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SVOD and catch-up accelerate US, UK linear viewing decline
The ubiquity of on-demand and catch-up services continues to impact linear TV viewing, according to…
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Lovefilm snags exclusive Under the Dome rights
Lovefilm has inked a deal with CBS Studios International giving it exclusive UK streaming rights…
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Amazon’s Lovefilm buys Copper for the UK
Lovefilm has acquired Copper, the BBC America period drama series. The show is produced by…
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Lovefilm snags Warner Bros. deal
Lovefilm has agreed a programming deal with Warner Bros. giving it access to a raft…
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Amazon eyes Russian service
Amazon could launch a video streaming service in Russia, following local reports that it has…
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Electus making kids original for Amazon
Amazon Studios, the original production arm of online retailer Amazon, has greenlit a pilot for…
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Rastamouse makes tracks for Lovefilm
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has acquired a children’s programming package including Rastamouse from NBCUniversal International…
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CBS: Amazon, int’l sales key to Under the Dome profits
The streaming deal CBS scored with Amazon in February and international sales were key to…
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Amazon orders five more original series pilots
Amazon Studios has ordered five kids series pilots for Amazon Prime Instant Video service in…
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Lovefilm signs Scripps Networks Interactive lifestyle deal
Amazon-owned video-on-demand service Lovefilm has signed a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive to offer UK…
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Good Wife, Dexter set for Lovefilm launch
Amazon-owned on-demand platform Lovefilm has secured CBS Studios International-distributed scripted programming including The Good Wife,…
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French doc firm scores VOD distribution deal
France-based doc distributor Java Films has hooked up with North American video-on-demand aggregator Syndicato. The…
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Netflix continues to dominate SVOD space
Netflix accounted for 90% of subscription video streams in the US in the first quarter…
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Using the UK tax credit to boost trans-Atlantic relations
Patrick Irwin, Justin Thomson-Glover and Louisa Spring – the principals of London and LA-based exec-production,…
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Amazon expands programming deal with NBC
Amazon has agreed a wider programming deal with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution, giving…
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LoveFilm gets Vikings series ahead of TV
Amazon’s on-demand service LoveFilm has bought Vikings in a deal that means the hit drama…
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Yahoo! reportedly in talks with Hulu
Yahoo! has reportedly held preliminary talks with US video-on-demand site Hulu and is one of…
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CBS posts best ever quarter results, talks up Netflix
US media group CBS Corp. posted record single quarter financial results yesterday, as its chief…
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Sky leads UK catch-up TV market, Netflix leads VOD
Sky’s catch-up service is now the “most comprehensive in the UK”, according to digital media…
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Amazon says originals off to a strong start
Amazon Studio’s first slate of original pilots have been the most-watched content on the company’s…
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Amazon Originals go live
Amazon has now made its eight comedy pilots and six kids pilots available online, with…
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Netflix and Amazon drive huge growth in OTT market
The over-the-top video market grew 60% last year to pass US$8 billion, driven by companies…
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Lovefilm strikes deal for BBC kids series
Lovefilm has bought a raft of classic BBC kids content including iconic series Teletubbies. The…
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Lovefilm powers up with Saban deal
Amazon-owned online video-on-demand service provider Lovefilm has struck a deal with Saban Brands to bring…
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Netflix is an opportunity not a threat says CBS boss Moonves
Netflix is not a threat to broadcast network CBS, according to its CEO and president…
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Amazon inks new programming deal with CBS
Amazon has extended the terms of a programming deal with CBS, adding a raft of…
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Lovefilm renews and extends BBC Worldwide deal
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has inked a new, extended, content deal with BBC Worldwide, the…
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Is House of Cards Netflix’s ace in the pack?
Netflix is hoping that House of Cards is its ace in the pack. Kevin Spacey…
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Amazon nets online rights to Downton Abbey
Amazon has inked a deal that gives it exclusive streaming rights to period drama Downton…
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Lovefilm inks Channel 4 deal
Amazon-owned subscription video-on-demand service Lovefilm has struck a new content deal with Channel 4, giving…