Private company

Jaman

American company based in San Mateo, founded in 19921

Jaman was a company that offered users a movie discovery site, allowing them to browse viewing options offered across the internet. In its previous iteration, Jaman was one of the first sites to offer views on demand of media on the internet. It allowed viewing on a variety of platforms via a downloadable P2P client, specializing in foreign and independent films.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1992Founded1

Jaman was a company that offered users a movie discovery site, allowing them to browse viewing options offered across the internet.2

How it started

History

In its first iteration, Jaman offered movies in both download rental and free ad-supported streaming formats. Jaman's library included independent, international and studio films through deals with major film distributors including:

Independent productions (Inside Iraq, Amu)

Currently, Jaman has expanded its mood finder technology to allow users to explore and browse movies offered across the internet on a variety of platforms, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaman, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1992Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2