7plus

{{Infobox website

| name = 7plus

| logo = Logo_7plus_2020.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| screenshot =

| caption =

| launched = {{Start date and age|2017|11|27|df=y}}

| predecessor = PLUS7 (2010–17)

| owner = Seven West Media

| location = Eveleigh, New South Wales

| country = Australia

| area_served = Australia

| services = streaming service

| language_count =

| website = {{URL|7plus.com.au}}

| website_type = Video on demand, OTT, Catch up, live streaming

| registration = Free

| commercial = Yes

| current_status = Active

}}

7plus (also stylised as 7+) is a video on demand, catch-up TV service run by the Seven Network. The service became available on 27 November 2017. 7plus also offers online live streaming of Channel 7, 7two, 7mate, 7Bravo, 7flix, Racing.com and 7Sport.

7plus is available across several platforms including Web, iOS and Android apps, FreeviewPlus certified TVs, Apple TV 4th Gen+, Fetch TV, Telstra TV, Chromecast, Android TV, Samsung TV, Sony Linux TV, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.{{Cite web|url=https://support.7plus.com.au/|title=7plus Customer Support|website=7plus Customer Support|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}

History

= 2010–2017: PLUS7 =

PLUS7 was a catch up TV service run by the Seven Network through its Yahoo7 joint venture with Yahoo!.{{Cite web|title = Five-way shootout: catch-up TV|url = http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/hometech/fiveway-shootout-catchup-tv-20120829-251ja.html|website = The Sydney Morning Herald|date = September 2012|access-date = 13 January 2016}} The service became available on 18 January 2010.

Some titles were exclusively available in Australia on PLUS7, including Other Space and Sin City Saints, as well as the British version of My Kitchen Rules, which were not broadcast on the Seven Network.{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com.au/seven-launches-revamped-plus7-app-with-live-streaming-of-linear-tv/|title=Seven launches revamped PLUS7 app with live streaming of linear TV|last=Barrett|first=Dan|date=29 October 2015|work=Media Week|access-date=11 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/my-kitchen-rules-uk/|title=My Kitchen Rules UK|work=Plus7|access-date=11 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906122138/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/my-kitchen-rules-uk/}} In 2014, PLUS7 became the first commercial television catch-up service to provide optional closed captioning on most of its programming.{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/video/captions-now-available-on-plus7|title=Captions now available on Plus7|date=1 April 2014|access-date=11 January 2016|work=Media Access Australia}}

On 3 November 2015, PLUS7 launched a live streaming service called 7Live in time for Melbourne Cup day. In December 2015, 7live added Channel 7 digital channels, 7two and 7mate.

PLUS7 was available across several platforms including iOS mobile operating systems (e.g. iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch),{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/12/plus7-joins-apple-tv.html|title=PLUS7 joins Apple TV |date=22 December 2015|access-date=22 December 2015}} Apple TV,{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com.au/plus7-launches-on-apple-tv/|title=PLUS7 launches on Apple TV|work=Media Week|date=21 December 2015|access-date=11 January 2016}} Xbox One,{{Cite web|title = Xbox One to play catch up with Plus7|url = http://www.techradar.com/news/consoles/television/internet/gaming/xbox-one-to-play-catch-up-with-plus7-1263388|last=Khan|first=Farrha|website = TechRadar|date = September 2014|access-date = 13 January 2016}} PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4,{{cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/au/news/abc-iview-and-plus7-now-available-on-ps4/|title=ABC iview and Plus7 now available on PS4|date=2014-12-17|last=Healey|first=Nic|publisher=CNET|access-date=2022-08-14}}{{cite web|url=https://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/25806562/plus7-now-available-on-playstation/|title=PLUS7 now available on PS3 & PS4|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019131856/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/25806562/plus7-now-available-on-playstation/}} Windows 10, Sony internet-enabled TVs & Blu-ray players, LG internet-enabled TVs, Samsung internet-enabled TVs & Blu-ray players, Panasonic internet-enabled TVs, Hisense internet-enabled TVs, Humax set top boxes, Windows Mobile 7 & 8 and Samsung devices running Android OS 4.0+ and above.

= 2017–present: 7plus =

Following the acquisition of Yahoo! by Verizon Communications in June 2017, Seven announced plans to launch a wholly owned standalone service to replace PLUS7 within the following six months.{{cite web|url=https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/seven-west-tweaks-yahoo7-joint-000723524.html|title=Seven West tweaks Yahoo7 joint venture|last=Edwards|first=Christian|date=14 June 2017|publisher=Yahoo7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920143556/https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/seven-west-tweaks-yahoo7-joint-000723524.html|archive-date=20 September 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=14 June 2017}}{{cite news |last=Bingemann |first=Mitchell |date=14 June 2017 |title=Seven to launch new catch-up TV service after Tahoo tweak |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/broadcast/seven-to-launch-new-catchup-tv-service-after-tahoo-tweak/news-story/8578218ee6ebccb39a74970d95c5418e |work=The Australian |location=Sydney |access-date=14 June 2017}} In September 2017, Seven announced the new service would be known as 7plus and would launch in November 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/09/7plus-to-replace-plus7.html|title=7plus to replace PLUS7|last=Knox|first=David|date=20 September 2017|work=TV Tonight|access-date=20 September 2017}} With the introduction of 7plus, PLUS7 was shut down, becoming unavailable on most platforms from 12 December 2017, and on remaining devices on 31 March 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/11/new-look-7plus-is-online.html|title=New-look 7plus is online|date=27 November 2017|work=TV Tonight|access-date=27 November 2017}}

In March 2019, the service added two American-based linear channels, Pac-12 Network and Outdoor Channel, as well as on-demand offerings from these providers.{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/03/7plus-adds-two-new-us-live-streaming-channels.html|title=7plus adds two new US live streaming channels|first=David|last=Knox|date=7 March 2019|work=TV Tonight}}

On 23 July 2020, 7plus introduced a new logo styled as 7+.

{{anchor|Heartbreak Island}}On 4 August 2022, 7plus began airing Heartbreak Island, a reality television competition/contest, being deemed "too hot for TV".{{cite web |last1=Qazi |first1=Basmah |title=Heartbreak Island Is "Too Hot for TV" — So Here's Where to Watch it Instead |url=https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/where-to-watch-heartbreak-island-2022 |website=POPSUGAR Australia |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901101551/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Faz7tt6MHgoJ:https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/where-to-watch-heartbreak-island-2022 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |date=26 July 2022 |url-status=live }}

Content and programming

7plus provides on-demand access to almost all the TV programs that are broadcast on the Seven Network linear broadcast channels (Channel 7, 7two, 7mate, 7Bravo and 7flix).

Programs are categorised by these genres:

Drama
Reality
Mystery & Crime
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Comedy
Documentary
Entertainment
Food & Cooking
Lifestyle
Travel
Movies
News
Sport
Kids

=Live Sports=

AFL (2025-present)
Hockey One (2023–present)
Hockeyroos Matches (2023–present)
Kookaburras Matches (2023–present)
Men's Oceania Cup (2023–present)
Women's Oceania Cup (2023–present)

Availability

Through the streaming platform, 7plus provides access to the whole Seven Network

suite of channels, including the main and multi-channels.

As of April 2025, the following online only channels are also available:{{Cite web|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/02/22/new-food-channel-gusto-tv-arrives-in-australia-with-new-deal-on-7plus/|last=Perry|first=Kerry|title = New food channel GUSTO TV arrives in Australia with new deal on 7plus|date = 21 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.7plus.com.au|title=7Plus|access-date=2022-08-14}}