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Amazon unveils The Wilds; first episode free

The Wilds, the ten-episode Amazon Original series, will launch exclusively on Prime Video on December 11th in more than 240 territories around the world. Additionally, the first episode will be available for free for a limited time, on Prime Video’s YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts on the same date. The first episode will also […]

November 18, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Netherlands: History, Crime+Investigation join Prime Video Channels

A+E Networks EMEA announced today that History Play and Crime+Investigation Play are now available to customers in the Netherlands through Amazon Prime Video Channels. History Play and Crime+Investigation Play offer exclusive documentaries, premium factual entertainment and true crime series. Customers can sign up for a 14-day free trial and subscribe directly to History Play and […]

November 9, 2020

Netherlands: Film1 joins Amazon Prime Video Channels

Film1’s selection of around 300 on demand movies, along with Film1 Premiere, Film1 Drama and Film1 Family is now be available on Amazon’s freshly launched Prime Video Channels service as an add-on package for Prime members in the Netherlands. Prime members will be able to access the Film1 package for  EUR 5 per month instead […]

November 6, 2020

Prime Video secures Samberg’s Palm Springs

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the Sundance hit romantic comedy, Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg alongside Cristin Milioti, will launch directly and exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Netherlands, France and the UK. Prime members in Australia and New Zealand will be able to watch the movie from November 20th, […]

November 5, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Amazon Prime Video orders 2nd season of Tuesday Afternoon Kitchen

TV comedy show Tuesday Afternoon Kitchen will return to Amazon Prime Video with a second series, after scooping an impressive eight awards & nominations at this year’s festival circuit. Set in a modern day TV studio ‘somewhere in London’, the four part series stars an ensemble award winning cast led by Tom Selway and Howard […]

November 5, 2020

Prime Video unveils new UK series The Rig

Amazon Prime Video has confirmed a new UK produced Amazon Original series titled The Rig. The six-part thriller will be produced by Wild Mercury Productions (part of Banijay UK), created by new writer David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland (Line of Duty, Bodyguard. The Rig follows the crew of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, […]

November 3, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Data: 1.6m US homes watch Borat 2 in first weekend

Samba TV data shows that 1.6 million US households streamed the Borat movie sequel on Amazon Prime Video during its opening weekend (October 22nd – 25th). Amazon’s decision to release the movie one day early, on the same day of the final presidential debate, didn’t seem to give it that great of a boost: only […]

October 27, 2020

Analyst: Europe leading boom in unscripted commissions

Western European commissioners are driving a new boom in format production fuelling a huge uptick in commissioning of formatted shows in the past year. European format commissioning activity reached a high in July 2020 with 30 unscripted remakes announced in a single month. While Covid-19 has added fuel to the format fire, growing demand for […]

October 26, 2020

Amazon acquires NFL play-off game

Amazon has acquired the rights to stream one of two new NFL post-season Wild Card play-off games, set to launch in January 2021, on its Prime Video platform Amazon will stream the game live whilst is also airs on CBS and Nickelodeon in the US, according to reports. The game joins the 11 NFL Thursday […]

October 16, 2020

Amazon tops new UK SVoD sign-ups

Kantar, the data, insights and consulting company, has announced Q3 2020 results from its Entertainment On Demand service in the UK, the newest offering from Kantar to help entertainment industry and investors understand the full entertainment subscription service consumer journey. The service reveals the following consumer behaviours in the three months to September 2020: Amazon […]

October 15, 2020