Streaming Service Quietly Gathers More Subscribers Than HBO Now
- CuriosityStream emerges as unlikely winner of streaming wars
- Second act for Discovery Channel creator John Hendricks
John Hendricks and Clint Stinchcomb during the CuriosityStream presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.
Photographer: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
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Any list of the most-popular online TV services begins with Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. But after those comes an unlikely success story of the streaming revolution: CuriosityStream, a service for kids and adults that’s devoted to subjects like science and nature.
CuriosityStream, founded by Discovery Channel creator John Hendricks, has eclipsed 10 million subscribers, the company said Tuesday. That’s more than ESPN+, HBO Now, CBS All Access or the WWE app, and up from just a million last December.