Rakuten TV will stream more than 40 TED shows

Rakuten TV, the European streaming service and FAST channels arm of Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten, has launched a TED FAST channel in the UK, Netherlands and Nordics.

The TED channel features videos from influential expert speakers on education, business, science, technology and creativity. TED is a non-profit organisation known for its annual TED Conference and TED Talks, which cover a broad spectrum of topics within those subjects.

The collaboration with Rakuten TV brings over 40 TED shows to the platform, including Did You Know?, Morning Motivation, The Latest in Ideas and Universe of Mystery.

Four of the shows – Did You Know?, Riddle Us This, Overlooked History and What in the World? – will be in the format of TED-Ed animated series aimed at teenage and adult audiences.

In related news, Rakuten TV has added the Mech+ channel to its FAST platform in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and the Nordics. The channel, from Tinopolis-backed Mech TV, offers 24/7 access to the Robot Wars series plus robot competition Techno Games, automotive reality show Car Warriors and children’s show Rescue Robots.