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Verizon partners with Amazon Kuiper for broadband

Verizon is to partner up with Amazon to use its proposed satellite internet system to expand rural broadband access in the US. “We’re proud to be working together to explore bringing fast, reliable broadband to the customers and communities who need it most,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a statement. Amazon’s Project Kuiper’, is […]

October 26, 2021

Research: Sports and originals drive UK SVoD subs

Original and exclusive sports content continues to drive growth for SVoD services in the UK according to Kantar, the data and insights consultancy. While the number of households subscribing to at least one service remained stable, new programming has helped SVoD providers cement their place in consumers’ homes. Can Squid Game boost Netflix’s share of […]

October 26, 2021

Research: CTV a mainstay in advertisers’ video strategies

Connected TV (CTV) has become a mainstay in advertisers’ video strategies, and most advertisers are betting bigger on the medium this year. Three in five advertisers expect to increase their Connected TV (CTV) ad budgets in the next year and put one-third of their video spending into the medium, according to the inaugural CTV Landscape […]

October 26, 2021

Report: Pandemic still major influence on content consumption

Insider Intelligence, in collaboration with Publicis Media-Starcom and GWI, has published its annual Global Media Intelligence Report on key digital trends worldwide, designed for business executives who require comparable consumer usage data to support their decisions for global initiatives. “When, where, and how people consume media continues to evolve, and this is no exception in […]

October 26, 2021

IMDb TV greenlights original series Primo

IMDb TV has announced a greenlight for Primo(working title), a new comedy series from Shea Serrano and Michael Schur. The single-camera series, inspired by Serrano’s life growing up in San Antonio, will stream exclusively in the US and UK on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service. Primo is a heartwarming and highly entertaining coming-of-age […]

October 26, 2021

France: TF1 scores Ligue 1 highlights from Amazon

Prime Video has announced an agreement with TF1 to broadcast Ligue 1 Uber Eats highlights Téléfoot, its flagship Sunday football show, with images and highlights from matches during the 2021/2022 season. “We’re very excited about this agreement with TF1 and make Ligue 1 Uber Eats football even more visible to all football fans across the […]

October 25, 2021

Prime Video bringing The Wheel of Time experience to MCM Comic Con

At London’s MCM Comic Con, Prime Video will be hosting an exclusive experience for The Wheel of Time. Running from October 22nd and 24th, visitors to The Wheel of Time experience at London’s MCM will be greeted (virtually) by the cast of the new Amazon Original Series, before sitting down to view never-before-seen scenes from […]

October 21, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Bank: “Video game spend remains robust”

Media analysts from investment bank Berenberg, ahead of a major Video Gaming Conference they are hosting in November, say that the video game market has pulled back sharply in recent weeks, with the average share in their coverage down 13 per cent in the last month and c20 per cent in the year-to-date. The bank […]

October 19, 2021

Judy Justice exclusively on IMDb TV

IMDb TV has announced that courtroom series Judy Justice will be available to stream from November 9th. New episodes will be released every weekday exclusively on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service. The Honourable Judy Sheindlin, retired judge of the Manhattan Family Court, brings her signature wit, wisdom and unwavering honesty that has made her […]

October 19, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Bank: Streamers winning Hollywood battle

A report from investment bank Morgan Stanley looks at the impact Covid has had on the film industry and with movie-going restarting assesses future industry prospects. But there’s one powerful message from the bank; the streamers are winning. “The movie business is dead, long live the movie business,” says Morgan Stanley. “Since the onset of […]

October 18, 2021By Chris Forrester