MUMBAI: Popcornflix has launched in 36 countries, including Latin-America, the Middle East, Russia and China, making it one of the world's most widely available ad-supported streaming services.

With this, users in over 60 countries can enjoy free movies and television across a number of platforms via Popcornflix.

This recent expansion makes the service newly available on the web and mobile devices in sixteen countries in Latin America, from Mexico to Argentina, sixteen Middle-Eastern countries, including Iran, Iraq and Saudi-Arabia, as well as Poland, Russia, Turkey and China.

Additionally, Popcornflix has also launched on Xbox One and Xbox 360 in the United Kingdom, marking their first foray on gaming consoles in the territory.

“Today's audiences increasingly want to watch content on their own terms, however they want, wherever they are. Popcornflix is dedicated to making our content widely available, not only across platforms, but across continents. We are enthusiastic to engage a new set of users, eager for free and easily accessible movies and television,” said Popcornflix executive vice president David Fannon.

Popcornflix made the announcement at MIPTV in Cannes, France.

Being an ad-supported platform, Popcornflix includes pre-roll, mid-roll and banner ads in all movies and TV shows.