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Amazon joins BBC’s Moffat drama The Last Post
Amazon has become the US partner for Peter Moffat’s BBC One drama The Last Post….
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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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The Walking Dead’s Kirkman signs deal with Amazon
Amazon has closed an overall deal with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and a…
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Disney takes on Netflix with own SVOD service
The Walt Disney Company is pulling all of its movies from Netflix in order to…
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Ofcom: UK now a ‘nation of binge viewers’
The UK has become “a nation of binge viewers” but there are stark differences between…
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Lionsgate & Hemisphere launch Spanish OTT offer
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched Pantaya, a Spanish-language OTT service dedicated to premium…
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Amazon to up content spend in Q3
Amazon plans to up its investment in video content in the current quarter, despite reporting…
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MIPCOM to debut Sky/Amazon drama Britannia
Big-ticket Sky and Amazon drama Britannia will have its world premiere at MIPCOM in October….
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‘More than half of US millennials tune into SVOD daily’
More than half of US millennials now tune into an SVOD service like Netflix, Amazon…
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Amazon acquires Sky’s Tin Star
Amazon has acquired Tin Star for the US from UK-based distributors Endemol Shine International and…
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Vimeo names new CEO
Vimeo, the ad-free open video platform and operating business of IAC, has appointed Anjali Sud…
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Viacom launches Daily Show on Amazon Alexa in the UK
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching a spin-off digest of The Daily Show with…
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Amazon brings Agatha Christie series to the US
Amazon is adding a series of adaptations from Agatha Christie Limited to its lineup of…
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The kids OTT tidal wave
As technology continues to blur the line between linear and OTT, the opportunities for content…
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BBC tackles kids SVOD threat with £34m boost
BBC Children’s will receive its largest cash boost “in a generation”, with an extra £34…
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Facebook greenlights more originals
Social media platform Facebook has ordered a pair of new original shows, as it pushed…
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Vimeo kills SVOD plan
Vimeo has killed the long-gestating plan to launch a subscription VOD service, and axed its…
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Canal+ gains freedom to strike exclusive deals
France’s competition watchdog has removed the majority of restrictions placed on pay TV operator Canal+…
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Netflix and Amazon impact on US pay TV challenged
US pay TV will not decline as rapidly in the face of competition from Netflix…
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Pubcasters pact to combat Netflix, Amazon threat
Two of Europe’s primary public broadcasters are strategically combining their arsenals to combat the growing…
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Skinny bundle ‘VMSOs’ could seriously test pay TV
The US’s new wave of OTT TV ‘skinny bundle’ providers could amass 3.5 million subscribers…
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Ampere: Netflix use just 11% in Turkey
Just 11% of Turkish internet users watched Netflix in the past month, compared to a…
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Netflix ‘under threat as top VOD net for UK youth’
Netflix remains the most popular service for British children and teenagers, but Amazon Prime Video…
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More on creation of global anti-piracy coalition ACE
Execs from the 30 global entertainment companies that have come together to form anti-piracy body…
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Major content firms pact for anti-piracy coalition
The Hollywood studios, leading SVOD services and key networks around the world have formed a…
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Twitch Prime goes global with 200-country launch
Amazon-owned Twitch has rolled out its premium Twitch Prime service globally, launching the service in…
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Ampere: Saudi web users consume most TV & video
Saudi Arabian internet users watched more TV and video online than people in any other…
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Amazon will have ‘bigger impact’ than Netflix
Amazon is likely to have a bigger impact on the markets in which it is…
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In-demand chart: UK (May 22-28, 2017)
Hulu drama The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian tale of female struggle, featuring Mad Men’s…
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Amazon secures streaming rights to new Soderbergh movie
Amazon has unveiled a deal to bring Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Logan Lucky, to Prime…