- Business
- CuriosityStream Inc. (Nasdaq: CURIW) is a media and entertainment company that provides premium factual content through subscription video-on-demand platforms, linear television channels, and licensing agreements worldwide. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, the company offers video and audio programming across categories including science, history, society, nature, lifestyle, and technology via its flagship Curiosity Stream SVOD service available in over 175 countries; Curiosity Channel linear TV distributed through partners like FuboTV and The Roku Channel; Curiosity University with lectures, courses, and podcasts from top universities; free ad-supported channels such as Curiosity Now and Curiosity Explora; Curiosity Audio Network podcasts; and Curiosity Studios for original programming, all accessible on devices including televisions, set-top boxes, computers, streaming players, game consoles, and mobiles. It generates revenue through direct-to-consumer subscriptions, bundled distribution with partners, content licensing for SVoD and linear uses, brand sponsorships, advertising, talks, courses, and bulk sales to enterprises. Recent developments include a series of global licensing partnerships announced in October 2025 with broadcasters, streamers like Netflix for series such as Titans: The Rise of Hollywood, pay-TV providers including AMC Southern Europe, Foxtel Australia, and Canela Media, and eight AI developers utilizing its nearly 2-million-hour library for model training, with licensing revenue projected to surpass half of subscription revenue by year-end and up 425% year-over-year in Q3 2025; Q3 revenue growth of 46% to $18.4 million driven by licensing and sequential subscription gains, marking the third straight quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA at $3.0 million; expansions onto platforms like Amazon, Roku, and LG with four new original series; new payment options in 16 currencies; infrastructure upgrades to 300 Gbps delivery capacity; and declaration of a $0.08 per share dividend for Q4 2025.