It is well known that the pandemic increased streaming consumption – and now Kantar Media TGI has put a percentage on that. It has compared data on consumer sentiment and behaviour data for media consumption and found that, in March 2019, 26 per cent of British adults agreed that online TV streaming means they now […]
Prime Video is now shoppable with Shop the Show, Amazon’s fan-fueled shopping experience. The new feature, initially available in the US, delivers a seamless customer-first experience that allows viewers to simultaneously watch and shop their favourite content without interruption. The second-screen mobile experience is built around natural fan behaviour, enabling customers to discover toys, apparel […]
Prime Video will launch revenge thriller, Kill Jackie (w/t), starring Oscar, BAFTA and Tony Award winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, Wednesday), based on the acclaimed novel by Nick Harkaway, writing as Aidan Truhen (Karla’s Choice, Tigerman). The series will begin production this March in Bilbao, Lisbon, London and Swansea. The 8-part series will be available […]
Prime Video has announced that the Japanese Amazon Original drama series Marry My Husband will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on June 27th. Prime Video customers in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide will be able to enjoy weekly episodes of the series. Based on the popular NAVER web novel, this Japan-Korea joint project […]
Mediaset España and Prime Video have reached an agreement to add Mediaset’s OTT platform, Mitele Plus, to the Prime Video service in Spain as an additional suscription. Mitele Plus is now available within Prime Video at €7.99 a month with a promotional seven days free trial. Prime customers who subscribe to Mitele Plus will have […]
Curiosity, a specialist in factual entertainment, has announced the launch of its flagship streaming service, Curiosity Stream, on Prime Video as an add-on subscription channel in Finland, The Netherlands, and Sweden. Like viewers in the US, UK, and India, viewers in these new European markets can now enjoy Curiosity Stream’s collection of documentaries and series […]
Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has revealed growing adoption of ad-supported streaming, strong competition between Prime Video and Apple TV+, and a breakout performance by Mubi, which recorded its best-ever quarter in the Entertainment on Demand (EoD) GB streaming market data. The study in Great Britain, from Kantar’s Worldpanel division, uncovered the following […]
Remow, the entertainment company dedicated to bringing Japanese content to the rest of the world, has announced the launch of 24/7 Samurai-Showdown, a FAST channel that delivers action-packed sword fights and high-flying ninja acrobatics 24 hours a day. Wiewers in the US can stream the 24/7 Samurai-Showdown channel for free on Prime Video and experience […]
As audiences are becoming more comfortable watching sports on streaming platforms, programmers are enthusiastic about using AI to streamline content creation and distribution, reports Hub Research. However, when it comes to live games, sports fans are protective of their viewing experience. Plenty of ideas have looked promising on paper – the FoxTrax hockey puck, ESPN’s […]
Prime Video has announced the mystery thriller based on the best-selling novel by E. Lockhart, We Were Liars, will debut on June 18th with all eight episodes available at launch, exclusively on the streaming platform in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. We Were Liars follows Cadence Sinclair Eastman and her tight-knit inner circle, […]