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Type of site
  
Video on demand

Area served
  
Worldwide

Founder
  
John Hendricks

Headquarters
  
Silver Spring

Available in
  
English

Owner
  
CuriosityStream, LLC

Founded
  
18 March 2015

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Key people
  
Elizabeth Hendricks North (President & CEO); Steve Burns (Chief Programming Officer); Peter North (Chief Operating Officer)

Website
  
www.curiositystream.com

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CuriosityStream is a global ad-free subscription video on demand service. It exclusively delivers nonfiction documentaries and series about science, technology, history and nature. Launched on March 18, 2015, CuriosityStream is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. CuriosityStream offers its users over 1,500 original and licensed titles and about 600 hours of nonfiction media.

Contents

As of December 8, 2015, Amazon Prime is offering CuriosityStream as part of its new 'add-on' subscription service. Amazon-CuriosityStream is a separate subscription from CuriosityStream's main SVOD plan in that it will only permit access via Amazon Prime's platforms and is only available to Amazon Prime members.

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Overview

The founder of the Discovery Channel, John S. Hendricks, launched CuriosityStream on March 18, 2015 as an ad-free subscription video on demand service exclusively delivering nonfiction documentaries. The company launched its services internationally on September 29, 2015.

Programming

CuriosityStream's content library is divided into four main areas: Science, Technology, Civilization, and Human Spirit. The sub-categories of these four pillars are divided as follows.

  • Science: Biology, Earth, Genetics, Medicine, Mind, Nature, Physics, Space
  • Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Energy, Engineering, Nanotechnology, Privacy & Security, Social Web, Transportation
  • Civilization: Business, Conflict, Democracy, Economics, Entrepreneurship, History, Politics, Society
  • Human spirit: Art, Character & Values, Creativity, Dramatic & Performing Arts, Health & Wellness, Literature, Music, Philosophy

    • Original Content

    CuriosityStream has produced a number of original documentaries and series, such as:

  • Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places, featuring Stephen Hawking
  • David Attenborough's Light On Earth, featuring David Attenborough
  • Destination: Pluto, featuring Alan Stern
  • Destination Mars featuring Peter Diamandis
  • The Road To The Singularity featuring Jason Silva
  • Transhumanism featuring Jason Silva

    • Acquired Content

    The service has acquired and licensed nonfiction films from various worldwide producers, such as BBC, NHK, ZED, ZDF, ORF and TVF. The site provides access to available acquired programs such as:

  • Next World with Michio Kaku
  • The Secrets of Quantum Physics with Jim Al-Khalili
  • Wild Weather with Richard Hammond
  • The Nano Revolution
  • Destination Mars featuring Peter Diamandis
  • Cosmic Front
  • The Human Face Of Big Data

    • U.S. subscribers have access to BBC productions available such as:

  • Ancient Worlds Richard Miles, Simon Russell Beale, Julie Berry & Cécile Michel
  • Greek Myths: True Stories Robin Lane Fox
  • Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (a 6-part docudrama miniseries starring Michael Sheen)
  • Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life with Richard Dawkins
  • When Björk Met Attenborough with David Attenborough
  • Crusades as well as Vikings and World of Stonehenge, both hosted by Neil Oliver.
  • The Hawking Paradox with Stephen Hawking

    • Current Supported Platforms

  • Any laptop, desktop, PC, or Mac via a modern web browser
  • Any Android device running Android version 4.0.3 or higher
  • Apple TV via AirPlay or older generations or native app for 4th generation
  • Chromecast via either the Chrome browser or any Android smartphone or tablet with Android 4.0.3 or higher
  • iPhones, iPods, and iPads with iOS 7 or higher installed
  • Roku streaming player: 2, 3, 4, TV and Streaming Stick
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • Amazon Kindle Fire

    • Future Supported Platforms

  • Xbox One
  • Native Smart TV Applications (Apple Inc., Sony, Samsung, etc.)

    • Pricing

    The ad-free streaming service costs $2.99, $5.99 and $11.99 per month for standard definition, high definition, and ultra high definition 4K respectively. There are discounts for paying annually.

    Advisory Board

    CuriosityStream is advised by a number of individuals with backgrounds in science, education and the arts. CuriosityStream Advisory Board members include:

  • Vint Cerf
  • Glenn Close
  • John J. DeGioia
  • Robbert Dijkgraaf
  • Bran Ferren
  • Don Henley
  • Michio Kaku
  • Michael A. Keller
  • William English Kirwan
  • Jack Leslie (public relations executive)
  • Wynton Marsalis
  • Wayne Pacelle
  • Jim Phillips (CEO, Nanomech)
  • Paul Saffo
  • Richard Satava
  • David Evans Shaw
  • Rick Smolan
  • Jill Tarter
  • Michael Weber (founder, MindLab)

    • CuriosityStream Advisory Board members have offered supportive statements toward the overall initiative.

    Media Coverage

    CuriosityStream has been featured in coverage of the digital streaming revolution by Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times,Variety ("The New OTT View-niverse"), StreamDaily, Inverse ("CuriosityStream, the Netflix for Documentaries, Bets on the Fact"), Mashable ("CuriosityStream: the new 'Netflix' for non-fiction") and MultiChannel News.

    References

    CuriosityStream Wikipedia
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