A survey commissioned by publisher LADbible Group has revealed over half (56 per cent) of 18–44-year-olds in the UK – around 11.8 million people – currently use someone else’s login details to access a streaming service. In a report that highlights the challenges that streaming services face to attract paying subscribers in the face of the growing cost of […]
Amazon and DirecTV have entered into a multi-year agreement to offer Prime Video’s exclusive Thursday Night Football (TNF) line-up to NFL fans visiting more than 300,000 sports bars, restaurants, hotel lounges, casinos and sports books, retail shops and services, and many other venues in the US. DirecTV for Business will now deliver live TNF action […]
Nielsen has revealed that streaming usage surpassed cable in July to claim the largest share of US television viewing for the first time, according to The Gauge, Nielsen’s monthly total TV and streaming snapshot. Streaming represented a record 34.8 per cent share of total television consumption, while cable and broadcast came in at 34.4 per […]
Nielsen and Amazon have signed a three-year agreement to measure Prime Video’s exclusive NFL Thursday Night Football (TNF) US telecasts, a first-of-its-kind deal where a streaming service will be included in Nielsen’s National TV measurement service. Starting with the 2022 NFL season, measurement will include full coverage of the TNF broadcast – pregame, in-game and […]
Ryan Pirozzi has been promoted to Co-Head of Content and Programming at Amazon Freevee. In this role, Pirozzi will oversee all programming for Amazon Freevee, including development, production, licensing and strategy. Pirozzi has been with Amazon for close to 12 years. Prior to taking on this role, Pirozzi was the Head of Worldwide Television & […]
Prime Video has released the first-look teaser for the highly anticipated UK Original six-part scripted series, Jungle, produced by Nothing Lost. The new series will launch exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories on September 30th. Jungle follows the connected lives of several strangers, each facing their own struggle, viewed through the prism of UK […]
The Coda Collection, a streaming video channel dedicated to music programming, has announced the UK launch of their immersive experience. The channel reaches across decades and genres to provide fans with exclusive storytelling that details iconic moments in music history. Available exclusively via Prime Video Channels, this UK launch is The Coda Collection’s first step […]
The Western European market is experiencing a saturation of VoD offerings caused by the launch of a growing number of platforms, reports Dataxis. The growth of traditional players is slowing down and the launch of new platforms needs to be carefully planned to attract users. OTT services need to intensify their efforts to expand their […]
History Hit, the SVoD and content platform founded by historian Dan Snow and acquired by Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has launched on Prime Video Channels in the UK. Already available on Amazon devices as an app via Amazon Fire TV, this launch will enable Prime Video Channels customers to access the full History […]
Amazon has announced that it will soon increase the cost of its Prime service subscription – which gives access to the Prime Video streaming service and a range of shopping incentives. A Prime subscription will rise from £7.99 a month to £8.99 on September 15th for new customers, or on the date of the customer’s […]