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What Spanish hero ‘El Cid’ can teach us about global production
Jose Velasco, founder & president of Spain-based iZen Group, tells TBI about his company’s epic…
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Sky & Amazon strike European deal to expand Prime Video’s reach
Amazon and Sky have struck a deal that will see the former’s Prime Video service…
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Sales round-up: ‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland; ‘Halifax: Retribution’ heads to PBS Masterpiece and more
‘Taskmaster’ sells to TV4 and SBS Viceland TV4 in Sweden and Finland and SBS Viceland…
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Amazon takes first run rights on ‘Vikings’ finale away from History
Amazon Prime Video has bagged first window rights for the final 10 episodes of historical…
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Kids round-up: Amazon lands on ‘Argo’s World’; Atresmedia and Planeta Junior Launch Kidz channel; Canal+ acquires ‘Endlings’
Amazon lands on ‘Argo’s World’ Amazon Prime Video has acquired the first season of STEM-based…
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Amazon cancels conspiracy thriller ‘Utopia’ after one season
Amazon has cancelled conspiracy thriller Utopia after just one season. The show, which was a…
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Amazon Prime, Endemol Shine France prep remake of Japanese comedy format
Amazon Prime Video is working with Endemol Shine France to produce a new version of…
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HBO Max brings Spanish thriller ‘La Jauria’ to US audiences
WarnerMedia SVOD service HBO Max has acquired US streaming rights to Spanish-language drama La Jauria….
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Amazon donates €1m to Italian Covid-19 fund to support entertainment biz
Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have pledged €1million to help support the Italian entertainment…
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Amazon Prime Video picks up fact-based Chilean thriller ‘Dignity’ for Latin America
Amazon Prime Video in Latin America has acquired Chilean thriller Dignity, to premiere this coming…
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Amazon orders UK-produced supernatural thriller ‘The Rig’ from up-and-coming writer
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a new UK-produced supernatural thriller series titled The Rig. The…
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Amazon fast-tracks ‘The Boys’ spin-off after global success
A spin-off to Amazon’s comic book series The Boys is in the works, featuring a…
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TBI In Conversation: Building an American ‘Utopia’ with Sharon Levy
TBI’s Mark Layton speaks to Sharon Levy, president of unscripted and scripted programming at Endemol…
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Amazon, Record TV agree to share ‘Game Of Clones’ remake in Brazil
Amazon Prime Video is working with Brazil’s Record TV on a joint version of Youngest…
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Exclusive: Amazon’s IMDb TV hires Fremantle, A+E alum for acquisitions
Amazon-owned streamer IMDb TV has hired former Fremantle and A+E Networks exec Samuel Harowitz to…
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MGM rolls out streamer in Brazil via Amazon
US studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)’s streaming service has launched on Amazon Prime Video Channels…
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Walmart joins Microsoft’s TikTok bid, as retail giant eyes Amazon competition
US-based Walmart is partnering with Microsoft on a bid for TikTok’s American operations, as the…
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Amazon launches Covid-19 fund to support European screen industry
Amazon Studios and Amazon Prime Video have pledged $6m to support the European TV and…
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Amazon extends Spanish thriller ‘La Jauria’ and ‘The Boys’
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a second season of Spanish-language psychological thriller La Jauria and…
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Amazon’s IMDb snags Sony’s ‘Alex Rider’ for the US
Amazon’s IMDb TV has become the latest operator to pick up Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT)…
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News round-up: Kew alums’ Rainmaker names COO; Amazon lands ‘Mad Men’; ‘Hard Quiz’ heads to Holland
Rainmaker adds Kew alum as COO Rainmaker Content, the recently launched distributor from former Kew…
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‘Pandemic peak’ appears with Americans cooling off on Netflix as lockdown eases
SVOD viewing in the US has begun to dip as parts of the country begin…
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Amazon Original tells ‘True Stories’ with French celebs and YouTube stars
French Amazon Original comedy series True Story will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking Amazon Prime & Hulu’s next moves
Amazon Prime Video and Hulu might look like similar streamers on the surface but underneath…
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UK set to double number of SVOD subscribers by 2024
The UK’s increasing dependency on SVOD services has been laid bare with a new report…
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Amazon snags UK rights to Eleventh Hour’s spy thriller ‘Alex Rider’
Amazon Prime Video has acquired UK rights to Alex Rider, the coming of age spy-thriller…
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Netflix, YouTube among winners as US streaming soars
Netflix and YouTube viewing in the US has soared since the Covid-19 outbreak, according to…
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Amazon’s ‘Bosch’ lands at broadcasters across Europe
Germany’s Kabel Eins, TNT Serie in Europe and HBO Nordic have all picked up seasons…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Streaming through the crisis
Streamers are facing unprecedented demand as locked-down households look for entertainment – to the extent…
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Amazon Prime nears Netflix as it unveils 150 million Prime members
Amazon Prime now has 150 million members worldwide, the company has revealed in its quarterly…