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Lord of the Rings

Prime Video showcases Batman, Reacher, LOTR and more at SDCC

At San Diego Comic Con, the Prime Video panel took fans through the bold worlds of dystopian Los Angeles in Blade Runner 2099 to the peaks of Middle-earth in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings  of Power, from the unforgiving high school halls of Carrie to the mean streets of Gotham City in Batman: Caped […]

July 27, 2026

Tea with Judi Dench returns to Sky Arts

Sky has confirmed that Tea with Judi Dench will return this summer. Following its success last year, a brand-new special produced by Mindhouse, will continue the celebration of extraordinary conversations, storytelling and friendship, as Dench welcomes one of Britain’s most celebrated performers, Sir Ian McKellen, to her home. Dench is joined by McKellen for tea […]

July 2, 2026

British Film Commission signs MoU with Film France CNC

The British Film Commission and Film France CNC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the aim of recognising and enhancing the collaboration between the UK and French screen industries, as well as incentivising and promoting inward investment film and high-end TV production across the two territories. The agreement was signed today [July 9th] at […]

July 9, 2025

Report: 88% of Prime Video subs on ad-supported plans

Digital i, the TV analytics firm, has released its latest Trend Report looking at evolving streamer strategies. The report offers global consumer insights related to the evolving ad-supported space in Premium SVoD, Netflix’s live programming initiative, and the role that YouTube is playing in the new streaming landscape. Ad-supported on Premium SVoD According to viewing […]

April 17, 2025

Why is the fantasy genre so popular on TV right now?

Take a look at any of the big TV channels or streaming services and you’ll see that the fantasy genre is incredibly popular right now. Why is this type of show taking over our screens and what can we look forward to seeing in the future?  A Broad Genre with Almost Infinite Possibilities It’s […]

November 7, 2024

The Rings of Power on Samsung TV Plus

Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s FAST and AVoD service, has announced the arrival of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series to its Entertainment Mix and VoD offering. The arrival of the fantasy prequel series marks its debut on the FAST platform and is the latest expansion of the Samsung TV Plus catalogue. […]

August 15, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Amazon acquires Hammer horror studio

Amazon’s Prime Video division has acquired Bray Film Studios, the former home of the celebrated Hammer horror series of movies. The iconic studio, siuyated 25 miles from London, is approximately 53,600 square feet and includes five sound stages, 77,400 square feet of workshops, 39,400 square feet of office space, 182,900 square feet of backlot, and […]

July 22, 2024

Amazon invests over £4.2bn in UK creative since 2010

Data from Amazon reveals that it is one of the leading contributors across the breadth of the UK creative industries. Analysis from independent macroeconomic consultancy Capital Economics shows that Amazon’s investments in the creative industries supported more than 16,000 jobs in 2022, ranging from directly employed in-house designers to indirectly employed external producers, and Amazon […]

June 22, 2023Nik Roseveare @ BFI Southbank

Data: House of the Dragon most pirated show of 2022

House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones prequel series, was the most-pirated TV show released on torrent sites in 2022 according to data from TorrentFreak, For several years in a row the list was headed by Game of Thrones but that reign came to an end in 2019 after the series ended. In 2020, […]

January 1, 2023

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power reveals directors for Season 2

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which has been viewed by more than 100 million people worldwide and has been an unprecedented global success as the top Original series for Prime Video in every region in its first season, has confirmed three directors for the forthcoming second season, currently in production in […]

December 14, 2022