MIPTV: Niche Streamers Offer Indie Players an Alternative to Netflix
Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and HBO Max may hog all the headlines, but just below the 800-pound gorillas of the streaming world, an army of smaller regional and specialty platforms are carving out online niches in the booming world of binge TV. The likes of AMC Networks-backed Sundance Now and Acorn TV, the BBC/ITV streamer BritBox, Nordic TV specialist Viaplay, and Channel 4's Walter Presents, which focuses on European drama series, are quickly becoming the first port of call for international producers and sales companies.