Films Media Group

What Films Media Group does

Films Media Group is a B2B educational video distributor founded in 1959 and headquartered in Dover, Delaware as a division of Infobase. The company licenses a catalog of more than 12,000 titles spanning over 40 academic subject areas (including Allied Health, Biology, History, Psychology, Computer Science, and World Languages) to K-12 schools, colleges and universities, public libraries, and government and nonprofit organizations across the United States and Canada. It holds exclusive long-running distribution relationships with premium producers such as Bill Moyers and Doctoroff Media Group, and distributes PBS and HBO Films content including Ken Burns documentaries.

Name

Films Media Group

Legal name

Films Media Group

Website

https://films.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Video Distribution

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Licensing (Film/TV, Clips, Stills) (MPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Footage & Stock Media Licensing (Archival/Newsreel/Stock) (MPADALAD)

Keywords

• Educational video streaming
• Digital video distribution
• Educational content licensing
• Video on demand
• Educational media library

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Physical Media Sales (DVD): One-time purchase of DVD products with Public Performance Rights included. Products are coded as Region 0 for universal playback.
2. Digital Streaming Subscriptions: Web-based streaming via FMG On Demand with multiple license terms: one-year, three-year, and perpetual licenses available for digital video content.
3. Site Licenses: Licenses for transmitting programs to another site or multiple locations beyond the single building or campus license included with purchase.
4. Duplication, Broadcast, and Digital Licensing: Additional licensing options for specific programs including duplication rights, broadcast rights, and extended digital licensing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Films Media Group licenses and distributes a curated catalog of over 12,000 educational video titles to schools, universities, libraries, and other institutions in North America, with Public Performance Rights included on every purchase. The company operates the FMG On Demand streaming platform (one-year, three-year, and perpetual licenses), ships physical DVD products, and sells site, duplication, broadcast, and extended digital licenses. Content is acquired from producers worldwide (600+ new titles annually) and spans more than 40 academic subject areas.

Product overview

Films Media Group operates as a B2B educational streaming video platform offering over 12,000 titles with Public Performance Rights. The core product is FMG On Demand, a web-based digital delivery system providing one-year, three-year, and perpetual streaming licenses. Physical DVD products are also available with chaptered content. The platform acquires 600+ new titles annually and covers 44 academic subject areas spanning health, science, social sciences, history, technical trades, and world languages. Individual titles range from documentaries on medical topics (cancer, genetics, stem cell research) to educational animated series in biology and multicultural psychology. The company also distributes specialized collections from featured producers like Bill Moyers and Ken Burns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FMG On Demand Streaming Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,000+ titles available with Public Performance Rights
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• InfobasecoreOthersInfobase is the parent company of Films Media Group. FMG operates as a division under Infobase, which provides the corporate structure and ownership for the educational content distribution business.
• Bill MoyersflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilms Media Group has been the sole source for Bill Moyers programs for educators throughout North America for more than 15 years. This exclusive relationship provides access to acclaimed journalism and documentary content.
• Doctoroff Media GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoctoroff Media Group is a featured producer on Films Media Group with 576 titles available, spanning subjects including Archival Films, Area Studies, History, Health, Political Science, and more. Titles date from 1990 to 2027.
• PBS/HBOcoreTechnology or IntegrationFilms Media Group distributes content from major broadcasters including HBO Films productions like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and PBS content such as Ken Burns documentaries. Content features HBO overlay indicating HBO partnership.
• KalturacoreTechnology or IntegrationKaltura provides the video streaming platform powering FMG On Demand and the films.com video player. All streaming video thumbnails and delivery use the Kaltura infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kanopy: Streaming platform with deep penetration in public libraries and universities via consortia deals, licensing films and documentaries for educational and community use. A direct digital-first competitor for higher ed and library streaming spend.
• Swank Motion Pictures: Licenses feature films and educational video content to schools, libraries, and non-theatrical markets, including public performance rights arrangements. Overlaps with FMG in distribution, rights management, and institutional customer base.
• Criterion Pictures: Distributes educational and cultural films to schools, libraries, and community organizations with public performance rights, often through consignment and licensing models. Comparable in motion picture licensing for the non-theatrical education segment.
• Ambrose Video Publishing: Specialty educational video publisher distributing documentary and curriculum-aligned content to schools, colleges, and libraries. Competes for similar classroom and library acquisitions.
• Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Infobase): Sister brand and historical predecessor within the Infobase family; distributes educational film and video content to schools, colleges, and libraries with very similar public performance rights and licensing models. The closest like-for-like comparator to FMG.
• Alexander Street (ProQuest): ProQuest's Alexander Street product offers curated video and audio for academic and library markets with subscription and perpetual licensing. Comparable in target customer (universities, libraries) and content licensing model.
• Discovery Education: Major K-12 and district-level streaming educational content provider with a large video library, curriculum alignment, and recurring subscription pricing. Competes head-on for the same school district and library budgets that FMG targets.
• PBS Distribution / PBS LearningMedia: Distributes PBS and Ken Burns-style documentary content to educators and institutions, including via streaming. Directly comparable in subject matter, customer base, and rights approach, and is both a content source and competitor to FMG.

Broad incumbents

• Scholastic Education: Large incumbent in K-12 educational content with classroom video, digital subscriptions, and library programs. Broader portfolio than FMG but competes for the same K-12 instructional and library budget pools.
• BBC Studios (Educational distribution): Major global content owner that licenses nature, science, and documentary programming to educational platforms and institutional buyers. A content licensor that competes for the same shelf space and curriculum slots that FMG's catalog occupies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/films-media-group

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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