BBC Studios has struck a deal with Amazon Freevee to deliver five new exclusive FAST channels in the US. The channels will launch on 17 October and carry a combined 1,000 hours of titles including The Catherine Tate Show, Misfits and Without Limits. Beth Anderson, SVP of FAST & VOD Sales in North America and […]
BritBox UK buys Fat Friends Streaming service BritBox UK has picked up rights to all four seasons of Fat Friends, the Kay Mellor comedy-drama that first aired on British TV screens 23 years ago. The show was produced by Mellor’s Rollem Productions in association with Tiger Aspect Productions and Yorkshire Television. It debuted on ITV1 […]
NBCUniversal is ramping up its FAST network with almost 30 new channels set to be rolled out in the US, carrying shows such as Top Chef and Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The channels will be available on Amazon Freevee and are being curated with programming from across the NBCU Television & Streaming portfolio and […]
As Amazon moves forward with plans to bring Prime Video SVOD originals to its AVOD service Freevee, Omdia’s Matthew Evenson digs into what lies behind this new content strategy. Amazon has announced that it will be adding more than 100 films and TV series that were originally commissioned for its Prime Video SVOD service to […]
Amazon AVOD service Freevee has picked up Canadian adult animated comedy Gary And His Demons for its US premiere. Season one and the belated season two of the show, which was commissioned for Amazon’s SVOD Prime Video last year, will launch on Freevee in the US on 7 July. Season two of Gary And His […]
Espresso unveils doc trio Espresso Media International has unveiled three new documentaries from its distribution slate launching at Hot Docs 2023. Espresso are representing worldwide rights (excluding Canada) for the trio, which are all commissioned by Canada’s Documentary Channel. Two of the docs are produced by Frequent Flyer, including The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain, […]
Amazon has ordered Twin Love, a new dating competition that will launch on its SVOD Prime Video in summer, as well as AVOD service Freevee in the US and UK. Produced by Amazon Studios and ITV America’s ITV Entertainment, the social dating experiment will be hosted by WWE Hall of Famers and TV personalities Brie […]
The expansion of FAST and AVOD services is creating a new-look ecosystem in which TV manufacturers, third-party platforms and content rights holders can all capitalise on new ad revenue streams, writes Omdia’s David Tett. Platform owners are in prime position to benefit from the ever–increasing advertising opportunities found with the rise of IP video and […]
‘Finder$ Keeper$’ picked up in French-speaking Belgium RTL-TVI has ordered a local version of family entertainment format Finder$ Keeper$ for French-speaking Belgium. On each episode, a fortunate family gets the chance to win up to €100,000. The cash is hidden in their own home, where all the money they find within 30 minutes is theirs […]
Amazon Freevee has greenlit a comedy exploring a family’s first few months living in the US after moving from India. The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh (8 x 30 minutes) is from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios, with Naveen Andrews (The Dropout), Sindhu Vee (Starstruck) and Megan Hilty (Smash) starring. Freevee said the show had been […]
