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- HBO MaxWarnerMedia announced its intention to launch a new streaming service on the 10th of October 2018. The initial plan called for three tiers and a late 2019…
- SpotifySpotify began not with a boardroom strategy but with a misheard word. When Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon were choosing a name for their new company…
- Amazon Prime VideoOn the 7th of September 2006, Amazon launched a service called Amazon Unbox in the United States. This early iteration allowed users to download movies and…
- NetflixNetflix started not as a streaming service but as a company that mailed DVDs in red envelopes. Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings founded it on the 29th of…
- HidiveThe year 2017 marked a turning point for anime streaming when Hidive launched in June. This new service emerged from the ashes of Anime Network Online, which…
- Peacock (streaming service)On the 14th of January 2019, NBCUniversal announced plans to launch an over-the-top streaming service in 2020. Bonnie Hammer led the division known as…
- Disney+Disney Streaming began as BAMTech in 2015 when it was spun off from MLB Advanced Media. Disney acquired a minority stake in this technology company for one…
- HuluHulu launched on the 29th of October 2007, and its name came from a pair of Mandarin Chinese phrases. The CEO at the time, Jason Kilar, explained that the…
- CrunchyrollCrunchyroll launched on the 14th of May 2006 as a pirate site. It hosted East Asian shows subtitled by fans, operating entirely outside the law.
- FunimationFunimation started not in a boardroom but in a conversation between two relatives. In the early 1990s, a Japanese-born businessman named Gen Fukunaga…