Streaming Educational Media Firms
- Alexander Street Press
- http://alexanderstreet.com/
Offers several packages. Theater in Video (optional BBC Shakespeare), American History in Video, Counseling and Therapy in Video and Dance in Video. Coming soon Ethnographic Video Online. Collections we have had priced run about $800 per year.
- Ambrose Video
- http://www.ambrosevideo.com/index.cfm
Entire collection of BBC Shakespeare for $25 per year per title. Can license one clip or a bundle of clips.
- Annenberg
- http://www.learner.org/
Video on Demand free digital download. Many of these have already been cataloged.
- Aquarius Health Care Media
- http://www.aquariusproductions.com
Health, psychology, medical ethics, etc. Price at site is not institutional price. Price varies according to number of titles purchased.
- BioMEDIA ASSOCIATES
- http://www.ebiomedia.com/
Previews online. Price listed is for 1 building, best to write for prices. Access by IP recognition
- California Newsreel
- http://www.newsreel.org/
Social issues documentaries. Includes Library of African Civilization Digital pricing available upon request. We have a number of California Newsreel productions in print form.
- Chip Taylor Films
- http://www.chiptaylor.com/index.htm
Documentaries. Digital pricing available upon request. Pricing refers to digital files.
- CRM Learning
- http://www.crmlearning.com/
Training videos. Offers streaming or video files. Full length previews available online. Pricing is per user per title with a $300 minimum for colleges.
- Davidson Films
- http://www.davidsonfilms.com/
Early childhood, psychology, some health related. Digital pricing available.
- Documentary Educational Resources
- http://www.der.org/services/sales-rental/index.html#download
Currently has beta of download to rent or own for individuals only.
- Fanlight Productions
- http://www.fanlight.com/home.php
Social issues documentaries Write for digital rights. We have a number of fanlight productions in print format.
- Film Ideas
- http://www.filmideas.com/
Some content appropriate from all ages. Mentions streaming and digital rights, but no pricing on website.
- Films Media Group
- http://ffh.films.com/
Educational Films on a variety of subjects. Almost all titles are available as streaming. Cost varies. A three year streaming license is usually the equivalent of the purchase price of the program.
- History Channel
- http://www.history.com/
Documentaries. Some clips and full episodes available online. Unsure whether they change. Digital Rights coming soon?
- Intelecom
- http://intelecomonline.net/Default.aspx?Page=Home
Video clips in core curricular areas: Adult Basic Education, Environmental Studies, Health, History, Oceanography, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. Clips can be less than a minute to 30 min. Except for ABE most are well under 10 minutes. Pricing based on FTE. Price seems high, but it is for the entire collection. Collections can be purchased separately. IP recognition.
- Landmark Media
- http://www.landmarkmedia.com/
Large variety of subjects from advertising to zoology at grade levels from elementary through college. The catalog does not mention it, but the vp has said that they can offer streaming rights.
- Media Education Foundation
- http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?display=home
Social issue documentaries. We own some in print format. Digital licensing available. Films may be rented for 5 days as streaming media for $50. Three year and perpetual licenses are available with the college hosting the file. Cost for perpetual is 2 x the cost of the DVD. Discount is available if you also own the DVD. Community college discount also available?
- National Film Board of Canada
- http://www.nfb.ca/
Social issues documentaries. Free download for individual use. Institutional Subscription to all currently available titles $495/year
- New Day Films
- http://www.newday.com/index.html
Independent documentary makers.
Subjects: Aging & Gerontology, Children, Youth, & Families, Disabilities, Human Rights & Global Concerns, Immigration & Border Studies, Latin American Studies, LGBT Studies, Media, Art & Culture, Multicultural Studies, Native American Studies, Physical & Mental Health & Addiction, Religion, Theology & Ethics, Sociology, Political Science & Anthropology , Urban Studies , Women's Studies/Men's Studies
90 day streaming download for individuals for $4.99 Discounts for streaming a film when the library owns hard copy. Can offer single class or semester licensing. Price is one time charge based on number of films requested. Small fee for subsequent years based on number of titles We currently own 23 New Day titles. Reasonably priced. IP recognition.
- New Dimension Media
- http://www.ndmquestar.com/
Marketed as K-12, can be used by older. Curriculum related media. Over 2500 titles. No details on acquisitions.
- PBS
- http://video.pbs.org/#
Watch Video is in beta. Most are full length. FREE
- Safari Montage
- http://www.safarimontage.com/Default.aspx
Part of Library Video Company. Designed for K-12. Titles from A&E, BBC, Cerebellum, Disney Education, National Geographic, PBS, and others. Comes as core package. For example 9-12 core package “includes 1,100 video titles, 793 hours and 39,000 clips that are fully segmented and searchable, and is available as an annual subscription. Plus, customers receive an additional 600 video titles, 27 hours and 2,461 clips for FREE!” for $1,500 per year/per school.
Not a firm, but
- Clicker
- http://www.clicker.com/
"Clicker is the complete guide to Internet Television. Our mission is to make it simple for you to find the right show, right now." Clicker helps to locate both free and pay per view streaming media. It includes all types of television shows; comedy, drama, news, documentaries, etc. In the documentary category there are shows from PBS, Frontline, National Geographic, History Channel, among others. This is a convenient way to find streaming resources on the Internet. If you are planning to link to any of these click through to the original site before you grab the URL. Before linking to a video you should read the terms of use at the original site as these vary source by source.
October, 2012
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