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Netflix UK subs rate slows as Now TV gains – BARB
Netflix added new subscribers at a slower rate than SVOD rivals Amazon Prime Video and…
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Ampere: sports fans ‘significantly more likely’ to take pay TV
Sports fans typically watch more TV than other consumers and are “significantly more likely” to…
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Sky New Zealand stares into Hard Sun & eyes American Gods
Sky New Zealand has acquired new pre-apocalyptic BBC drama Hard Sun, as well as Starz…
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Amazon teams with ITV for Kate Beckinsale drama
Amazon Prime Video and UK broadcaster ITV are coproducing a limited drama series starring Kate…
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Amazon reveals subs’ streaming habits
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a number of “curious facts” and “milestones” related to its…
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Netflix ‘far behind’ in the Indian OTT market
Netflix is “far behind” other players in the Indian over-the-top video market, ranking fifth in…
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Amazon signs output deal with AMC
Amazon has signed a deal with AMC, which will see Amazon Prime Video gain excusive…
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Amazon ‘developing free VOD service’
Amazon could be getting in on the free VOD space in order to build out…
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Amazon calls in The Boys for superhero drama
Showrunner Eric Kripke and actor Seth Rogen (pictured) have landed a superhero drama Amazon Prime…
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Amazon bags ITV drama as US original
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US rights to ITV drama Fearless. All six episodes…
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Amazon to ‘increase content spend again’
Amazon will keep apace with Netflix’s original content spend, with Roy Price reportedly promising staff…
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Amazon picks up McMafia outside UK, US
Amazon has picked up BBC Worldwide and AMC drama McMafia for more than 200 territories,…
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Amazon builds with TNT’s Berlin drama 4 Blocks
Amazon has picked up Berlin-set gangster drama 4 Blocks from TNT for a worldwide audience….
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Viaplay commits to Conspiracy of Silence
MTG video streaming service Viaplay has ordered an eight-part political thriller named Conspiracy of Silence….
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Hulu’s Handmaid win marks streaming breakthrough
In a watershed moment, Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale last night became the first streaming…
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Russian withdrawal for Netflix & Amazon predicted
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will withdraw from Russia due to new laws on OTT…
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Digital unit provides big boost for RTL
Digital revenues boosted RTL’s revenue performance significantly in the second half, with the German broadcaster…
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Amazon to shut down Lovefilm in UK & Germany
Amazon is calling time on its Lovefilm-branded DVD-by-post service later this year, citing declining demand…
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Most Hulu users prefer SVOD – research
Two-thirds of Hulu users who also subscribe to a traditional pay TV service said that…
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Amazon reveals originals trends in UK
Amazon Prime Video has revealed that Bryan Cranston-created drama Sneaky Pete is its most popular…
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Amazon touts local originals as Inside Edge scores
Amazon’s first original Indian drama, Inside Edge, has quickly become the most watched title on…
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Amazon buys The Amazing Gayl Pile
LaRue Entertainment’s The Amazing Gayl Pile is now streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in…
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Amazon welcomes Fashion Hero
Amazon has added 8x60mins reality competition series The Fashion Hero to its direct services for…
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Amazon takes CBS summer drama – again
Subscription VOD service Amazon Prime Video has again secured rights to a CBS summer drama…
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Amazon Prime picks up Israeli drama
Amazon Prime Video has picked up Israeli romantic comedy series The Baker and The Beauty,…
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Digging into CEE
The number of pay TV homes in Central and Eastern Europe are set to fall,…
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Content portability rules adopted in Europe
The European Council (EC) has adopted new rules that allow consumers who pay for online…
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Amazon Prime Video to launch on Apple TV
Amazon Prime Video is due to launch on Apple TV “later this year,” Apple CEO…
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Amazon brings Mojicons to US
Amazon Prime Video will bring 26x11mins animated toon The Mojicons to the US. The move…
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Amazon heads to Carnival Row with Legendary
Subscription VOD service Amazon has greenlit a neo-Victorian fantasy drama Carnival Row. The original one-hour…