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Crystal Palace v Everton on Prime Video this Saturday

Amazon will broadcast Crystal Palace v Everton on Prime Video on September 26th, with live coverage beginning at 2:30pm ahead of a 3pm kick-off. The fixture will be presented by Jim Rosenthal, with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Ally McCoist, matchday reporting from Lynsey Hooper and pitch-side punditry from Leon Osman and Eni Aluko. Existing […]

September 24, 2020

Amazon Prime Video’s Truth Seekers launches Oct 30

Amazon has revealed that it will launch the UK Amazon Original series, Truth Seekers, on Prime Video on October 30th. The paranormal comedy series, consisting of 8 episodes, will be available in over 240 countries and territories globally. Truth Seekers will mark the first time Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have worked together on a […]

September 23, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Amazon Original The Challenge: ETA launches Oct 30

Amazon Prime Video has announced the launch date and released the official trailer for the upcoming Spanish Amazon Original The Challenge: ETA, a docuseries that tells the history of the terrorist group ETA, and the fight of the Spanish government and the Civil Guard against them. The eight-episode docuseries will launch exclusively on Prime Video […]

September 22, 2020

Noggin on Prime Video Channels in Europe

Noggin, Nick Jr’s learning subscription service for pre-schoolers, is launching on Amazon Prime Video Channels as an add-on subscription in the UK, France, Germany and Austria, significantly bolstering its footprint across Europe. Prime members who additionally subscribe to Noggin will be able to watch or download ad-free long and short form Nick Jr content in […]

September 21, 2020

Rihanna brings fashion show back to Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video will present Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2, a unique fashion show celebrating the new autumn 2020 collection from music and fashion icon Rihanna. The fashion experience features a combination of models, actors and dancers wearing the latest Savage styles, with special performances from some of the biggest names in music. Savage […]

September 18, 2020

Amazon launches podcasts in UK, US, Germany & Japan

Amazon Music announced today the launch of podcasts in the UK, US, Germany & Japan, across all tiers of service at no additional cost. Customers will be able to stream top podcasts they already know, as well as new, original shows produced exclusively for Amazon Music and hosted by creators including DJ Khaled, Becky G, Will […]

September 17, 2020

More Take Us Home: Leeds United on Prime Video

Leeds United’s historic return to the Premier League has been documented in two new special edition episodes of Take Us Home: Leeds United, due for release on Amazon Prime Video in the UK on September 17th. The two new 45-minute episodes bring Take Us Home: Leeds United to a fitting conclusion, having followed every twist […]

September 15, 2020

Autumn Nations Cup on Prime Video, C4

Amazon has announced that, this November and December, live international Rugby Union will be coming to Prime Video in the UK for a new tournament – the Autumn Nations Cup. The Autumn Nations Cup will be the first competitive Autumn international tournament and the first full tournament after a six month break for international rugby. […]

September 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Report: High-end TV series seeing success

The production of high-end series is trending upwards, fuelled on the one hand by the investment in TV fiction of the pure SVoD players, chiefly Netflix, but also by a rebalancing of broadcasters’ investment from TV films to series – a move to better retain audiences. Available figures suggest that only a limited number of […]

September 10, 2020

All September Premier League to be televised

All 28 Premier League fixtures in September will be televised live, with Leicester City’s home match against Burnley to be broadcast free-to-air on the BBC, as matches continue to be played behind closed doors. Sky Sports and BT Sport have already selected 17 matches for live broadcast for the first three match rounds of the […]

September 9, 2020By Nik Roseveare