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Amazon Studios
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Fox looks to Balian as Tal Yguado joins Amazon
Fox Networks Group has handed control of its global programming initiative to FX Networks executive…
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BBC, Amazon team for apocalyptic comedy
UK pubcaster the BBC and subscription VOD service are creating a six-part comedy based on…
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Amazon takes 70s kids reboot to series
Amazon has ordered a full series of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, a contemporary take…
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Former Arc exec joins Atomic Cartoons
Canadian studio Atomic Cartoons has hired Matthew Berkowitz as head of development. The new recruit…
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Amazon makes Korea original play
Amazon Prime Video is working on its first South Korea-produced original series. The SVOD service,…
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Amazon to hire London-based original content boss
Amazon is hiring a London-based head of original content to respond to its growing interest…
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Amazon adapts The Departed for TV
Amazon Studios is adapting Oscar-winning crime movie The Departed into a television series, according to…
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eOne poaches Amazon Studios scripted exec
Entertainment One Television has bolstered its scripted ranks by drafting in Carolyn Newman from Amazon…
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Woody Allen’s Amazon comedy Crisis nears
Woody Allen’s comedy for Amazon Prime Video is called Crisis in Six Scenes, and sees…
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Sky, Amazon team to form Roman Army drama
European satcaster Sky and Amazon Prime Video in the US are to coproduce a big-budget…
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Dick, Tick, Van Johnson set for Amazon
An adaptation of cult novel I LoveDick, a superhero series starring Peter Serafinowicz and a…
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Amazon poaches HBO comedy exec
Amazon Studios has hired HBO exec Nick Hall to become its head of comedy development….
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Spotnitz climbs down from High Castle
Frank Spotnitz will no longer be the showrunner of Amazon’s alternative history drama The Man…
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Top Gear and Amazon rival rev up
Amazon has given a name to its high-profile motoring series, while the BBC has announced…
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Amazon prescribes to Doctor Thorne drama
Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive US streaming rights to British period drama Doctor…
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Amazon celebrates Globes win with free Mozart
Amazon is offering a free viewing window of its drama series Mozart in the Jungle…
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Amazon greenlights Jim Jarmusch movie
Amazon’s latest foray into original feature films will be Paterson from Jim Jarmusch (Ghost Dog:…
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Netflix, Amazon buy original films
Netflix and Amazon Studios have both invested in new movies, the former pacting with Brad…
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Amazon collars Sneaky Pete
Amazon Prime Instant Video has greenlit a full season of Sneaky Pete, the drama pilot…
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Amazon looks to vigilantes, flappers for pilot season
Amazon Prime Instant Video has unveiled its autumn pilot season line-up, which includes a violent…
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Amazon to rival Netflix in Japan
Amazon Prime Instant Video is to launch in Japan, putting it in direct competition with…
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Amazon renews Transparent, locks in Solloway
Amazon has locked Jill Solloway, creator of its buzzy original series Transparent, into an overall…
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Amazon debuts latest kids originals
As its push into original kids content deepens, Amazon Prime Instant Video has unveiled its…
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Amazon orders raft of new kids pilots
Amazon has ordered a new season of kids pilots, with shows from prodcos including The…
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Modern Family’s Levitan heads to MIPTV
Modern Family co-creator Steven Levitan is heading to MIPTV next month and will give a…
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Mad Dogs, High Castle go to series on Amazon
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sent a pair of dramas, an unscripted series and two…
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MTG buys Amazon’s Mozart for Viaplay
Modern Times Group’s on-demand service Viaplay in Sweden has picked up Amazon original drama Mozart…
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Amazon rebooting 70s kids show
Amazon is making a modern-day version of 1970s live-action kids series Sigmund and the Sea…
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Amazon causes Catastrophe with SVOD deal
Amazon Prime Instant Video will get exclusive SVOD rights to Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe. Amazon…
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Amazon to rival Netflix with original movies
Amazon Studios is to begin to produce and acquire original movies for early window distribution…