Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video streaming |
Founded | December 25, 2008Scarborough, Western Australia | in
Founder | Olivia Humphrey |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 2 (San Francisco, Irvine) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner | OverDrive |
Parent | KKR |
Website | www |
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform for public and academic libraries that offers films, TV shows, educational videos and documentaries.[1] The service is free for users, but content owners and content creators are paid on a pay-per-view model by the institution.
The company was founded in Scarborough, Western Australia, on December 25, 2008, moving its headquarters to San Francisco, California, a few years later. On June 9, 2021, it was announced that OverDrive had reached a deal to acquire Kanopy. The acquisition was completed on July 15, 2021. Kanopy's subdivision, Kanopy Kids, includes children's programming; all Kanopy member accounts have access to Kanopy Kids.[2]