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Discovery nabs Amazon exec as first global direct-to-consumer CEO
Discovery has appointed Amazon executive, Peter Faricy, to the newly created role of chief executive…
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Amazon’s head of unscripted exits after investigation
Amazon’s head of unscripted, Heather Schuster, is to exit the company after an internal investigation…
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Comcast becomes first US operator to launch Amazon Prime
Comcast has partnered with Amazon in a deal that will establish it as the first…
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NPD: 17% of US viewers use only SVOD services for video
In the US, 17% of the population solely used SVOD services like Netflix, Amazon Prime…
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US Prime users want free shipping not content, says TDG
The vast majority of Amazon Prime users in the US still sign up for the…
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Walmart’s SVOD move confirmed
It has been confirmed that Walmart is looking to enter the subscription-video space to compete…
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SVOD subs overtake pay TV in the UK, Ofcom reports
Subscriptions to OTT TV services Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Now TV have overtaken traditional…
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Walmart plans SVOD service to take on Netflix
Walmart plans to launch a video streaming service that will directly challenge Netflix and Amazon,…
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‘SVOD stacking’ adds growth to subs market, says Ampere
The continued growth of the subscription video-on-demand market is being fuelled by ‘SVOD stacking’ as…
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Amazon, Atresmedia team on Spanish comedy series
Amazon and Atresmedia Studios, Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia’s arm aimed to produce content for third-party operators,…
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Over 85% of US millennials subscribe to OTT, says Parks
More than 85% of millennials in US broadband houses subscribe to at least one over-the-top…
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SVOD platforms drive £902m in UK TV export sales
Streaming services such as Amazon and Netflix accounted for a quarter (£225 million) of UK…
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Netflix & OTT services drive record $748bn brand value for 2018
Entertainment brands such as Netflix have aided a 21% growth in brand value to $748…
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Amazon greenlights Will Ferrell/Adam McKay docuseries
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit an untitled docuseries from Adam McKay (The Big Short), Will…
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Mediapro enters Eastern Europe with prodco acquisition
Mediapro is set to acquire Slovenian production company VPF PRO as it makes its first…
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BBC, C4, ITV discuss service launch to combat Netflix
The BBC, Channel 4 (C4) and ITV have held discussions to join forces and create…
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Jay-Z to produce Meek Mill doc at Amazon
Amazon is set to feature a six-part documentary series that follows rapper Meek Mill as…
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TBI Weekly: SVOD leaders lay out the year’s offensive
With Hulu revealing its latest plans and figures during its Upfronts presentation this week, it…
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Amazon to up video spend throughout 2018
Amazon said it plans to increase its spend on video throughout 2018, after the company…
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Adapting audio: Why podcasts are making it big in TV
A string of networks from HBO to Amazon have adapted podcasts for the small screen,…
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Amazon greenlights Utopia remake by Gone Girl scribe
Amazon Studios has greenlit a straight-to-series order for Utopia, based on the British series of…
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Amazon hits 100m Prime members
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos has revealed in his yearly shareholders letter that Prime now has…
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Amazon Studios reshuffles after Salke hire
Amazon Studios has restructured its TV arm after the hire of NBC’s Jennifer Salke as…
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TBI Weekly: Everyone’s looking at toons for grown-ups
This week, Hulu’s deal with Nick Weidenfeld, the former Adult Swim head of development, shows…
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RTVE and commercial rivals launch OTT platform to test SVOD
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Atresmedia and Mediaset plan to launch a joint…
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SVOD uptake hammering pay TV – IHS
The uptake of subscription video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video was three…
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BBC’s Bulford: global nets won’t replace threatened British content
British content is under threat, as budgets get cut, with global players highly unlikely to…
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SVOD players making most of Euro on-demand revenues – study
Subscription video-on-demand is driving growth in the European pay on-demand market, according to a report…
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TBI Weekly: The OTT ‘arms race’ heats up
This week, it seems that almost every major TV player is claiming their stake in…
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Netflix to bring in $15bn in sub fees for 2018, says CEO
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has stated that Netflix is set to earn around $15bn (£10.8bn)…