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The Man in The High Castle
Amazon spent $1.7bn on content in first quarter of 2019
Amazon spent $1.7 billion on video and music content during the first quarter of this…
Amazon rules out Prime Video AVOD plans
Amazon has said it has no plans to launch an ad-supported version of its Amazon…
Leak lays bare Amazon originals effect
The effects of Amazon’s original programming strategy have been laid bare for the first time…
Amazon reveals subs’ streaming habits
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a number of “curious facts” and “milestones” related to its…
Amazon suspends Roy Price over harassment claims
Amazon Studios has suspended its head, Roy Price, after allegations he sexually harassed a producer…
Making Amazon tick
Amazon’s original content strategy is a risk but could pay off in a big way,…
In-demand chart: Ireland (July 17-23 2017)
Ireland’s latest in-demand chart strongly features soon-to-be returning favourites along with popular new shows. The…
Amazon touts local originals as Inside Edge scores
Amazon’s first original Indian drama, Inside Edge, has quickly become the most watched title on…
Grand Tour pushes Netflix from global demand top spot
A non-Netflix show – The Grand Tour – was the most popular digital title in…
The Grand Tour drives Amazon above Netflix
New data shows that Amazon has stolen a march on Netflix in the UK and…
BBC, Amazon team for apocalyptic comedy
UK pubcaster the BBC and subscription VOD service are creating a six-part comedy based on…
Amazon takes on Netflix with global Prime rollout
Amazon has undercut Netflix with the launch of Prime Video in more than 200 countries…
In demand chart: Netflix’s Gilmore Girls leads Amazon’s Grand Tour
Netflix’s reboot of US comedy series the Gilmore Girls is leading the pack in Germany,…
Amazon claims Grand Tour smashes ratings record
New Jeremy Clarkson vehicle The Grand Tour has become Amazon Prime Video’s biggest premiere launch,…
In-demand charts: UK (August 7-13, 2016)
With the Edinburgh International Television Festival coming up this month, TBI and Parrot Analytics have…
Amazon doubling content spend, tripling originals
Amazon is dramatically ramping up its spending on original content, telling investors it will almost…
In-demand: Belgium (July 10-16, 2016)
Orange is the New Black and Game of Thrones are the most in-demand programmes on…
Big Light poaches Eleven’s Hall for COO post
Frank Spotnitz’s company, Big Light Productions, has hired Jamie Hall from rival prodco Eleven Films…
Amazon brings Roadies to UK
Amazon Prime Video has bought rock and roll drama Roadies for its UK feed. The…
In-demand charts: Czech Republic (12-18 June 2016)
Ahead of the Brexit vote in the UK, which could lead to the biggest change…
Amazon lines up Japanese originals
Amazon has reportedly launched a slate of Japan-produced original series for its Prime Video service….
SVOD data: Jessica Jones tops High Castle
Netflix action drama Marvel’s Jessica Jones is the most in-demand original streamed series in the…
Amazon’s Christmas viewing doubles
Amazon Prime members doubled their total viewing hours of Prime Video titles over the Christmas…
Spotnitz prodco makes French play
Frank Spotnitz’s prodco, Big Light Productions, has hired a former Canal+ commissioner to oversee a…
Amazon deal monitor: Prime’s time
Amazon’s initial slate of originals was mostly well received, but failed to set the TV…
Mad Dogs, High Castle go to series on Amazon
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sent a pair of dramas, an unscripted series and two…
Miniseries strike back
A few years ago, it looked like scripted miniseries were heading for the scrapheap. With…
Ridley Scott making Philip K. Dick series for Syfy
Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions is adapting sci-fi author Philip K. Dick’s Man In The…