Type Privately held company Founded 2008 | Industry video streaming Founder Olivia Humphrey | |
Number of locations San Francisco, United States; Sydney, Australia | ||
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service for educational institutions that provides students and faculty access to a large collection of films.
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History
Kanopy launched in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Interface
Kanopy provides each subscribing institution with a dedicated and customizable website through which their users can access and watch films. Features include captions, transcripts, clip creation, and playlist creation.
Kanopy’s administrative dashboard provides librarians with information about viewing habits and budget usage. Librarians have tools available to analyze viewer behavior, adjust budgets and spend, and manage licenses and MARC records.
Business Model
Students at participating universities and colleges can access Kanopy films free for personal and academic purposes. Institutions pay for the films their students and faculty watch on a per-view basis.
Device Support
Kanopy videos can be viewed on a range of devices and platforms including Apple, Android, and Windows