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Amazon Prime Video
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NBC pilots adaptation of Amazon Prime drama ‘Pequeñas Coincidencias’
NBC in the US has handed out a raft of pilot orders including an adaptation…
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Amazon Prime Video strikes far-reaching European film deal with STXfilms
Amazon has struck a multi-year, multi-territory output deal with STXfilms that will see the latter’s…
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Amazon Prime reboots Spanish drama ‘El Internado’
Amazon Prime Video is rebooting hit Spanish drama El Internado (aka The Boarding School), a…
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John Battsek: SVOD-backed sports films allow “human” portrayals of athletes like Andy Murray
Andy Murray: Resurfacing producer John Battsek has praised the SVOD-fuelled wave of sports documentaries for…
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BT eyes Disney+ for “super aggregation”-focused TV service
UK telco BT is courting the Mouse House around plans to bring fledgling streaming platform…
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Amazon follows Australian men’s cricket team following ball-tampering scandal
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a docuseries following the Australian men’s cricket team in the…
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Amazon UK nabs first-window streaming rights to Lionsgate films
Amazon is set to be the first-window streaming home for Lionsgate films in the UK,…
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Amazon greenlights ‘The Peripheral’ adaptation from ‘Westworld’ creators
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit hour-long sci-fi thriller The Peripheral from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan…
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Amazon follows tennis star Andy Murray’s road to recovery in feature doc
Amazon Prime Video is readying the roll-out of a feature doc on tennis player Andy…
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Amazon takes ITV’s ‘Love Island’ to France, orders drama from ‘Narcos’ prodco
Amazon Prime has unveiled four new French shows including a local reboot of ITV reality…
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Amazon commissions German series with comedian Markus Stoll
Amazon Prime Video Germany has commissioned a series with comedian Markus Stoll. The streamer has…
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Amazon builds ‘All Or Nothing’ franchise with Tottenham Hotspur
Amazon is extending its All Or Nothing franchise with a behind-the-scenes docuseries on the Tottenham…
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Deals round-up: KI unveils African format pact; Amazon launches Channels in France; MADD’s CEE drama sale
Keshet Int’l, M-Net strike format pact Keshet International (KI) and pan-African broadcaster M-Net have joined…
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Amazon Prime Video’s global playbook
Amazon might be an SVOD of sorts but its evolution reflects a rapidly changing sector…
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‘Hunted’ remake becomes Amazon’s first unscripted original in Italy
Amazon Prime Video in Italy has ordered a local six-part version of Endemol Shine Group’s…
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Amazon signs up for Clarkson’s ‘Farm’, ‘Walking Dead’ spin-off
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit eight-part Jeremy Clarkson-fronted series I Bought The Farm (working title)…
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Noah Media Group launches global sales arm with Amazon sale for ‘The Edge’
Noah Media Group, producers of sports docs such as Netflix’s Bobby Robson: More Than A…
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Amazon Prime Video France picks up Newen’s ‘Inside Game’
Amazon Prime Video France has scored first-window SVOD rights to thriller The Inside Game from…
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Amazon Studios boss leaves door open for ‘Fleabag’ despite Waller-Bridge’s protestations
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke is keeping the door wide open for another season of…
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Amazon plots Fire TV expansion in Europe
Amazon is planning to launch its Fire TV offering in additional markets in Europe outside…
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Amazon expands Latino offering with Ricky Martin band drama
Amazon Prime Video has picked up a drama series that tells the story of a…
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Amazon Prime signs Peter Crouch for Sony’s Human Media football show
Amazon Prime Video has linked up with former Liverpool FC star Peter Crouch (pictured) on…
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Amazon scores football docuseries with Starbucks, October Films, Brutal Media
Amazon Prime Video is preparing to make a docuseries about football available to its subscribers…
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Amazon grows sports coverage with WTA deal
Amazon has expanded its live sports portfolio, snapping up the exclusive rights to the Women’s…
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A+E Networks UK launches true crime SVOD on Amazon Prime Video
A+E Networks UK has launched SVOD service Crime+Investigation Play on Amazon Prime Video Channels. A+E…
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Amazon orders second YA project to series with ‘The Wilds’
Amazon has ordered its second YA project in recent weeks, picking up The Wilds to…
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Amazon takes CBS All Access’ ‘Star Trek’ spin-off for global
Amazon Prime Video has picked up CBS All Access’ Star Trek spin-off on Captain Jean-Luc Picard…
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History Play launches in UK and Germany on Amazon Channels
Amazon has added the A+E Networks’ History Play streaming service to its line-up of Prime Video Channels…
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Amazon gets European exec teams in place as it “bulks up” unscripted
Amazon is staffing up across Europe with commissioning and business affairs teams in major markets,…
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Amazon’s global profile sparks Grand Tour format change
Jeremy Clarkson has said that The Grand Tour’s increasingly international profile on Amazon Prime Video has led…