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| Type of site | Streaming video |
|---|---|
| Available in | Spanish |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Founder(s) | Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage |
| Key people | Ian Goldschmied (Director) |
| URL | ondamedia |
| Launched | 8 June 2017 |
| Current status | Active |
Ondamedia is a Chilean streaming platform owned by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage with the aim of bringing national cinema and culture closer to citizens.
Ondamedia's streaming platform is available in Chile on the web, Android TV, Chromecast, and LG and Samsung Smart TVs, as well as on mobile devices including iPhone, iPad and Android.
History
In 2017, Ondamedia was born as an initiative of the National Council of Culture and the Arts (now the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage) to promote the consumption of Chilean cinema at a national level.
On June 8 of that same year, the National Council of Culture and the Arts launched a beta version of Ondamedia with a catalog of 40 fiction films, 41 documentaries, 20 short films, and 394 clips related to science, arts, and humanities, allowing a maximum of eight views per month.
In March 2020, Ondamedia granted unlimited access to its films, documentaries, and short films, without any viewing restrictions. In the same year, due to the mandatory lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ondamedia reached 2,200,000 views, six times its audience compared to the previous year.
In 2023, films from the catalog were averaging 15,000 viewers.
References
- ^ Gonzalez, Rodrigo (9 June 2017). ""OndaMedia: nace la plataforma del cine chileno gratuito"". La Tercera (in Spanish).
- "OndaMedia estrena aplicación para TV y nuevas películas durante junio" (in Spanish). June 2, 2022.
- ^ Garcia, Marta (10 March 2023). ""Los streamers: Ondamedia busca conectar el cine chileno con la ciudadanía "". Latam Cinema (in Spanish).
- ""Ondamedia: el Netflix chileno crece un 1.000% en visualizaciones tras abrir su plataforma al acceso liberado"". La Tercera (in Spanish). 14 July 2020.