Jaman
Jaman was a company that offered users a movie discovery site, allowing them to browse viewing options offered across the internet.
Type of site | video on demand |
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Available in | English |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California , U.S. |
Key people | Gaurav Dhillon, CEO |
URL | www |
Alexa rank | |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | active |
In its previous iteration, Jaman was one of the very first sites to offer view on demand of media on the internet. It allowed viewing on a variety of platforms via a downloadable P2P client, specializing in foreign and independent films.[2]
The company was founded by Gaurav Dhillon, who was the Chief Executive Officer of Informatica (NASDAQ: INFA), a Silicon Valley company that he co-founded in 1992.
History
In its first iteration, Jaman offered movies in both download rental and free ad-supported streaming formats. Jaman's library included independent, international and studio films through deals with major film distributors including:
- Lionsgate Films (Dogville, Girl With A Pearl Earring)
- Paramount Digital Entertainment (Into the Wild, The Kite Runner)
- Arts Alliance America (Super Size Me)
- BBC Worldwide America (documentaries including Dowry Law)
- Eros International (Bollywood films such as Sholay, Chalte Chalte, Devdas and Eklavya)
- Atopia (A Silent Love)
- First Look Studios (Mayor of Sunset Strip)
- Magnolia Pictures (ENRON: Smartest Guys in the Room)
- Independent productions (Inside Iraq, Amu)
Currently, Jaman has expanded its mood finder technology to allow users to explore and browse movies offered across the internet on a variety of platforms, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon.com.
Sources
- Wall Street Journal: “Indie Films Hit the Web”
- CNET: ”TiVo Adds Content from Disney/CinemaNow & Jaman”
- New York Times: “The Shape of Cinema, Transformed at the Click of a Mouse”
- Variety: “Jaman firms up indie pacts”
- The Economist: “Hollywood and the internet: Coming soon”
References
- "Jaman.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- Rocky mountain news