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Research: Competition intensifies in Finnish streaming market

Since 2018, the number of paid streaming subscribers in Finland has doubled, surpassing three million by the end of 2024. Today, 60 per cent of the households have at least one paid streaming service, according to research from Mediavision. This is considerably lower than in the other Nordic countries, where the household penetration averages around […]

March 6, 2025

Prime Video offers AI-powered dubbing

Prime Video has announced that it will begin offering AI-aided dubbing on licensed movies and series that would not have been dubbed otherwise. Effective immediately, AI-aided dubbing in English and Latin American Spanish is available initially on 12 movies and series, including titles such as El Cid: La Leyenda, Mi Mamá Lora and Long Lost. […]

March 6, 2025

Prime Video hosting global Watch Party for The Wheel of Time

On March 8th, Prime Video will host a special global Digital Watch Party beginning at 6pm GMT, inviting fans of The Wheel of Time to be among the first to get an advance sneak peek at Season Three’s entire first episode, in addition to other bonus content. The Digital Watch Party will be hosted exclusively […]

March 6, 2025By Nik Roseveare

England’s Lions: The New Generation coming to Prime Video

England’s Lions: The New Generation, a feature-length documentary chronicling the experiences of England’s emerging football stars as they navigate the immense pressure and glory of representing their country, will launch in the UK & Ireland exclusively on Prime Video on March 15th. The film provides intimate access to these players’ journeys, from their grassroots beginnings […]

March 6, 2025

AEW signs PPV deal with Prime Video

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Prime Video have announced a multi-year agreement to offer AEW pay-per-view (PPV) events for purchase to fans across the UK, US and Canada, beginning with AEW Revolution on March 9th which takes place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The distribution deal will makes AEW PPV events more accessible […]

March 5, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Whisper appoints Lancaster as CTO

The Whisper Group, a production company specialising in creative storytelling for sports, documentaries, branded content unscripted entertainment, and eSports and events, has appointed Richard Lancaster as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Lancaster, who will start at Whisper later in March, has impressive and extensive experience in helping deliver some of the biggest and most iconic […]

March 5, 2025

The convergence of gaming and television: Redefining entertainment

These days, it feels like everyone has gotten into gaming. As of 2024 there are now an estimated 3.32 billion video game players around the world, with the number growing across platforms including consoles, PC and mobile devices like phones and tablets. But it’s not just how many people are playing games like slots online. […]

March 4, 2025

Media Press metadata for Prime channel

Media Press, a specialist in sourcing multilingual TV and radio data, has expanded its metadata offering with the addition of Prime Video’s new linear Prime channel. Launching on April 17th, this channel will be available to Prime members in Germany and Austria, offering a curated selection of Prime Video original series, sports and other content. […]

March 3, 2025

Report: Significant increase in sports content on SVoD services

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has reported that five of the top SVoD services globally – Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Paramount+ and Netflix – have significantly grown their sports programming over the last quarter. These five providers collectively increased sports programmes by more than 72 per cent in the recent quarter, […]

February 26, 2025

Holland, starring Nicole Kidman, coming to Prime Video

Prime Video has announced that Holland, starring Nicole Kidman, will debut on the streaming platform globally on March 27th. The movie, directed by Mimi Cave and written by Andrew Sodroski, also stars Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill, Lennon Parham and Gael García Bernal. In this wildly unpredictable thriller, Kidman is the meticulous Nancy Vandergroot, a teacher […]

February 25, 2025By Nik Roseveare