Hoopla (digital media service)
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Hoopla, stylized as hoopla, is a North American on-demand Internet streaming media service of the Holland, Ohio-based company Midwest Tape.[1][2] Subscriptions through public libraries enable patrons to borrow audiobooks, movies, music, and television shows online.[3] The service is free to the user, and only the library pays a fee. A hoopla app is available to download on iOS and Android devices.[4]
Midwest Tape LLC began business in 1989; its president as of 2012 is John Eldred.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Netflix-style on demand streaming movies, TV & audio coming to the Los Angeles Public Library", 89.3 KPCC (Southern California Public Radio), March 5, 2013
- ^ "Reviews: Beta Testers Weigh In On Hoopla", Library Journal, April 29, 2013
- ^ Borrow free digital video, music, and audiobooks with your library card, hoopladigital.com. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ Magazines, movies and more, hollandsentinel.com. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Holland firm repacks, sells DVDs, CDs, audio books", Toledo Blade, May 20, 2012
- ^ "Midwest Tape". Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- "Midwest Tape Launches Hoopla Pilot for Pay-Per-Circ Streaming Media". Digital Shift. Media Source. March 4, 2013.
- "Buyers Guide: Midwest Tape", American Libraries (American Library Association)
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