Prime Video has expanded Kelly Day’s role following the recent surprise departure of Jennifer Salke. Day, who joined Prime Video in 2022, will take on Prime Video’s international originals, in addition to her current duties as VP of Prime Video International. The division was previously led by James Farrell who also recently departed the company, […]
Amazon has upgraded its AI Nova Reel with the ability to generate videos up to two minutes in length. Launched in December 2024, Nova competes with models from OpenAI and Google. Nova Reel 1.1, can generate “multi-shot” videos with “consistent style” across shots, claims AWS developer advocate Elizabeth Fuentes. Users can provide a prompt up […]
Airbus and Amazon are working to enhance Airbus’ High Bandwidth Connectivity Plus (HBCplus) programme offerings with high speed, low-latency low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite inflight connectivity service (IFC) from Project Kuiper, Amazon’s satellite internet network. Following a recently signed MoU, Airbus and Amazon plan to integrate Project Kuiper’s connectivity solution into the Airbus line-fit and […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and TwelveLabs, the video understanding company, have announced that TwelveLabs’ multimodal foundation models, Marengo and Pegasus, will soon be available in Amazon Bedrock. Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that offers developers access to high-performing models from leading AI companies through a single API. Seamless access to TwelveLabs’ advanced video […]
Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband-by-satellite syatem will launch its first batch of satellite on an United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket on April 9th, subject to the usual weather and technocal considerations. The mission, named ‘KA-01’ for Kuiper Atlas 1, will launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, […]
Pocket.watch, the kids and family creator media company, is expanding its flagship Ryan and Friends Plus SVoD with two major distribution milestones. This April, the streaming service is available for the first time internationally via Amazon Prime Video Channels in the UK and Sweden, and will soon be expanding in the US on The Roku […]
The United Launch Alliance (ULA), which is the joint-venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, is readying its first rocket launch for the Jeff Bezos-backed Project Kuiper broadband-by-satellite mega-constellation. ULA will loft the first 27 Kuiper satellites, probably on April 9th subject to the usual weather and technical considerations. Amazon confirmed on April 2nd that it […]
As part of continuing efforts to simplify access to their cloud-based workflows including virtual production, Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a systems integrator and services provider for media creatives and content owners, has placed two of its virtual production solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. ASG’s Virtual Truck and Virtual Production Control Room (VPCR) are […]
eir, the Irish telco, has announced that all eir TV customers are now upgraded to full Amazon Prime membership at no extra cost, making eir the only provider in Ireland to offer this benefit. This follows the recent launch of Amazon’s dedicated Irish platform, Amazon.ie. Previously, eir TV customers had access to Prime Video, but […]
Nokia has signed a patent agreement with Amazon covering the use of Nokia’s video technologies in Amazon’s streaming services and devices. The agreement resolves all patent litigation between the parties, in all jurisdictions. The terms of the agreement, including financial terms, remain confidential. “We are pleased to have reached agreement on the use of Nokia’s […]