CuriosityStream
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Type of site | Video on demand |
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| Available in | English |
| Founded | March 18, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | CuriosityStream, LLC |
| Founder(s) | John S. Hendricks |
| Key people | |
| Website | curiositystream |
| Registration | Limited free titles available to watch with no registration. Subscription to CuriosityStream.com required to access entire library. |
| Users | 13,000,000[1] |
| Current status | Active |
CuriosityStream is a media company and video-on-demand streaming service devoted to documentaries,[2] launched in 2015 by the founder of the Discovery Channel, John S. Hendricks. While its initial growth was slower than anticipated,[3] by 2020 it had more than 13 million subscribers worldwide,[1] from both direct to consumer subscriptions and bundled deals with partners.[4][5][6][7] CuriosityStream features content from the producers such as the BBC and NHK,[8] and has also produced a number of original documentaries and series such as Miniverse, Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places, David Attenborough's Light On Earth, and Deep Time History.
Awards and nominations[edit]
- Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places - Outstanding Graphic Design & Art Direction (Winner, 2017)
- David Attenborough's Light on Earth - Outstanding Nature Documentary (Nominee, 2017)
- David Attenborough's Light on Earth - Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary (Nominee, 2017)
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
- David Attenborough's Light on Earth - Best Host/Presenter-Led Film (Winner, 2017)
- David Attenborough's Light on Earth - Best Science in Nature Film (Nominee, 2017)
- Big World in a Small Garden - Best Short Film (Nominee, 2017)
- CuriosityStream - Best Science & Education Channel (Honoree, 2017)
- Deep Time History - Best Documentary Series (Honoree, 2017)
- Science Breakthroughs: Gravitational Waves - Science & Education for Film & Video (Nominee, 2017)
- CuriosityStream - Best Science & Education Channel (Honoree, 2016)
British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
- David Attenboroughs Light on Earth - Specialist Factual (Nominee, 2017)
Wildscreen Film Festival
- David Attenborough's Light on Earth - Science Award (Winner, 2016)
- David Attenborough's Light on Earth - Technical Innovation Award (Winner, 2016)
- David Attenborough's Light on Earth - Presenter Award (nominee, 2016)
Science Media Awards
- David Attenborough's Light on Earth - Grand Helix Award Winner, 2016 (BEST IN SHOW)
- Jason Silva: Transhumanism - Best Short Form Documentary (Nominee, 2016)
Media coverage[edit]
CuriosityStream and its executives have been featured on Bloomberg Television,[9] and in Time magazine,[10] Wall Street Journal,[11] New York Times,[12] Los Angeles Times,[13] Variety,[14][15] StreamDaily,[16] Inverse,[17] Mashable [18] Science News,[19] MultiChannel News,[20] and WGN.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spangler, Todd (2020-06-30). "Discovery Veteran Bill Goodwyn Joins John Hendricks' CuriosityStream". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tha, Soe Han (February 12, 2019). "John Hendricks' streaming service closes on gargantuan round". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 1 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mullin, Benjamin (2018-08-02). "Discovery Channel Founder Pivots After Hitting Ceiling for Cord-Cutter Bonanza". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-07-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mullin, Benjamin (2 August 2018). "Discovery Channel Founder Pivots After Hitting Ceiling for Cord-Cutter Bonanza". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ Shaw, Luvas (10 December 2019). "Streaming Service Quietly Gathers More Subscribers Than HBO Now". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "CuriosityStream & Nebula FAQ". CuriosityStream. Retrieved June 24, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Scott Kitun (10 July 2020). "CuriosityStream puts facts and science wonders front and center with documentary streaming service". wgnradio.com (Podcast). WGN. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ Dave, Paresh (18 March 2015). "With CuriosityStream, Discovery Channel founder seeks online success". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bloomberg - What'd You Miss?". www.bloomberg.com. December 18, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Iyengar, Rishi. "Now There's a Netflix for Science Fans".
- ↑ Hagey, Keach. "Discovery Channel Founder Jumps Into Streaming". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Steel, Emily. "Sony's PlayStation Vue Is Introduced in 3 Cities". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Dave, Paresh. "With CuriosityStream, Discovery Channel founder seeks online success". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Wallenstein, Andrew. "The OTT View-niverse: A Map of the New Video Ecosystem". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd. "John Hendricks, Founder of Discovery Channel, Launches Internet Subscription VOD Service". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Longwell, Todd. "CuriosityStream Tweaks Pricing Plan For Launch". StreamDaily. StreamDaily. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Kelly, Bryan. "CuriosityStream, the Netflix for Documentaries, Bets on the Fact". www.Inverse.com. Inverse Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ Abruzzese, Jason. "CuriosityStream: the new 'Netflix' for non-fiction". Mashable. Mashable. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ Conover, Emily. "CuriosityStream Satisfies A Science-Hungry Audience".
- ↑ Baumgartner, Jeff. "CuriosityStream Goes Online". MultiChannel News. MultiChannel News. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
External links[edit]
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