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OutSystems collaboration agreement with AWS

OutSystems, a global player in application development platforms, has entered into a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration will enable OutSystems to deliver deeper integrations with AWS services in the OutSystems Cloud, allowing customers around the world to quickly put to work enhanced DevOps, data and analytics, artificial intelligence/machine […]

December 7, 2020

AWS modernises MGM media supply chain

Cloud platform specialist Amazon Web Services has struck a multi-year collaboration with Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) to reimagine its core media supply chain and enterprise-wide media distribution platform. MGM owns one of the world’s largest libraries of premium film and television content and is focused on the production, acquisition, licensing, and global distribution of its […]

December 7, 2020

India: Netflix offers free weekend

On December 5th and 6th viewers in India can watch all of Netflix’s content free of charge as part of a ‘Streamfest’ promotional weekend to encourage more subscribers. This is the first-ever such event anywhere on the planet and designed to see Netflix’s current 5 million or so subscribers (as stated by Media Partners Asia) […]

December 4, 2020By Chris Forrester

Prime Video ready for bumper Premier League coverage

Amazon Prime Video will host 23 live Premier League games this December, starting with coverage of Liverpool vs Wolves match on December 6th. A number of games will be available in UHD HDR with Dolby Atmos sound (see below) to heighten immersion alongside Amazon’s X-Ray functionality – which includes real-time statistics and in-game highlights. Alex […]

December 4, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Amazon announces additional cast for Lord of the Rings series

Amazon Studios has announced twenty additional cast members joining the ensemble cast of the Amazon Original series based on the iconic The Lord of the Rings novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The newly revealed cast members will join the previously announced global cast and crew, currently filming in New Zealand. The new cast members include Cynthia Addai-Robinson, […]

December 3, 2020

Amazon, Genesis & Tastemade partner for culinary series

Genesis Motor America, Tastemade, and Amazon Advertising have collaborated to create Origins, a five-part, mid-form social series that celebrates the power of our roots and the journey of our evolution, and that features Amazon Fresh shopability. Each episode profiles an on-the-rise chef who dives deep into their origins story, while cooking a dish that explores […]

December 3, 2020

WIND VISION now available for PC viewers

WIND’s pay-TV platform is now available for PC viewers. Streaming through WIND VISION is now possible on all household screens, with a seamless experience and all advanced functionalities enabled. On windvision.gr subscribers can enjoy Family Pack content of more than 50 pay-TV channels with series, kids, documentaries, sports, music and news. All WIND VISION features […]

December 2, 2020

Liverpool & Manchester named UK’s Netflix capitals

Research from Zen Internet identifies Manchester and Liverpool as the Netflix capitals of the UK, with over half (56 per cent) of households in these cities opening their arms to the streaming service. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video is proving a popular choice in Edinburgh for streaming services, with almost one in two (47 per cent) […]

December 1, 2020

South Africa wants production quota on Netflix

South Africa is planning a 30 per cent local production demand on Netflix and other OTT services in the country including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Showmax. Collin Mashile, the country’s chief director of broadcasting policy, commented: “Everything that they show to South Africans in terms of their catalogue, 30 per cent of that […]

November 30, 2020By Chris Forrester

France: VoD revenues top €1bn

The French VoD market passed €1 billion in revenues in nine months to reach €1.10 billion at the end of September, according to data from publicly-funded agency CNC. This represents a 41.4 per cent growth year on year. The VoD market is mainly driven by SVoD which accounts for 82.4 per cent of total revenues, […]

November 27, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris