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Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking coming to Prime Video UK

Prime Video has announced that the newest addition to the Wizarding World franchise, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, will debut on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland this December. The first six episodes will launch on December 17th and the finale will follow on December 20th. The series blends storytelling and fantastical edible creations […]

November 8, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Report: Sports fans drive streaming growth in Q3

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, reveals that sports viewership surged in Q3 2024 thanks to events including the Olympics encouraging more diverse audiences. This growth, identified in Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data and analysis on the global video streaming landscape, highlights the increasing importance of live sports for streaming platforms but […]

November 7, 2024

My Fault: London coming to Prime Video in Feb

Prime Video will launch My Fault: London, a new UK Original Movie, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on February 13th 2025. The movie is a remake of the successful Spanish Original Movie Culpa Mia, starring rising British talent Asha Banks and Matthew Broome. It is based on the first book of Mercedes […]

November 7, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video rolls out X-Ray Recaps feature

Prime Video has announced its new generative AI feature, X-Ray Recaps, which is powered by Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed AWS service for building and scaling generative AI applications with foundational models. Using a combination of Amazon Bedrock models and custom AI models trained on Amazon SageMaker, X-Ray Recaps analyses various video segments, combined with […]

November 5, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Report: Prime Video, Apple TV+ grow US revenue

In Q3 2024, Netflix jumped ahead of NBCUniversal in corporate demand share in the US — that is, demand for all original TV content produced under a company’s corporate umbrella – according to Parrot Analytics. This is the first time that Netflix has led a legacy studio in the category. While this is a telling […]

November 1, 2024

Pimpinero: Blood and Oil debuts on Prime Video this November

Prime Video has announced that the Pimpinero: Blood and Oil movie will launch exclusively on November 22nd on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The launch comes following the film’s official selection and world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as featuring at prestigious film festivals around the […]

November 1, 2024

Data: Disney+ remains #1 in new UK sub additions

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the behaviours within the VoD market between July to September 2024. Emmys and high-profile partnerships propel Disney+ Off the back of a hugely successful Emmy awards season, […]

October 24, 2024

Cruel Intentions series to premiere on Prime Video

Prime Video has announced that all eight episodes of the Cruel Intentions series will premiere on the streaming service on November 21st in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Set 25 years after the iconic movie – starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon – captivated audiences with its provocative drama, sex […]

October 24, 2024

Japan: Online video industry set to grow at 7% CAGR

Japan’s online video industry is set to grow at an 7 per cent CAGR over the next five years, accounting for 45 per cent of total screen revenue by 2029, including free TV, pay-TV and theatrical, versus 35 per cent in 2024, according to a report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, entitled […]

October 22, 2024

Germany: Viaplay SVoD channel on Prime Video

Viaplay Content Distribution has launched the Viaplay channel as an add-on subscription on Prime Video via Prime Video Channels in Germany. Subscribers on Prime Video Channels will be able to seamlessly access the specialised offering of Scandinavian and European series and films. Viaplay’s Germany content offering focuses on the Nordic region’s psychologically penetrating series and […]

October 22, 2024