Quiver Digital

Overview

Quiver Digital is a film and television aggregator providing digital distribution services to independent filmmakers and rights holders. Based in Los Angeles, the company handles the technical delivery of content to major streaming platforms -- including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Hulu, Tubi, Peacock, and others -- on behalf of clients who do not have direct delivery relationships with those platforms. Quiver is one of the leading aggregators in the market, serving filmmakers across the US and internationally.

Aggregators occupy a critical position in the distribution ecosystem that most filmmakers do not encounter until they try to place a finished film on a major streaming platform. Netflix, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video do not accept direct submissions from individual filmmakers. They require content to be delivered through pre-approved technical partners. Quiver Digital is one of those approved partners.

What Aggregators Do

An aggregator like Quiver handles several distinct functions:

• Technical delivery -- transcoding and packaging content to each platform's exact specifications, covering video resolution and encoding, audio configuration, subtitle formatting, and metadata standards
• Platform relationships -- maintaining the ongoing relationship with streaming platform acquisition and delivery teams on behalf of the rights holder
• Rights management -- tracking which platforms have which rights and for which territories and license terms
• Revenue collection and reporting -- receiving streaming revenue from platforms and passing it to the rights holder, minus the aggregator's fee or commission

Aggregators do not acquire rights from filmmakers. The filmmaker retains all rights and licenses them directly to each platform. The aggregator is a logistics and technology intermediary, not a distribution partner in the traditional sense. Working with an aggregator is self-distribution -- the filmmaker controls all rights decisions and receives the revenue.

Quiver's Platform Relationships

Quiver has established delivery relationships with all major SVOD, TVOD, and AVOD platforms in the US and internationally. These include Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV (iTunes), Google Play/YouTube, Hulu, Tubi, Peacock, The Roku Channel, and MUBI (for qualifying arthouse titles). Quiver also handles delivery to international platforms in key markets across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

This breadth distinguishes Quiver from newer aggregators like Filmhub, which does not currently deliver to Netflix, Apple, Amazon, or Hulu. For filmmakers targeting the top-tier SVOD platforms, Quiver or a comparable established aggregator is the required delivery pathway.

Fee Structure

Quiver operates on both flat-fee and revenue-share models depending on the service package:

• Flat-fee delivery -- the filmmaker pays a one-time fee per platform for delivery, then receives 100% of the revenue that platform generates. This model is predictable and advantageous for films with strong long-term revenue potential.
• Revenue share -- Quiver takes a percentage of revenue generated, with no upfront cost. This model reduces initial outlay but reduces the filmmaker's share of earnings over the film's life on the platform.

What Filmmakers Should Know

For independent filmmakers distributing their own films without a traditional distribution deal, an aggregator is the only way to place a film on Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, or Hulu. No alternative pathway exists for individual rights holders.

Before choosing an aggregator, filmmakers should compare: which platforms each aggregator can deliver to, what fee structure applies, how transparent the revenue reporting is, and what technical quality standards are required. Quiver, Distribber (now operated by GoDigital), and Bitmax are among the established aggregators in the market. Filmhub offers a free-to-use alternative for AVOD and smaller SVOD platforms.

The aggregator relationship does not replace a traditional distribution deal for films that can attract one. A distributor handles marketing, P&A, publicity, and audience development alongside delivery. An aggregator handles only the technical delivery and platform relationship. For films without a distribution deal, self-distribution via aggregator combined with the filmmaker's own marketing effort is the standard alternative.

See Also

For a full overview of self-distribution strategy and how to structure an audience-first release campaign, see Self-Distribution Guide. To model the revenue difference between a traditional distribution deal and self-distribution via aggregator at various streaming viewership levels, use the Revenue Forecast Calculator.