Dekkoo is a Philadelphia-based subscription streaming service with a focus on LGBT+ related content, particularly by and for gay men.[1][2] It features a mixture of programs from other sources and original content,[1][3], primarily focused on international cinema, and derives its income from subscription fees rather than advertising.[4] It is available as an add-on channel on Amazon Prime, YouTube TV, Xfinity X1, and as an app on Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Amazon Fire.[5]
The service was co-founded in 2015 by Derek Curl and Brian Sokel.[1][2] The launch followed the 2014 acquisition of TLA Entertainment Group in 2014. [6]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the company launched a short-film contest.[7][8][9]
Dekkoo Originals
Dekkoo is home to a growing collection of Dekkoo Originals[10] (exclusive content to Dekkoo).
| Title | Director | Genre | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throuple | Greyson Horst | Comedy | September 2, 2023 |
| The Prodigy | Omar Salas Zamora | Horror | October 8, 2024 |
| The Summer With Carmen | Zacharias Mavroeidis | Comedy | September 2, 2023 |
| Ernesto | x | x | x |
| Jackpot | x | x | x |
| Guardian Angel | x | x | x |
| If I'm Good | x | x | x |
| Vilom | x | x | x |
| A Halloween Trick | x | x | x |
| The Lawyer | x | x | x |
| The Big Snore | x | x | x |
| Max | x | x | x |
| Poltergays | x | x | x |
| Do We Really Have To Say Goodbye? | x | x | x |
| Mani | x | x | x |
| The Day Began Yesterday | x | x | x |
| Honey Do List | x | x | x |
| The Handyman | x | x | x |
| Is This A Date? | x | x | x |
| Mr. Leather | x | x | x |
| 45 Days Away From You | x | x | x |
| How to Get From Here to There | x | x | x |
| Faces | x | x | x |
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Director | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Together | Drama, LGBT | 07/25/2024 | Jono Mitchell | 1 |
| Danny Will Die Alone | Comedy, LGBT | 05/16/2024 | Jack Tracy | 3 |
| Boy Culture: Generation X | Comedy, LGBT | 02/08/2024 | Q. Allan Brocka | 1 |
| Marriage of Inconvenience | Comedy, LGBT | 04/06/2023 | Jason T. Gaffney, Diliana Deltcheva | 1 |
| Peckham Mix | LGBT | 06/15/2023 | Marco De Luca | |
| Historical Homos | Podcast | 06/09/2023 | Brendan Patrick Hughes | 1 |
| Adam In Fragments | Crime | 11/17/2022 | Omar Salas Zamora and Calvin Picou | 1 |
| Here Comes Your Man | Comedy, Romance | 06/24/2021 | Omar Salas Zamora | 2 |
| So Far, So Close | LGBT | 02/05/2021 | x | 1 |
| Soul Mate | LGBT | 10/30/2020 | Kevin James Thornton | 2 |
| Everything I Like | LGBT | 09/30/2020 | Sergio Acosta, Guillermo Rovira | 1 |
| Stranger Hearts | Comedy, LGBT | 03/12/2020 | Curtis Casella, Kyle Cabral | 1 |
| The Third | Drama, LGBT | 10/24/2019 | Matt McClelland, Bishal Dutta, Matthew Lynn | 1 |
| OUT on Stage | Stand-Up Comedy | 01/17/2019 | Samuel Brownfield | 1 |
| Paper Boys | Romance | 05/10/2018 | Kyle Cabral, Curtis Casella | 1 |
| I'm Fine | Drama, LGBT | 04/19/2017 | Brandon Kirby | 3 |
| Love Is Blind | Reality TV | 02/14/2017 | x | 1 |
| Feral | Drama | 10/06/2016 | Morgan Jon Fox | 1 |
References
- 1 2 3 Amorosi, A.D. (27 July 2017). "Dekkoo, a new gay-focused TV/film streaming service, launches in Philly". Metro. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- 1 2 Schwartz, David H. (24 October 2017). "Dekkoo: Video Entertainment for Gay Audiences". HuffPost. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Trailer drops for new Dekkoo series exploring interconnected LGBTQ lives". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ↑ "Can a Niche Streaming Service Survive the Streaming Wars?". dot.LA. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ↑ NewsWatch (2019-06-17). "Dekkoo is Providing Inclusive Streaming | Newswatch Review". NewsWatchTV. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ↑ "Philly-based streaming service's niche: Serving the G in LGBT". 17 June 2017.
- ↑ Cashman, Remy (2020-05-07). "DEKKOO Launches Queer Short Film Contest Amid COVID-19 Pandemic". HorrorBuzz. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ↑ "Online Extra: Dekkoo Queer Short Film Competition". The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ↑ "Dekkoo invites submissions for $10,000 'Love and Distance' short film competition". Los Angeles Blade. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ↑ "List of Dekkoo Originals". Dekkoo. Retrieved Oct 15, 2021.