Medior



Medior (formally Media Express) is a British entertainment and video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

The service offers a variety of entertainment media including movies, television shows, retro games, comics, books, music. All the content available on the service are available for free with it being supported with advertisements. An optional subscription called Medior Deluxe is available for £3.99/$4.99 a month or £49.99/$59.99 a year which allows users to watch content ad-free, access bonus features, download all content, and stream in 4K, HDR, and. An account is required to access mature content and to subscribe to Medior Deluxe.

History
The service started as Media Express and was created to be distinguishable towards other streaming services by offering content other than films and shows and to make it available free of charge with no requirement of a subscription to access them. This was a part of a plan by Clever to embrace streaming as the new medium for content delivery compared to traditional cable and satellite television broadcasting, resulting in the closure of WebiousSitious TV and cancelling the upcoming TV channel Picx, as well as the shutdown of Clever Television Group.

When Media Express launched, it was originally operated by Clever Digital Services until 11 July 2020 when they merged with Max Andrew Distribution to form Clever Worldwide, with Clever Interactive taking over operations instead.

Its subscription was originally called the “VIP Pass”.

On 13 April 2023, Clever announced that Media Express was being rebranded as Medior with its subscription the VIP Pass renaming to Medior Deluxe.

On 30 December 2023, as part of Clever's restructuring, they announced that they would be selling off Medior due to the competitive environment of the streaming market and being unable to make the service profitable.

Platforms
Medior is available for web browsers, mobile operating systems like iOS and Android, video game consoles like PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch, and smart TVs and streaming boxes.

Due to Apple‘s policy over each game needing to be reviewed and published as a separate app, the iOS version of the app does not feature retro games.

For video game consoles, there are 3 separate apps of Medior due to video game rating policies: "Medior" for content excluding retro games, "Medior: Games" for all of the retro games on the service, and "Medior: Family Games" featuring only games appropriate for children.

Originals
Clever has produced original programmes and films for the service like the 2020 reboot of The Red Of Evil, Rocks Up, The Space Babiz Movie, Rise Of The Foodpocalypse, and 10000: The Year of The End. These originals would eventually be available to other streaming services after Clever sold Medior off.