ABEMA, the new future of television, expands its global online live platform, ABEMA Live, to 20 countries and regions, including the UK, France, and Germany

ABEMA, the new TV of the future, expands its global online live platform, ABEMA Live, to 20 countries and regions, including the UK, France, and Germany. ​
ABEMA Press release: October 23, 2025 “ABEMA,” the new television of the future, expands its global online live platform, “ABEMA Live,” to 20 countries and regions, including the UK, France, and Germany. The first content after the expansion will be a Hololive 3rd Generation live performance, broadcast worldwide
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ABEMA, the new television of the future, is pleased to announce that ABEMA Live, its global online live platform that allows users to enjoy entertainment from Japan and other Asian countries, has expanded to 20 countries and regions. “ABEMA Live” is a global online live streaming platform that allows you to purchase (*1) and watch a wide variety of pay-per-view content, including artist concerts, events, sports shows, and stage performances, all streamed domestically on “ABEMA,” even from overseas. (*2) With this service, you can enjoy a wide variety of content on “ABEMA” in Japan and through “ABEMA Live” overseas. Since its launch in January 2024, this service has been offering a wide range of events, starting with “ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru,” held in Japan by ONE Championship, one of the world’s largest martial arts organizations; “Sonic Symphony,” a music event based on the popular SEGA game series; “MIKU FES’24 (Spring) ~Happy 16th Birthday~,” a live concert celebrating the 16th anniversary of virtual singer Hatsune Miku; and “NOAH! 2024,” Pro Wrestling Noah’s first New Year’s Day event at the Budokan in two years. We have been delivering a variety of content representing Japan and Asia to the world, including the “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” anime series fan event “JOJODAY STAGE.” With this expansion, we are now able to stream in the following 20 countries and regions, in addition to the four countries available at launch (the United States, South Korea, Thailand, and the
Philippines). ■ “ABEMA Live” available in 20 countries/regions America Korea Thailand Philippines Taiwan Indonesia Canada United Kingdom New Zealand Macau Mexico Brazil Germany France Italy Malaysia Spain Singapore Australia Hong Kong And as the first global content distribution after the expansion, Japan’s largest VTuber production company, hololive Production, will hold a special live event over two days, on Saturday, January 17th and Sunday, January 18th, 2026. “hololive 3rd Generation Live #Kyururun Daisakusen ~The Strongest Idol, All You Have to Do is Support It~” will be livestreamed worldwide simultaneously from Japan. Viewing tickets for this event for each country will go on sale on “ABEMA Live” from 9:00 PM Japan time on Sunday, October 19th, 2025. “ABEMA Live” will continue to deliver a wide variety of compelling content representing Japan and Asia, including live artist shows, various events, sports events, and stage performances, leveraging ABEMA’s unique technological
capabilities that enable stable, high-quality video distribution. We will strive to further improve our services so that we can serve as a bridge disseminating entertainment from Asia to the world. (※1) Payment methods accepted are credit card and PayPal. (※2) Viewing tickets cannot be purchased outside of the countries where they are offered, including Japan. ■About “ABEMA Live” “ABEMA Live” is a global online live streaming platform that allows users to purchase and watch a wide variety of pay-per-view content, including artist concerts, events, sports shows, and stage performances, even from overseas. The service is currently available in 20 countries and regions around the world, with plans to gradually expand the service area and supported languages. “ABEMA Live” also strives for high usability, incorporating universal design that allows viewing ticket purchases to be completed in as few as three steps. We also have a customer support system that supports various languages. We aim to be a media platform that transcends language and culture, allowing people of all ages and genders to easily enjoy Asian entertainment. “ABEMA Live”
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