Jaman was a company that offered users a movie discovery site, allowing them to browse viewing options offered across the internet. In its previous iteration, Jaman was one of the first sites to offer view on demand of media on the internet. It allowed viewing on a variety of platforms via a downloadable

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client, specializing in foreign and independent films.Rocky mountain news
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, who was the Chief Executive Officer of

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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: *

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(Dogville, Girl With A Pearl Earring) *

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(Into the Wild, The Kite Runner) *Arts Alliance America (Super Size Me) *BBC Worldwide America (documentaries including Dowry Law) *

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(Bollywood films such as Sholay, Chalte Chalte, Devdas and Eklavya) * Atopia (A Silent Love) *

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(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

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, and

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Sources

Wall Street Journal: “Indie Films Hit the Web”
* ttps://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972978.html?categoryid=19&cs=1 Variety: “Jaman firms up indie pacts”br>The Economist: “Hollywood and the internet: Coming soon”

References

External links

Jaman home page
Defunct video on demand services {{Website-stub