The highly anticipated third season of action-packed series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, starring John Krasinski, is premiering on Prime Video on December 21st. All eight episodes of the global hit will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Season Three of the action-thriller series finds Jack Ryan on the run […]
Two upcoming major would-be broadband-by-satellite operators Canada’s Telesat Lightspeed and the Jeff Bezos-backed Project Kuiper say they have successfully agreed to coordinate their planned mega-constellations. Amazon’s Kuiper says it had wrapped frequency and orbital coordination for their constellations, and this is undoubtedly good news for Telesat’s Lightspeed and removes an element of doubt over the […]
The full season of Icons Unearthed: Star Wars, a deep dive into the Star Wars Movie Universe, will premiere on October 21st exclusively in the UK on Amazon Freevee, the free streaming service. The series, produced by the Nacelle Company, and directed by Brian Volk-Weiss (The Toys That Made Us, Behind the Attraction, The Center […]
Amazon has unveiled its ambitious plan to conquer the highly coveted Southeast region: the company is to launch new streaming products in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Dataxis believes it was about time for the move, as the figures have been all the more disappointing and competition with its rivals is fiercely increasing. Although Prime […]
Albert Cheng has been promoted to vice president of Amazon Prime Video US. He previously served as chief operating officer of Amazon Studios. The news came via a staff memo composed by Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Cheng enters the newly created position effective immediately and will report to […]
Amazon Studios has closed a three-year first look film deal with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell’s Safehouse Pictures. Under the pact, Amazon Studios has a first look on films that Safehouse Pictures intends to produce. “We are thrilled to be collaborating with Amazon Studios—who are not only ambitious and forward-thinking content creators—but also lovely and […]
Amazon has announced that a Blade Runner TV series is in development for its Prime Video streaming service. Ridley Scott, director of the celebrated 1982 Blade Runner movie will return to the sci-fi franchise as executive producer of the series, set to be titled Blade Runner 2099 on account of being set 50 years after […]
Prime Video has announced that DraftKings and Little Caesars are key sponsors for Thursday Night Football (TNF) in the US. These brands are collaborating with Prime Video to create an exciting fan experience for the first exclusive season-long NFL broadcast package on a streaming service, beginning on September 15th, when the Los Angeles Chargers take […]
The European Commission is to launch a consultation early in 2023 on whether tech giants should bear some of the costs of Europe’s telecoms networks, according to Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market. Europe’s telecoms operators have lobbied for a financial contribution from firms such as Google, Facebook and Netflix, contending that they make […]
Conviva, the streaming analytics platform, has released the results of its quarterly State of Streaming Report which shows continued growth in the global streaming market, including gains of 14 per cent in Q2 2022 as compared to Q2 2021. Asia and Latin America saw the most growth – 90 per cent and 70 per cent, […]