ShortsTV, the 24/7 linear and OTT HD TV channel dedicated to short form video entertainment, is now available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain. Amazon Prime members in these countries can now watch live action, animated and documentary shorts, featuring winners and nominees at the Oscars and other […]
Spanish Amazon Original series, El Cid, will be launching exclusively on Prime Video on December 18th in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. El Cid is the next major European Amazon Original Series to add to Prime Video’s growing Spanish Original slate and the first scripted Spanish-language Amazon Original Series to launch exclusively […]
Following its decision to scrap its controversial PPV coverage of games not picked for TV while fans are unable to attend matches during the pandemic, the Premier League has confirmed that all fixtures from November 21st, and throughout the Christmas and New Year period, will be made available to fans to watch live in the […]
Ampere’s Consumer media and entertainment tracker has found that consumers in English speaking markets are the least likely to enjoy foreign language content, with consumer preferences towards subtitled and dubbed content the lowest in the UK and South Africa. In the UK, only 24 per cent of Internet users said they enjoyed watching subtitled content, […]
Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have announced a €1 million commitment to support the Italian entertainment industry through the pandemic. The donation is being made to the emergency Covid-19 fund, Scena Unita, created by a group of Italian artists and celebrities, with the support of Amazon Prime Video as main donor. The fund is […]
Froot, a new streaming platform, focused on bringing compelling content for and by the queer community, has launched in the UK and Ireland. The new on-demand subscription service costs £2.99 a month or £29.99 a year (€3.49 a month or €34.99 a year in Ireland), and offers LGBTQ+ and allied audiences a mixture of inclusive, […]
IMDb TV, Amazon’s free streaming service, and Amazon Prime Video have renewed the spy thriller series Alex Rider for a second season. The next season will be based on Eagle Strike, the fourth novel in the best-selling Alex Rider franchise, and will stream exclusively on IMDb TV in the US, and Prime Video in the […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Conquering Content study, which tracks how TV viewers discover and watch new TV shows, suggests that a perfect storm of developments – the steady stream of new viewing platforms, the rapid growth in exclusive streaming content, and the continuing decline in MVPD subscriptions – has combined to accelerate the […]
A+E Networks EMEA announced today that History Play and Crime+Investigation Play are now available to customers in the Netherlands through Amazon Prime Video Channels. History Play and Crime+Investigation Play offer exclusive documentaries, premium factual entertainment and true crime series. Customers can sign up for a 14-day free trial and subscribe directly to History Play and […]
The Premier League is set to scrap all pay-per-view matches after November’s international window. Football clubs will instead collectively look to devise a new solution that will cover the second lockdown period and the busy Christmas schedule. Although discussions are said to be ongoing, the controversial £14.95 fee for games not picked for TV are […]