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Italy: TV viewership up 1.1% in 2024

Despute global trends to the contrary, Italian TV viewership increased by 1.1 per cent in 2024, driven by both traditional and connected TV. As detailed in the 2024 Yearbook of Italian Television by the Research Center on Television and Audiovisuals (CeRTA), this growth is primarily driven by streaming. Rai 1 remains the dominant channel, holding […]

December 6, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Apple TV+ comes to Prime Video UK

Apple TV+ is now available via Prime Video in the UK as an add-on subscription for £8.99/month. Prime members who subscribe to Apple TV+ via Prime Video will have access to entertainment including Severance, Bad Sisters, Silo, Slow Horses, Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, Presumed Innocent, Shrinking, Hijack, Loot, Palm Royale, as well as hit films such as […]

December 5, 2024

Forecast: Programming spend revives in 2025

Programming spend is projected to rebound in 2025 forecasts Omdia, reaching $206 billion (€195.7bn) after a challenging 2024, representing a 5.3 per cent global growth. North America is set to lead this resurgence with a 6.7 per cent increase, signaling a shift toward renewed investment and a focus on profitability. Maria Rua Aguete, Head of […]

December 3, 2024

Broadcast team revealed for Prime Video’s EPL fixtures

Premier League action returns to Prime Video in the UK this week for a festive feast of football, including 20 live and exclusive matches across two full fixture rounds in December. The action begins on December 3rd when Ipswich Town take on Crystal Palace from 7.30pm, with a further nine fixtures taking place across the […]

December 2, 2024

Prime Video orders more Married To The Game

Prime Video has announced a second season of hit reality docuseries, Married To The Game, which will feature some familiar faces from serason one, including Jorginho and Cat Harding, and Riyad Mahrez and Taylor Ward. Three new Premier League couples have joined the cast, Marc Cucurella and Claudia Rodríguez, Gabriel Magalhães and Gabrielle Figueiredo, and […]

November 29, 2024

Report: SVoDs inject €866m into French production

French public bodies Arcom and CNC have drawn a positive conclusion from the effective enactment of the AVMSD Euro directive into French law since 2021. Aiming to make SVoD platforms contribute to the financing of local content production, it has opened a new era for creation financing as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ invested a […]

November 28, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

India: Prime Video adds Channel K

Prime Video in India has launched Channel K, Interactive Media Mix (IMX)’s Korean entertainment channel, as an add-on subscription. As the home to some of the most popular series, movies, K-pop concerts, and reality shows, Channel K will offer Prime members an immersive Hallyu experience with popular series such as Summer Strike, Personal Taste, movies […]

November 21, 2024

Prime Video’s Beast Games premieres in December

Prime Video has announced that its competitiom series, Beast Games, fronted by MrBeast, the world’s most followed YouTuber, will debut on December 19th on the streaming platform in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series sees 1,000 contestants compete in physical, mental, and social challenges, for a chance to win a whopping $5 […]

November 20, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video, Sky, TNT Sports, TalkSport support Multibank Hygiene Poverty Campaign

The Multibank UK has announced a powerful coalition of sports broadcasters in support of the 2024 Hygiene Poverty campaign. Sky, Prime Video, TNT Sports, and TalkSport, have joined forces in a show of solidarity, to leverage their national broadcast channels in support of The Multibank – story-telling and educating on The Multibank and the campaign, […]

November 20, 2024

Sky, Prime Video extend carriage deal

Sky and Amazon have announced an extension of their long-term collaboration that will see Prime Video continue to be available on Sky devices. The extension means that Sky customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland with a Prime Video subscription will be able to watch content from Sky and Prime Video, all […]

November 18, 2024