Unified Streaming, a video streaming software development company, has become a validated AWS (Amazon Web Services) Software Partner. The company has successfully passed the AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) for Independent Software Vendors (ISV). The Foundational Technical Review is administered by AWS, and assesses whether AWS Partner products and solutions are aligned with AWS best […]
Amazon Freevee has announced a two-year licensing deal to bring back all 14 seasons of The Suze Orman Show. The deal includes multi-territory streaming rights including the US, UK and Germany – with exclusive on-demand and FAST channel rights to the full library of 592 episodes of the iconic financial advice series. Effective immediately, 207 […]
Findings from the first biannual Plume IQ Smart Home Market Report from personalised communications services specialist Plume reveal comprehensive intelligence about the growth of the smart home sector, including the changing popularity, penetration and usage of connected devices and home networks. The report analyses anonymised and aggregated data from a cross-section of the 41 million […]
Amazon Freevee has announced that its first Original holiday movie, Hotel for the Holidays, has cast Madelaine Petsch (Riverdale) and Mena Massoud (Aladdin) as the romantic leads. The film will debut this holiday season exclusively on Amazon Freevee in the US and UK. Hotel for the Holidays revolves around an ensemble of staff and guests […]
Ad spend around the globe will rise 8.3 per cent in 2022, before slowing significantly in 2023. In its latest report, WARC, a provider of marketing insights, downgrades its expectations for global ad market growth by $90 billion (€90.4bn) in the face of a wider economic slowdown. These are the figures presented in WARC’s Ad […]
EditShare, the technology player that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative media workflows, has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate programme, a co-sell programme for AWS Partners that provides software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. The programme helps AWS Partners drive new business by directly connecting […]
Embracer, the Swedish gaming group, through its wholly owned subsidiary Freemode, has entered into an agreement to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, which owns a vast intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to motion pictures, video games, board games, merchandising, theme parks and stage productions relating to the iconic fantasy […]
The global smart home market is expected to experience consecutive years of softening growth starting in 2021 before an upward trajectory resumes in 2023 according to Omdia. The downward trend is attributed to a combination of factors including wage stagnation, increased unemployment and a large decline in projected retail sales, especially in 2022. Strong growth, […]
Nielsen and Amazon have signed a three-year agreement to measure Prime Video’s exclusive NFL Thursday Night Football (TNF) US telecasts, a first-of-its-kind deal where a streaming service will be included in Nielsen’s National TV measurement service. Starting with the 2022 NFL season, measurement will include full coverage of the TNF broadcast – pregame, in-game and […]
Ryan Pirozzi has been promoted to Co-Head of Content and Programming at Amazon Freevee. In this role, Pirozzi will oversee all programming for Amazon Freevee, including development, production, licensing and strategy. Pirozzi has been with Amazon for close to 12 years. Prior to taking on this role, Pirozzi was the Head of Worldwide Television & […]