TalkTV has extendied its streaming distribution by launching a live streamed FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channel on Amazon Freevee, the ad-supported video-on-demand streaming service which hosts original and licensed programming. Richard Wallace, Head of TV, News Broadcasting said: “We’re thrilled to launch on Amazon Freevee as the first news and live talk channel on […]

Prime Video has released the teaser trailer for the psychological thriller Dead Ringers. A modern take on David Cronenberg’s 1988 thriller starring Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers will feature Rachel Weisz playing the double-lead roles of Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes—including pushing […]

Amazon Freevee and Fremantle have announced seven more celebrated characters will be moving back to Ramsay Street for the new chapter of Neighbours. Annie Jones (as Jane Harris), Rebekah Elmaloglou (as Terese Willis), Georgie Stone (as Mackenzie Hargreaves), and Tim Kano (as Leo Tanaka) will reprise their roles as series regulars. Returning in guest roles […]

Prime Video will return to Scotland for a second instalment of supernatural series The Rig. The global hit show is the second UK Original drama to be renewed in recent months, following the success of The Devil’s Hour. Helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a bold new location, where new […]

Amazon Freevee has released the official trailer for its upcoming series Moonshine, which will premiere on March 10th in the UK.  Moonshine is a one-hour dramedy that tells the story of the Finley-Cullens, a dysfunctional family of adult half-siblings battling to take control of the family business – a ramshackle summer resort on the South Shore of […]

The media industry has entered a period of flux according to WARC. What constitutes a media owner is being challenged by structural shifts in the global advertising market worth $993 billion (€934bn) this year. It is becoming harder for content-creating publishers to remain competitive against data-rich performance channels such as retail media, and sustain publishing […]

Prime Video has secured the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in Italy for three additional seasons from 2024/25 and will remain the exclusive provider for the top-pick match on Wednesday until the 2026/27 season. From 2024, this will include 18 live and exclusive matches per season and continues the promise to feature an […]

Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production and distribution company, has expanded its production arm ramping up its capacity for 2023. The expansion includes the promotion of Mark Franco to Head of Production, who joined Electric Entertainment in 2004 on its maiden project “The Librarians,” as Visual FX Supervisor/Producer. In his new role, Mark will oversee Production […]

Amazon and Superplastic have announced a multifaceted collaboration that spans investment and a first-look deal with Amazon Studios, which is currently in development on a series featuring Superplastic’s synthetic celebrities. The Alexa Fund, Amazon’s venture capital arm that focuses on new media, smart consumer electronics, ambient intelligence, and other areas of digital technology, leads Superplastic’s […]