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Tom Hardy to narrate Amazon’s All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur

Actor, producer and born-and-bred Londoner, Tom Hardy, will narrate the upcoming UK Amazon Original series, All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. Hardy, born and raised in Hammersmith, London, will guide viewers through the series which will take sports fans behind the scenes of this illustrious football club during a pivotal season and follow all of the key […]

August 20, 2020

Banks react to Bertelsmann consolidation comments

Thomas Rabe, CEO/chairman of Bertelsmann, has shared his view that there’s a strong case and a need for consolidation amongst streaming platforms. His comments prompted a note to clients from a couple of investment banks. Exane/BNPP asked: “Does this give RTL the impetus to be the European broadcasting champion?” The bank adds: “As a reminder, […]

August 18, 2020

Fire TV adds Text Banner for visually impaired

Amazon has unveiled Text Banner for Fire TV, a new assistive technology designed for customers with a narrow field of vision, including eye conditions like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and retinitis pigmentosa. Text Banner consolidates onscreen text into a compact, written banner that appears in a fixed location on the screen. The entire Fire TV user […]

August 18, 2020

Amazon Prime Video’s Utopia launches Sept 25

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the highly anticipated series Utopia will launch on September 25th. The official trailer has also been launched. The eight-part conspiracy thriller comes from best-selling author and award-winning screenwriter, Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects). After years of honing the ambitious project, Flynn delivers an artfully detailed series that urges viewers […]

August 18, 2020

Supernatural’s Ackles joins The Boys season 3

Amazon Prime Video has announced that Jensen Ackles, star of Supernatural, will be joining the cast of the hit series The Boys for Season 3. Ackles will portray Soldier Boy – the original Superhero. After Soldier Boy fought in World War II, he became the first super celebrity, and a mainstay of American culture for decades. Eric […]

August 17, 2020

All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur on Aug 31

Amazon has announced that the first three episodes of All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur will launch exclusively on Prime Video on August 31st in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The nine-episode behind-the-scenes docu-series follows the Premier League football team throughout the 2019/20 season. A further three episodes will launch on September 7th with […]

August 14, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video launching Blumhouse horror showcase

Amazon Prime Video has announced Welcome to the Blumhouse, a programme of eight unsettling, genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios. Sharing the suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centred around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces. This […]

August 14, 2020

Amazon donates £1.5m to support UK creative community

Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have announced a $6 million (€5.09m) commitment to support the European TV and film production creative community through the Covid-19 pandemic. Donations from the fund will be made to Covid-19 relief funds in countries across Europe to support the creative community as TV and film production begins to restart […]

August 13, 2020

Prime Video unveils Alonso docuseries

Amazon Prime Video has announced the launch date and the first trailer for a new Amazon Exclusive docuseries, Fernando, a unique portrayal of two-time Formula One World Champion and one of Spain’s most successful and popular sports stars, Fernando Alonso. The docuseries, featuring the renowned racing driver who recently announced his expected return to Formula […]

August 13, 2020

The Goes Wrong Show debuts on Prime Video on August 15

All six episodes from Mischief’s BBC One hit comedy series The Goes Wrong Show will premiere on August 15th in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia on Amazon Prime Video. The series, licensed by Lionsgate, is inspired by Mischief’s award winning Broadway and West End stage production, The Play That Goes Wrong. The Goes […]

August 13, 2020