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Spielberg drama to premiere on Amazon

Amazon and CBS Studios have annoucned that sci-fi drama Extant, produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television, will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK. The first episode of Extant premieres on Prime Instant Video on July 10th, the day after the US premiere on CBS. New episodes will be available to stream […]

May 30, 2014

HBO content lands on Amazon Prime

HBO content is now available on Amazon Prime. Subscribers in the US can stream a number of HBO library titles including The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Six Feet Under and Flight Of The Conchords. Under the multi-year deal, more content will be added in the future. However, no HBO shows that have been made recently […]

May 22, 2014By Nik Roseveare

Vikings most watched show on Amazon Prime

Amazon has revealed that since premiering on its streaming service in May 2013 (then LOVEFiLM), Michael Hirst’s epic Norse action drama Vikings has gone on to become the most watched TV show of all time on Prime Instant Video in the UK. With its second season premiering in February to 3.6 million viewers in the […]

May 20, 2014By Nik Roseveare

Amazon launches first-ever original kids series

Amazon has announced the premieres of its first-ever original kids series coming exclusively on Prime Instant Video in the UK. The first six episodes of each show will debut this summer, beginning with animated series Tumble Leaf on May 23, followed by Creative Galaxy on June 27, and live-action series Annedroids on July 25. Additional […]

May 16, 2014

NBCU content for Amazon Prime Video

Amazon and NBCUniversal have finalised a UK instant video subscription deal that will make hundreds of episodes of popular US TV series available on Prime Instant Video. As part of its continued investment in content for its members, Amazon is bringing multiple seasons of hit NBCUniversal shows such as Suits, Grimm and Parks and Recreation […]

May 8, 2014

24 a hit for Amazon ahead of new season

On-demand views of US drama series 24 have increased by 37 per cent on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the past month ahead of the show returning on Sky this week with 24: Live Another Day. The research, carried out by Prime Instant Video – the UK’s largest movie and TV streaming service – to […]

May 7, 2014By Nik Roseveare

Sky Go and Now TV coming to PS4

Sony has confirmed a deal with Sky that will see the Sky Go and Now TV services become available on the PlayStation 4. Now TV will launch this summer and Sky Go ‘later this year’. Now TV offers live streaming and on-demand content from a selection of Sky channels and has been available on PlayStation […]

May 1, 2014By Nik Roseveare

Comcast enhances X1 platform

Comcast has revealed that customers of its X1 triple-play service will soon be able to live stream personal video from their mobile devices, over the Internet, directly to the television. The new feature, which will be part of Xfinity Voice, is being demonstrated this week at NCTA’s The Cable Show 2014 in Los Angeles and […]

April 30, 2014

YouTube still top second screen site

Despite a relative drop in visit share of 8.9 per cent over the last year in the US, YouTube is still by far the video site most frequently visited from a desktop computer with a 58.77 per cent share of visits among a custom aggregate of video-rich sites, according to

April 23, 2014

HBO originals for Amazon

Amazon’s Prime subscription service will stream a selection of HBO series, mini-series and original movies as part of its new licensing deal. The deal, the first time that licensed HBO content has been available online outside of its own HBO Go service for subscribers, allows Amazon to stream a library of shows older than three […]

April 23, 2014