Sagemcom has announced the launch of its new IP/DVB-T2 Ultra HD Set-top Box, based on the BCM72180, a 24k DMIPS quad core SoC from Broadcom, with embedded Wi-Fi 6 and support of AV1 decoding, for TIM. The device gives access to the complete entertainment service offer from TIM, with TIMVISION, TIMMUSIC, TIMGAMES and DAZN, as […]
Amazon Prime Video has announced that the French Amazon Original movie Le Bal des Folles (The Mad Women’s Ball) will launch on September 17th in the UK and in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Actor, director and writer Mélanie Laurent (Inglorious Basterds, Respire, La Rafle, Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas) directs […]
The pandemic was the catalyst for streaming services, which gained traction amongst a broader range of consumers, according to The Gauge, research firm Nielsen’s new monthly total TV and streaming snapshot. Over the last year, several traditional media companies entered the streaming space, taking advantage of their vast video libraries and launching just in time […]
Consumer research featured in Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker shows 47 per cent of US broadband households currently subscribe to Amazon Prime Video. The landmark content rights deal between Amazon Prime Video and the NFL, reportedly worth $1 billion annually, will help increase the service’s subscription uptake and regular viewers through exclusive rights to […]
Drama series Nine Perfect Strangers, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy, based on the 2018 novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty and directed and produced by Jonathan Levine, will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, China other countries outside the US (where it will air on Hulu) later this year. The series […]
As anticipated, English Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed a proposal to conclude a three-year renewal of the League’s UK live and non-live broadcast agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport. This follows approval in principle for the renewal from Government after an extensive period of consideration. The approval from […]
BritBox UK and Amazon Prime Video have announced that BritBox is now available to Prime members in the UK with an add-on subscription. BritBox UK offers subscribers a collection of British box sets including the likes of Broadchurch, Downton Abbey, Vera, Only Fools and Horses and Love Island. Subscribers will also have access to original, […]
Findings from Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, suggest that the 16 countries in its analysis had a combined 121.9 million paid subscriptions at the end of 2020, with the UK, Germany and France occupying the top three positions. In a blog post, Michail Chandakas, Associate Research Analyst, and Vladimir Ryazantsev, […]
Trade body HDR10+ Technologies has revealed additional strategic partners who have signed on as HDR10+ adopters. The organisation says it has been working to generate greater awareness about the video technology – and High Dynamic Range (HDR), in general – and is also rapidly expanding the roster of compatible content, devices, tools, and services. As […]
Amazon Prime Video has announced that its Amazon Original anthology series Solos, created by David Weil and starring Academy Award-winning actors Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren, Emmy Award-winning actor Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens and Constance Wu will launch on May 21st exclusively on Prime Video. The seven-part anthology series […]