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GuideDoc, dubbed "the Netflix for documentary lovers", is a global online streaming and distributing service for documentary films, founded by Víctor Correal in Barcelona, Spain.[1]

As of September 2016, the site had over 100 documentaries, all of which have subtitles in both English and Spanish.[1]

History

GuideDoc started in 2014[2] with 20 documentaries; many these, such as the 2009 Sins of My Father and Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul, Little World (2012) and I Am Breathing (2013) achieved critical acclaim.[1]

Cost and revenues

The service is an SVOD and TVOD platform,[3] and consists of a monthly subscription fee of 4.99, and is available for a variety of iOS products such as Apple TV, iPhone and the iPad, with Android and web versions being in process.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Barredo, Álex (30 September 2016). "Descubre las mejores historias con GuideDoc, el Netflix de documentales" [Discover the best stories with GuideDoc, the Netflix of documentaries]. Hipertextual (in European Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ Rivas, Vicente (9 March 2017). "¿Pueden los documentales interesar? GuideDoc demuestra que sí" [Can documentaries be of interest? GuideDoc shows that they can]. elplural.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ^ "EDN: EDN MEMBER OF THE MONTH – Victor Correal". edn.network. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. ^ ""GuideDoc", el Netflix de los documentales, ¡ya disponible en la AppStore!" ["GuideDoc", the Netflix of documentaries, now available on the App Store!]. Factoría Netflix. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.