Discovery, has announced that discovery+, its non-fiction, SVoD service, is now available on Prime Video Channels in the US. discovery+ launched in the US in January on most devices and services, including Amazon Fire TV streaming devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs. “Today’s launch on Amazon Prime Video Channels expands access to discovery+ for […]
Amazon Studios has signed a first-look TV deal with 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion, Serena Williams. Williams will work with Amazon to create a number of television projects that will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, beginning with an untitled docuseries that follows her in both her professional and personal life. The production from Plum […]
Amazon Studios has signed an overall deal with Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba. As part of this deal, Prime Video has also announced the greenlight of a new French Amazon Original, The Pogmentary, a docuseries giving a unique and intimate look at Pogba’s life, passions and origins, and opening up a side of him never […]
Samba TV, a global player in omniscreen advertising and analytics, has announced the appointment of Tim Natividad to Senior Vice President of Agency and Brand Solutions, an executive leadership position to bolster the company’s relationship with marketers around the world. Previously heading up sales teams at Roku, Amazon, and Google, Natividad brings advertising industry experience […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a provider of software solutions for STB and multiscreen entertainment, has announced that FreeCast has selected the 3READY Product Framework to transform the user experience (UX) of its aggregated OTT multiscreen service. This deployment further expands 3SS’ growing footprint in the Americas. Privately-owned FreeCast provides its customers with an all-OTT aggregated […]
Austrian solutions provider NativeWaves has joined the IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers). Widely regarded as the international trade association for broadcast and media technologies companies, IABM offers networking opportunities that allow member companies to shape and define advances within the industry. As an emerging broadcast company, NativeWaves aims to play a key part in […]
The Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) OTT Summit – The Future of Video Streaming welcomed 900 delegates and featured over 80 industry experts and leaders across its four-day conference last week Opening the OTT Summit was the streaming analyst Matthew Ball, Managing Partner of Epyllion Industries, who presented a deep dive into the OTT industry […]
India’s TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) regulator has been asked to object to Elon Musk’s plan to offer his Starlink broadband-by-satellite service to India. TRAI, as well as India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO), are being asked to object to SpaceX’s Starlink deployment by a group of technology giants under the umbrella Broadband India Forum […]
Acorn TV, the streaming service from AMC Networks offering content from Britain and from other English-speaking countries, is now available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in Spain as an add-on subscription. With a monthly price of €3.99, the Acorn TV channel offers members a wide range of drama, mystery and comedy series from the UK, […]
Season one of Panic, the new young adult series, will launch all ten episodes on May 28th exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Panic is a new Amazon Prime Video one-hour drama series, written and created by Lauren Oliver (based on her bestselling novel). It takes place in a […]