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After Three Years of Distribution Pioneering, Online VOD Platform Dynamo Shuts Its Doors

04.24.13 @ 11:11PM Tags : distribution, distrify, dynamo, dynamoplayer, monetization, selfdistribution, streaming, vod

DynamoPlayer, one of the first the to market in terms of the ‘direct-to-consumer‘ paradigm, has officially bit the dust. They will spend the next few months closing out accounts and letting users collect their remaining balances before they shut down existing video players in mid-June. By the end of June, the platform will be shut down completely. Read on for the press release from Dynamo. More »

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Prescreen is Suspending Operations, but Plenty of Options Still Exist for Indie Filmmakers

06.1.12 @ 6:23PM Tags : distribution, distrify, dynamo, dynamoplayer, filmdiy, onlinevideo, prescreen, streaming, vod

It seems like only yesterday (8 months, actually) that the curated rental website Prescreen appeared as one of the many new startups competing for eyeballs in the growing digital distribution world for independent films. Prescreen (technically still in beta) sent a message to users that it would be suspending operations for the foreseeable future and would notify members of future plans with the site. Just because Prescreen is shutting down, however, does not mean all hope is lost for independent film. There are plenty of other services still going strong. More »

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Prescreen and FilmDIY are New Players in the Independent Digital Distribution Space

09.28.11 @ 4:27PM Tags : distribution, distrify, dynamo, dynamoplayer, filmdiy, onlinevideo, prescreen, streaming, vod

If VOD is the future of film distribution and Netflix isn’t paying indies much, we’d all better hope for some new — and successful — players in the digital film distribution space. Dynamo Player was one of the first out of the gate, and Distrify looks great. Amazon VOD and YouTube Rentals are also players, or you could always try to build your own VOD portal. Now there are two more options; here are the video pitches from newcomers FilmDIY and Prescreen: More »