Amazon had their educational initiative that was short lived, pre VOD, whose name I can't remember. As a distributor, I am not really eager to hand over my catalog to Amazon or Hulu or Vudu or Netflix due to the economics of the business model and loss of direct contact with our educational customers. When Kino Lorber moves forward with a streaming platform, it will enable us grow our direct business, supply supplemental material and support easy student and faculty access rather than disenfranchise our business and by extension, our filmmakers.
My perspective from the world of independent film distribution. Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 www.kinolorberedu.com On Oct 25, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Bob Norris wrote: I'd be willing to bet a buck that one of the major suppliers like Farhad mentioned has an educational initiative by the 2014 NMM. Obviously it would not have every program ever produced but there would be a critical mass of worthy content. Any takers please reply off line. On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:31 AM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: > From: Jessica Rosner <maddux2...@gmail.com> > Date: October 25, 2013 10:19:36 AM CDT > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Streaming video question > Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > > Not bloody likely. It would literally be impossible for them to clear rights > to do this, and the technology would be daunting too. Now it would be > interesting if a school were to say subsidize membership for students in > classes where films on these sites were going to be studied. > > Jessica > > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Moshiri, Farhad <mosh...@uiwtx.edu> wrote: > A TGIF question! > > Do Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, etc. have an educational institutions platform in > which the video librarians can select and purchase videos and then their > students and faculty can access those videos through log-in based on the > institutions’ IP addresses? This would be great if it exists or if it is > possible at all to replace purchasing DVDs. > > Farhad Moshiri, MLS > > Audiovisual & Music Librarian > > University of the Incarnate Word > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
