Prime Video will launch My Fault: London, a new UK Original Movie, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on February 13th 2025. The movie is a remake of the successful Spanish Original Movie Culpa Mia, starring rising British talent Asha Banks and Matthew Broome. It is based on the first book of Mercedes […]
Roku, the TV streaming specialist, has announced the launch of Westinghouse Roku TV models on Amazon in the UK. The new range combines Westinghouse’s hardware with Roku’s operating system (OS) to create a seamless smart TV experience. The new range includes sizes 24” and 32” in 2K HD. “We’re proud to partner with Westinghouse to […]
Prime Video has announced that all eight episodes of the Cruel Intentions series will premiere on the streaming service on November 21st in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Set 25 years after the iconic movie – starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon – captivated audiences with its provocative drama, sex […]
A research note from analysts at Bank of America says that Amazon could invest $16 billion (€14.8bn) to get its Project Kuiper satellite system up and running, with most of that going in rocket launch costs. Those launches, which were due to start during this fourth-quarter of 2024, will not now start until later in […]
Analysts at investment business Sanford C Bernstein are less than optimistic about Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband-by-satellite scheme. The launch dates for some of the first batches of satellites have slipped from Q4 this year to Q1 2025, but there’s more negative opinion now emerging. Sanford analyst Mark Shmulik has previously been overall […]
UK telecom regulator Ofcom has published in its consultation documentation that Amazon’s proposed constellation of broadband satellites (‘Project Kuiper’) is developing technical solutions for Direct-to-Device (D2D) cellular connectivity. The Ofcom consultation document is designed to assess future spectrum demand. Ofcom, in its consultation questionnaire, asked whether Kuiper “had an interest in offering D2D services or […]
Amazon recently acquired certain assets of MX Player, including the MX Player app, a free streaming OTT service in India. With this acquisition, Amazon is merging two of India’s most popular free AVoD services – MX Player and Amazon miniTV into one service – Amazon MX Player. In September, over 250 million unique users accessed the […]
Prime Video streaming service is set to increase the number of ads viewers see whilst using the streaming service if they don’t pay the extra £2.99/$3.99 fee to remove them. Amazon will roll out more adverts on the service early in the new year, according to a report in the FT. It’s unclear just how […]
TiVo has published its Q2 2024 Video Trends Report which reveals that US consumers are pulling back on entertainment spending as the industry works to rebalance and bundle its current entertainment offerings. In 2020, entertainment consumption and spending surged as the pandemic limited consumer activities outside of the home. Now the pendulum is swinging back […]
Airtel Digital TV has partneredwith Amazon Prime to offer live TV and Prime Lite benefits as part of its new Ultimate and Amazon Prime Lite plan. Subscribers of the plan can access entertainment from Prime Video on two devices in HD quality, in addition to enjoying linear TV channels. Prime Lite subscription also includes other […]