OTT Spotlight: CuriosityStream Well Positioned For Streaming Wars

Subscription-based streaming service CuriosityStream says it is standing tall amid growing competition on the digital SVOD platform. With its programming lineup of “factual entertainment”-based programming encompassing science, technology, and history, the John Hendricks-founded service has more than 13 million subscribers as it continues to build its appeal both domestically and internationally.

CuriosityStream president and CEO Clint Stinchcomb talks about the streaming service’s position in the evolving digital streaming marketplace in  a new OTT Spotlight.

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.