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 year, up from $1.5 billion during the same period in 2018. It’s the first time the tech giant has detailed the growing cost of providing streaming services, and came in a filing last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission […]

Amazon rules out Prime Video AVOD plans

Amazon has said it has no plans to launch an ad-supported version of its Amazon Prime service but declined to comment on speculation that an IMDb-branded AVOD service is in the works. On the company’s third quarter earnings call, Amazon executives were asked to shed light on recent reports that it is working on an […]

Leak lays bare Amazon originals effect

The effects of Amazon’s original programming strategy have been laid bare for the first time – and it looks like largely good news for the e-commerce giant. Leaked documents show Amazon’s top originals had drawn five million people to its Amazon Prime shopping club by early 2017. They also show that the first seasons of […]

Amazon reveals subs’ streaming habits

Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a number of “curious facts” and “milestones” related to its subscribers’ streaming habits last year. In much the same vein as global SVOD rival Netflix, the on-demand service has released stats related to genre, location and programme popularity. Neither service releases viewing numbers for its programming, which means even unusual […]

Amazon suspends Roy Price over harassment claims

Amazon Studios has suspended its head, Roy Price, after allegations he sexually harassed a producer and ignored a complaint over about Harvey Weinstein. The Man in the High Castle producer – and daughter of late sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick – Isa Hackett went on record in The Hollywood Reporter claiming he propositioned her in […]

Making Amazon tick

Amazon’s original content strategy is a risk but could pay off in a big way, analysts and producers say. Over the last year Amazon has bolstered its video content library through investment in both acquisitions as well as original programming. Ampere Analysis estimates that by the end of 2017, the e-retail giant will have spent […]

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 Emerald Isle’s digital top ten highlights the anticipation of upcoming seasons of hit shows Stranger Things, The Grand Tour and The Man in the High Castle (MITHC), which came third, sixth and tenth on the list respectively. There’s been some […]

Amazon touts local originals as Inside Edge scores

Amazon’s first original Indian drama, Inside Edge, has quickly become the most watched title on its local service, and other in-house productions are driving viewing elsewhere. Cricket-themed drama series Inside Edge, which runs to ten parts, debuted on Amazon Prime Video India on July 10. According to the e-commerce giant, “nearly 50%”of its local customer […]

Grand Tour pushes Netflix from global demand top spot

A non-Netflix show – The Grand Tour – was the most popular digital title in terms of demand globally for the first time in the quarter to March, according to the latest Global On Demand Report from Parrot Analytics. Parrot Analytics analysed the demand for 30 recent popular US digital titles across ten markets, based […]

The Grand Tour drives Amazon above Netflix

New data shows that Amazon has stolen a march on Netflix in the UK and Germany, with The Grand Tour giving the SVOD service the edge over its rival. Amazon and Netflix never reveal viewing data, but research from Parrot Analytics covering both territories reveals mega-budget motoring series The Grand Tour has registered as the […]

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