# Dreams Media, Inc.

> Dreams Media, Inc. was a New York startup building free, mobile-only television with swipeable channels and video reframed for upright phones. Founded in 2016 by Tom Bender and Greg Hochmuth, it announced a $5 million Series A and ten channels in May 2018, working with Discovery, Bloomberg Media Distribution, BBC Studios and Janson Media. Its approach combined licensed programming, video editing and real-time computer vision with a planned advertising model.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Tom Bender (Co-founder and CEO), Gregor (Greg) Hochmuth (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Dreams app, Live-news reframing technology, VHS channel, Original vertical video
- **Notable:** Launched a beta in November 2016 with about 70 content partners, according to trade reporting., Reported more than 100 content partners and over 500 converted videos in March 2017., Announced ten mobile TV channels and a $5 million Series A on May 15, 2018.

## Products & services

- **Dreams app** — Free iOS and Android app with no registration, swipeable channels and vertically optimized news and entertainment; U.S. launch lineup announced May 15, 2018.
- **Live-news reframing technology** — Patent-pending computer vision software converting live television news into vertical video in real time; developed for Dreams’ own channels.
- **VHS channel** — Curated nostalgic programming including The Joy of Painting and classic cartoons; expanded to Batman, The X-Files and NYPD Blue in August 2018.
- **Original vertical video** — The company reported producing original vertical videos at its New York studio.

## Achievements

- Launched a beta in November 2016 with about 70 content partners, according to trade reporting.
- Reported more than 100 content partners and over 500 converted videos in March 2017.
- Announced ten mobile TV channels and a $5 million Series A on May 15, 2018.
- Developed patent-pending real-time vertical news conversion technology.

## Latest updates

- **2018-08** — Added Batman, The X-Files and NYPD Blue to its vertically optimized programming; company-reported average daily viewing was 24 minutes.
- **2024-02** — Dealroom’s retrospective company description marks Dreams as out of business as of February 2024. This is a secondary directory status, not an independently verified closure date.

## Links

- Website: https://dreams.tv/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreams-media-inc.
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/drms_tv
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/drms.tv

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