WildBrain, a specialist in kids’ and family entertainment, is expanding its offering on Amazon’s SVoD services through a trio of new deals with Prime Video for Canada, Australia and New Zealand; Prime Video in Germany; and Amazon Kids+ in the US. Collectively the deals total over 850 episodes, plus movies and specials from WildBrain’s library […]
The number of unique users of SVoD platforms in Italy was 15.3 million in March 2023, stable compared to the previous month, but down from 16.7 million in the same month in 2022. A report by Italy’s National Communications Authority (AgCom), shows that Netflix maintained the leadership position with an average of 8.9 million unique […]
The Italian TV sector was worth around €8 billion in revenues during 2022, down 0.3 per cent compared to 2021, according to the Annual Report of the Communications Authority (AgCom). The free-to-air segment accounted for 60 per cent of this figure or €4.8 billion (-0.9 per cent), while pay-TV revenues increased slightly (+0.5 per cent) […]
Prime Video and BBC Studios have announced the launch of BBC Player and BBC Kids on Prime Video Channels in India. The subscription-based service will provide Indian viewers a curated line-up of British content spanning from original British dramas, comedy, documentaries, factual shows, entertainment to lifestyle programming and children’s shows – all on a single destination, for the first time in […]
Comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis will provide a uniquely British perspective on the new Prime Video Japanese reboot of physical challenge show Takeshi’s Castle, which launches on August 30th exclusively to Prime members in the UK and Ireland. Davis and Ranganathan will guide viewers through the hilarious, dramatic, and, at times, baffling world of […]
Spanish Original movie Awareness will premiere on October 11th on Prime Video. The sci-fi film, directed by Daniel Benmayor (Xtremo, Tracers, Bruc), stars Carlos Scholz (Toy Boy, Feria: La luz más oscura), Pedro Alonso (Money Heist, El ministerio del tiempo), María Pedraza (Toy Boy, Élite), Óscar Jaenada (Operación Marea Negra, Hernán) and Lela Loren (American […]
Research from consultancy firm Simon-Kucher into consumer streaming behaviour and preferences reveals that the growth of streaming is slowing down. In its second annual Global Streaming Study, Simon-Kucher reveals that only 38 per cent of UK respondents indicate they stream more compared to last year – this is down 10 percentage points from the number […]
Spanish TV group Atresmedia and streaming platform Prime Video has reached an agreement to integrate OTT service Atresplayer Premium Familiar into Prime Video’s TV channels line-up. Atresplayer Premium Familiar is now available to all Amazon Prime subscribers for an additional €7.99 a month and offers TV series including Veneno, Los Protegidos (pictured), Cristo Rey, Drag […]
Kalvin Phillips: The Road to City, a NEO Studios production, debuts exclusively on Prime Video globally on July 19th. Incorporating 12-months of filming, the single one-off documentary follows Phillips from his early start in Leeds Academy, to reaching the dizzy heights of the Premier League and the FIFA World Cup, to transferring to Manchester City […]
Sixty-five per cent of French homes have a SVoD subscription, a rate which has jumped by 4 per cent over one year and 13 per cent compared to 2021. According to the latest Submix study from consulting firm BearingPoint, Netflix remains sector leader with 63 per cent of all SVoD subscribers followed by Prime Video (49 per […]