Hopster goes global with its app for children’s TV and learning games
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#6YDA)
British startup launching in more than 100 countries, and says it's relishing the competition from Netflix and YouTube Kids
British children's TV startup Hopster is expanding globally, launching its video-on-demand app in more than 100 countries at the end of April.
The app, which has been installed more than 265,000 times since its launch in the UK in late 2013, is a Netflix-style subscription service, with parents paying 3.99 a month for its catalogue of shows and learning games.
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