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Tom Hardy to narrate Amazon’s All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur

Actor, producer and born-and-bred Londoner, Tom Hardy, will narrate the upcoming UK Amazon Original series, All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. Hardy, born and raised in Hammersmith, London, will guide viewers through the series which will take sports fans behind the scenes of this illustrious football club during a pivotal season and follow all of the key […]

August 20, 2020

Amazon Prime Video’s Utopia launches Sept 25

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the highly anticipated series Utopia will launch on September 25th. The official trailer has also been launched. The eight-part conspiracy thriller comes from best-selling author and award-winning screenwriter, Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects). After years of honing the ambitious project, Flynn delivers an artfully detailed series that urges viewers […]

August 18, 2020

Bertelsmann: “Europe should consolidate streamers”

Thomas Rabe, chief executive and chairman of Bertelsmann says regulators should allow European media companies to scout mergers and partnerships to enable them to compete with US streaming giants such as Netflix and Disney+. Rabe told the FT that the economic impact of coronavirus on the industry had strengthened his view that it will be […]

August 17, 2020

Supernatural’s Ackles joins The Boys season 3

Amazon Prime Video has announced that Jensen Ackles, star of Supernatural, will be joining the cast of the hit series The Boys for Season 3. Ackles will portray Soldier Boy – the original Superhero. After Soldier Boy fought in World War II, he became the first super celebrity, and a mainstay of American culture for decades. Eric […]

August 17, 2020

All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur on Aug 31

Amazon has announced that the first three episodes of All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur will launch exclusively on Prime Video on August 31st in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The nine-episode behind-the-scenes docu-series follows the Premier League football team throughout the 2019/20 season. A further three episodes will launch on September 7th with […]

August 14, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video launching Blumhouse horror showcase

Amazon Prime Video has announced Welcome to the Blumhouse, a programme of eight unsettling, genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios. Sharing the suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centred around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces. This […]

August 14, 2020

Amazon donates £1.5m to support UK creative community

Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have announced a $6 million (€5.09m) commitment to support the European TV and film production creative community through the Covid-19 pandemic. Donations from the fund will be made to Covid-19 relief funds in countries across Europe to support the creative community as TV and film production begins to restart […]

August 13, 2020

Prime Video unveils Alonso docuseries

Amazon Prime Video has announced the launch date and the first trailer for a new Amazon Exclusive docuseries, Fernando, a unique portrayal of two-time Formula One World Champion and one of Spain’s most successful and popular sports stars, Fernando Alonso. The docuseries, featuring the renowned racing driver who recently announced his expected return to Formula […]

August 13, 2020

The Goes Wrong Show debuts on Prime Video on August 15

All six episodes from Mischief’s BBC One hit comedy series The Goes Wrong Show will premiere on August 15th in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia on Amazon Prime Video. The series, licensed by Lionsgate, is inspired by Mischief’s award winning Broadway and West End stage production, The Play That Goes Wrong. The Goes […]

August 13, 2020

Analyst: SVoD drives demand for LGBT+ content

Research from Ampere Analysis has revealed that the SVoD players are leading the way in commissioning LGBT+ content. Between Q1 2019 and Q2 2020, 12 commissioners globally ordered multiple LGBT+ movies or series. 80 per cent of those commissions were destined

August 10, 2020