Gortimer Gibbons Life on Normal Street


Amazon deal monitor: Prime’s time

Amazon’s initial slate of originals was mostly well received, but failed to set the TV world alight. Then along came Jeffrey Tambur cross-dressing drama Transparent, which not only garnered masses of column inches, but also bagged awards and critical acclaim. Some commentators described as “Amazon’s House of Cards moment”. SVOD service Amazon Prime Instant Video […]

News brief: Amazon renews raft of kids originals

Amazon has given second-season orders to several of its original kids series. Creative Galaxy, Annedroids, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street (pictured) and Tumble Leaf have all been renewed for Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service. The quartet of kids series were among Amazon’s first wave of original programme orders. They will sit alongside recently ordered kids […]

Amazon adds 4K content to Prime Instant Video

Amazon has added 4K, Ultra High-Definition movies and TV shows to its subscription VoD service, Amazon Prime Instant Video. Amazon Prime customers will be able to access the Ultra HD content at no additional cost, with the first of this content to include Amazon Original series such as Alpha House, Transparent and children’s series Gortimer […]

News brief: Amazon sets intn’l launch for first live-action kids

Amazon will launch its first live-action kids series before Christmas on its Prime Instant SVOD service in the UK and Germany. Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street came out of Amazon’s open pilot process and has already launched in the US. The show was one of five kids series ordered by Amazon late last year […]

Amazon to launch third pilot season this month

Amazon Prime Instant Video is launching its latest season of pilots in the US and UK on August 28. Later this month, Amazon Prime subscribers will be offered five pilots: half-hour comedies The Cosmopolitans, Really and Red Oaks, and hour-long dramas Hand of God and Hysteria. Launching scripted drama and comedy pilots on the same […]

Amazon greenlights originals for Prime Instant Video

Amazon has greenlit a raft of new shows for its Prime Instant Video service. Having piloted a new batch of comedy, drama and kids programming, the US-based company has now selected six shows it will take to series. The After, a mystery thriller from Chris Carter (The X-Files), will go to a full series as […]

Amazon launches second wave of pilots

Amazon’s production arm Amazon Studios has debuted a host of new original programme pilots spanning comedy, drama and kids shows. The 10 pilots launched today on Amazon-owned VOD service Lovefilm in the UK and on Prime Instant Video in the US, with a selection of the shows that prove most popular due to be made […]

Amazon orders five more original series pilots

Amazon Studios has ordered five kids series pilots for Amazon Prime Instant Video service in the US. The streaming service has been moving into original production and testing pilots with subscribers who provide feedback online, helping the OTT provider make its final selection. The quintet of new shows are all aimed at kids aged 6-to-11. […]