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Fandor is an American subscription movie viewing service and social video sharing platform. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company was established in 2010 and officially launched on March 9, 2011 at the South by Southwest festival and conference in Austin, Texas.〔Kopytoff, Verne G. (March 9, 2011) ("Hoping to be the Netflix for the Sundance Crowd" ) The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2013.〕 Fandor "specializes in independent films, classics, silent films, foreign films, documentaries and shorts". Most of Fandor's more than 6,000 films are outside mainstream channels and are from different cultures, time periods, and genres.〔Ebert, Roger. (June 8, 2012). ("Movies don't stream themselves." ) Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 28, 2013.〕 The service streams content to home theaters (through devices like Roku〔Sexton, Timothy. (November 10, 2011). ("Tech Watch: Indie On-Demand Movie Site Fandor Adds iPad App" ). Indiewire Retrieved March 28, 2013.〕), computers, mobile devices and tablets, like Apple Inc.'s iPad.〔Lange, Maggie. (January 19, 2012). ("Tech Watch: Indie On-Demand Movie Site Fandor Adds iPad App" ). Indiewire. Retrieved March 28, 2013.〕 In September 2013 at the Toronto International Film Festival Fandor announced that the site was launching to audiences in Canada.〔Vlessing, Eran. (September 9, 2013). ("Fandor to Launch Canadian Streaming Movie Site." )The Hollywood Reporter.〕 ==Business model== Fandor employs a revenue-sharing business model where a portion of all subscription revenue is paid to the filmmakers and distributors whose content Fandor licenses.〔Kung, Michelle. (March 9, 2011). ("Fandor Aims to be Netflix for Indie Films" ). ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved March 28, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fandor (film site)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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