Netflix is testing a linear channel that is currently exclusive to France. The streaming platform began rolling out the channel in select areas on November 5th, with plans to expand throughout the whole of the country during the last few weeks of the year. The OTT channel, branded Netflix Direct, can only be accessed via […]
Film1’s selection of around 300 on demand movies, along with Film1 Premiere, Film1 Drama and Film1 Family is now be available on Amazon’s freshly launched Prime Video Channels service as an add-on package for Prime members in the Netherlands. Prime members will be able to access the Film1 package for EUR 5 per month instead […]
Amazon Prime Video has announced that the Sundance hit romantic comedy, Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg alongside Cristin Milioti, will launch directly and exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Netherlands, France and the UK. Prime members in Australia and New Zealand will be able to watch the movie from November 20th, […]
TV comedy show Tuesday Afternoon Kitchen will return to Amazon Prime Video with a second series, after scooping an impressive eight awards & nominations at this year’s festival circuit. Set in a modern day TV studio ‘somewhere in London’, the four part series stars an ensemble award winning cast led by Tom Selway and Howard […]
Amazon Prime Video Channels has launched in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, allowing users to add more SVoD services to their Amazon acount. All Prime Video Channels content is available through the Amazon Prime Video app, on any compatible device, using the same user interface, and charged in the user’s same monthly bill. Channels available […]
A European Audiovisual Observatory report looks at how many films released in European cinemas since 1996 made it to VoD. The report illustrates the complex relationships between the release of films in cinemas and on VoD. Author Gilles Fontaine, Head of the Observatory’s Department for Market Information, underlines that this relationship is one of “cooperation […]
Amazon Prime Video and HBO experienced the largest growth in the Spanish SVoD market, according to a 1,000-sample survey by consultancy firm GECA. Some 62.1 per cent of all
Amazon Prime Video has confirmed a new UK produced Amazon Original series titled The Rig. The six-part thriller will be produced by Wild Mercury Productions (part of Banijay UK), created by new writer David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland (Line of Duty, Bodyguard. The Rig follows the crew of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, […]
Conviva has released its Q3 State of Streaming report, revealing that, globally, viewers spent 57 per cent more time streaming when compared to the same period last year, as the ongoing pandemic continues to keep people in their homes. Other highlights from the report include: Connected TV devices lost market share in viewing time but […]
Executives from Amazon and YouTube will face the Digital, Media, Culture and Sports Committee of the UK parliament on November 3rd to give evidence on the UK’s broadcasting environment, its trends and their views on its future. The rise of on-demand programming online has given rise to questions over how public service broadcasting fits into […]