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Amazon ‘not gaining much traction’ says Netflix’s Sarandos
Amazon is “spending a lot of money” on original content without “gaining much traction”, according…
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Amazon ‘exploring’ live sports offering
Amazon is weighing up plans to break into the world of live sports streaming, according…
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Amazon claims Grand Tour smashes ratings record
New Jeremy Clarkson vehicle The Grand Tour has become Amazon Prime Video’s biggest premiere launch,…
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Amazon Prime undercuts Netflix with Grand Tour pricing offers
Amazon has slashed its Prime subscription rate in tandem with the launch of its £160…
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Digitalsmiths: three fifths of US viewers watch SVOD daily
Some 61.1% of viewers watch over-the-top or subscription video-on-demand content as part of their daily…
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Amazon gears up for global launch for The Grand Tour
Amazon’s Top Gear rival show The Grand Tour will hit 200 countries later this year,…
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Amazon offers SVOD foreign language films
Amazon has acquired a raft of foreign-language movies for its Prime Video streaming service. The…
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Ampere: sports viewing on the decline among millennials
Interest in sport among young millennials is “on the decline” with many viewers lured away…
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Amazon music streaming service launches in UK, Germany and Austria
Amazon has rolled out Amazon Music Unlimited to the UK, Germany and Austria, taking on…
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Freeview mulls ‘deeper integration’ with Netflix, Amazon, Now TV
Freeview is mulling whether over-the-top services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Now TV should be…
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Amazon international content chief to be based in London
Amazon’s Morgan Wandell is expected to move to the UK in his new role as…
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Amazon ups content spend with eyes on global market
Amazon is nearly doubling its spend on video content and associated marketing in this half…
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Starz-backed SVOD service Fandor names chief distribution officer
Starz-backed indie film service Fandor has named a chief distribution officer, and closed a deals…
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IHS: Netflix and Amazon outspend HBO, CBS, Turner
Netflix and Amazon spent more money on programming last year than CBS, HBO, Turner and…
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Amazon snags Deutschland83 sequel
A sequel to German spy drama Deutschland83 has been greenlit and Amazon has scooped the…
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Hulu drops price of ad-supported subscription
Hulu has dropped the price of its ad-supported subscription offering from US$7.99 (€7.12) per month…
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Twitch integrates Amazon services with Twitch Prime
Twitch has launched Twitch Prime, a new offering that combines Amazon Prime with a premium…
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Former AMC International boss: niche SVOD is the future
Niche SVOD services will continue to gain ground in a world where launching new linear…
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Amazon launches updated Fire TV Stick
Amazon has launched its updated Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote in the US,…
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Amazon gets local movies ahead of Prime India launch
Amazon has inked a deal with Indian movie producer and distributor Dharma, that gives it…
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IHS: Western Europe SVOD spend to reach €3bn
Total spending on subscription on-demand services in western Europe reached €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) last…
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OTT adds US$25bn revenue to the global video industry
The global OTT market has added some US$25 billion in revenue to the video industry,…
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SVOD revenues ‘set to double’ by 2021
Global subscription video-on-demand revenues are set to double to US$35 billion (€31 billion) by 2021,…
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Amazon unveils release date for The Grand Tour
Amazon is to release The Grand Tour, its hotly anticipated reboot of BBC show Top…
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Amazon rolls out Echo and Alexa to UK, Germany
Amazon is making a bigger move into the smart home space by launching its Alexa…
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Report: Amazon to launch new music streaming service within weeks
Amazon is reportedly due to introduce a new version of its Prime music streaming service…
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Amazon-owned Elemental powers 360˚ Chili Peppers stream
Amazon-owned video processing specialist, Elemental, provided the encoding solution for Deutsche Telekom’s live-streamed 360˚ video…
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Amazon orders Novak Djokovic original
Amazon has ordered Novak, an original one-off doc about tennis champion Novak Djokovic. The Serb…
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Report: Amazon aiming for sports rights
Amazon is reportedly going after video rights for professional sports, including tennis, rugby and golf….
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Amazon extends voice search on Fire TV products
Amazon has announced new features for its Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, including…