Beyond the algorithm
Curating a streaming library for documentaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21783344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nora Stone (University of North Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1110-1127 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Review of Film and Television Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1740-0309 • E-ISSN: 1740-7923 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17400309.2024.2430080 |
| OpenAlex | W4405640888 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
As the landscape of streaming services has become more vertically integrated and siloed, small film distributors have been boxed out by streaming behemoths, leaving them without a public streaming platform for many of their films. These distribution companies have responded by building their own streaming platforms, OVID.tv and Projectr.tv/Grasshopper Watch, to create continuity and visibility for the filmmakers they work with. This article compares the operations of these platforms with those of general audience streaming services Netflix and Hulu and even specialty streamers like MUBI. OVID and Projectr/Grasshopper Watch platforms provide curation, as mainstream streaming services do. But they distinguish their operations by deemphasizing novelty and scarcity, and providing transparency about subscribers and films screened
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| Highly cited | No |
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