iwonder, a VoD platform dedicated to documentaries, has launched in eight countries in Southeast Asia. It is already available in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
The service provides access to more than 1,000 documentaries in more than 50 genres, including entertainment, sports, history, politics, science and technology, religion, music, movies, nature, biography and war. Leading titles include “The Kleptocrats,” the investigation into the 1Mdb scandal in Malaysia, and “Children of the Sex Trade,” the story of two fearless Filipina women who rescue underage girls from the illicit sex industry.
The company was founded by James Bridges, previously iflix’s founding chief content officer; former iflix chief business development officer Andreas von Maltzahn; and entrepreneur Mark Bridges.
James Bridges told Variety how the specialty company hopes to survive and expand in a crowded market.
Variety: What is the business model? Pure SVoD?
iwonder is, first and foremost, a direct-to-consumer Svod service in Southeast Asia,...
The service provides access to more than 1,000 documentaries in more than 50 genres, including entertainment, sports, history, politics, science and technology, religion, music, movies, nature, biography and war. Leading titles include “The Kleptocrats,” the investigation into the 1Mdb scandal in Malaysia, and “Children of the Sex Trade,” the story of two fearless Filipina women who rescue underage girls from the illicit sex industry.
The company was founded by James Bridges, previously iflix’s founding chief content officer; former iflix chief business development officer Andreas von Maltzahn; and entrepreneur Mark Bridges.
James Bridges told Variety how the specialty company hopes to survive and expand in a crowded market.
Variety: What is the business model? Pure SVoD?
iwonder is, first and foremost, a direct-to-consumer Svod service in Southeast Asia,...
- 9/23/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The time has come for Hulu to release its list of everything coming and going in the month of August.
This will come in handy after the “Bachelorette” season finale in late July leaves us in desperate need of something else to watch.
In August, a new episode of Hulu’s horror anthology “Into The Dark” arrives, in which a group of social outcasts who are stuck in weekend detention are confronted by the school’s legendary hauntings.
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Other Hulu originals include: “The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” in which a filmmaker profiles a dying magician on his final tour, but the lines between reality and magic begin to blur; Season 2 of “Find Me in Paris,” and “Jawline,” a Hulu original documentary that follows 16-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the live-broadcast ecosystem...
This will come in handy after the “Bachelorette” season finale in late July leaves us in desperate need of something else to watch.
In August, a new episode of Hulu’s horror anthology “Into The Dark” arrives, in which a group of social outcasts who are stuck in weekend detention are confronted by the school’s legendary hauntings.
Also Read: 'Mrs. Maisel' Star Alex Borstein Is Frequently Asked to Sign Plungers, and She Thinks It's Weird
Other Hulu originals include: “The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” in which a filmmaker profiles a dying magician on his final tour, but the lines between reality and magic begin to blur; Season 2 of “Find Me in Paris,” and “Jawline,” a Hulu original documentary that follows 16-year-old Austyn Tester, a rising star in the live-broadcast ecosystem...
- 8/1/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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