watch old shows.
Vocabulary10 words
- TVer
- a free video app in Japan
- catch-up viewing
- watching a TV show after it was first shown
- LINE
- a popular chat app in Japan
- talent
- famous people like actors or singers
- design
- how something looks
- devices
- phones, computers, and TVs
- broadcasters
- companies that make TV shows
- announce
- to tell people new information
- platform
- an app or website people use
- update
- a new change to something
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1. A free video app in Japan 2. Tell people when their favorite talent is on TV 3. Before the end of the year
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_____ is a free video app in Japan.
TVer and five big TV companies in Tokyo met together for the _____ time.
They said TVer will not just be for watching old shows anymore. This is called catch-up _____.
The changes will come before the end of the _____.
TVer will make a new _____.
It will send messages on _____.
The messages will tell people when their favorite _____ is on TV.
TVer will also change how the app _____.
All _____ will get the new design.
The companies want more people to use TVer every _____.
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