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Factual round-up: Amazon orders BBCS kabaddi show; Flame sells globally; Brown Bob’s BBC deal; DAZN original
Amazon unveils BBCS’s kabaddi series Amazon Prime Video is preparing to launch a BBC Studios…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six streaming super-trends for 2021
Tony Gunnarsson, principal analyst for media & entertainment at TBI sibling OMDIA, reflects on a…
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India rejigs streamer regulations with ramifications for Netflix and others
The Indian government is to place streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video…
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Amazon moves into ‘Tiger King’ territory with Nicolas Cage-starring drama
Amazon has picked up the recently revealed US drama that is set to star Nicolas…
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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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Marvel’s Silk live-action series in works at Sony
A live-action series based around the Marvel superhero Silk is reportedly in discussion between Amazon…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2020 Edinburgh TV Festival’s virtual nature didn’t stop the annual event from making an…
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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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TBI Tech & Analysis: How & why streamers are driving LGBT+ content
Netflix, the BBC and HBO Max have today been revealed as leading the way when…
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SVODs leading the way with LGBT+ content
SVOD operators around the world are leading the way in commissioning LGBT+ content, according to…
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Global SVOD subscriptions soar by 28% in 2019, research suggests
Global SVOD subscriptions grew by more than a quarter in 2019, a year with a…
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Fremantle strikes development deal with New Zealand’s Pango Productions
Fremantle has struck a development partnership with Pango Productions, the Kiwi company behind Amazon’s All…
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News round-up: Amazon extends ‘Hanna’; Movistar Play originals hit market; Blue Ant reps ‘Dolce Vita’ franchise; and more…
‘Hanna’ takes third trip to Amazon Amazon has commissioned a third season of its original…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking content & consumption habits during lockdown
Fateha Begum, associate director at TBI sibling Omdia, breaks down the latest findings from its…
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Amazon reportedly looking to integrate live TV with Prime Video
Amazon is reportedly looking at adding live TV to its Prime Video service. The streamer…
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PopTV chief becomes latest ViacomCBS departure, headed for Audible
Amazon has hired the president of ViacomCBS’s US cable network PopTV as chief content officer…
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Disney+ becomes third-largest SVOD in the UK, report claims
Disney+ has already emerged as the third-largest subscription streaming service in the UK. According to…
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BBC names BBC Studios’ CEO Tim Davie as new chief
BBC Studios (BBCS) boss Tim Davie has been named director general of the BBC, replacing…
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AMC’s streamer Acorn TV expands in UK with Apple & Amazon
Acorn TV, the British content streamer owned and operated by AMC Networks, is expanding its…
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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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Amazon Prime hits back as HBO Max fights for carriage control
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a…
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‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ series in development at Amazon
Amazon is developing a new series based around The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo heroine…
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Netflix’s Spanish & Lat Am originals director Marco Nobili joins ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS Networks Americas has appointed Netflix exec Marco Nobili to the newly created role of…
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Sony Pictures sells self-commissioned thriller ‘Alex Rider’ to 100+ territories
Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) coming of age spy-thriller Alex Rider has been sold into more…
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Fox in Asia Pac snags Amazon’s ‘Bosch’ from Red Arrow
Fox Networks Group (FNG) in Asia Pacific has picked up the latest season of Amazon’s…
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News round-up: Amazon adds Brook Lapping’s Cuba doc; Sky returns to ‘Breeders’; Scorpion, TVF updates
Amazon, Nat Geo Mundo bag Brook Lapping’s Cuba doc Amazon Prime in the US, TV…
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How borderless storytelling is evolving kids production models
Nina Hahn, SVP of international production & development at Nickelodeon, explains how global streamers have…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six key facts behind India’s explosive OTT market
India’s vast population is fueling a booming OTT market but even recent rapid growth looks…
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Amazon unlocks 40 kids & family shows for non-Prime subscribers
Amazon is making a portion of its children’s programming available for free as the world…
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Disney+ delays French roll-out as Apple & Amazon cut streaming quality
The roll-out of Disney+ has been delayed across France in the wake of the Coronavirus…