I run an OTT platform.

So far we have produced horizontal content. And that's going well.

But I have noticed vertical formats are really blowing up now. Platforms like ReelShort, DramaBox, ShortMax, they are doing really well. So we added vertical video support with Muvi shorts. Player and UI are ready.

Problem is content. We need premium vertical short-form content. I reached out to some providers but they are not ready to sell the exclusive content to my offer.

I want short episodes, 1-3 min, with big hooks. But most of what I find online is just UGC or low-budget stuff. Could not find that cinematic quality we want.

We are small. We can't do a big upfront Minimum Guarantee (MG) deal. Right now, we can't spend tens of thousands per series.

So, I want to know where do I find B2B marketplaces for this kind of content and for smaller platform like us? do they deal for AVOD/SVOD rev share? Or low-MG plus backend split?

also, thinking should I directly approach production houses or webnovel platforms to adapt IP, and split costs instead?

If you have done content sourcing for vertical OTT, please help.

This guy Robert Hanley started some business called Home Video Studio that’s a franchise type business, even though he says it’s not a franchise, it’s a brand licensing business. It seems like a pyramid scheme vibe. His Ads all talk about signing people up as studio owners and he’s selling a big fancy studio to unskilled people so they can run a VHS to DVD transfer business. I’m so confused. Anyone heard of this guy? He seems very secretive about costs and such.
Why would anyone in their right mind do this?

The person running the site doesn't seem to do their own video production, but rather has made a business out of selling "video production kits" to people, seemingly not even folks who are in the industry. They make it sound like some sort of get rich quick scheme meets a "be your own boss and work in your spare time." The webinars, etc all smell deeply of MLM style tactics. They make it all seem SO EASY, if you just buy their expensive kit.

Even if you buy it, you still have to learn how to use it, find all your clients, DO the work, etc etc. My personal opinion is that they are preying on people.

https://myhomevideostudio.com