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BBC launches beta trial of Cbeebies Playtime Island
The BBC has launched a public beta group trial of its Cbeebies Playtime Island app,…
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Amazon working on first Korean original
Amazon Prime Video is working on its first South Korea-produced original series. The SVOD service,…
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Amazon to hire London-based original content boss
Amazon is hiring a London-based head of original content to respond to its growing interest…
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Amazon Germany may pick up season two of Deutschland 83
Amazon Prime Video Germany looks set to pick up first-run rights to the second instalment…
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Sky reportedly planning to launch Now TV in Spain
Sky is planning to expand its presence in more European markets, kicking off with the…
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Amazon gives thumbs-up to Hugh Hefner bio-doc series
Amazon has given the green light to a new original series about the life of…
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Netflix extends lead as back-catalogue content drives UK SVOD growth
Netflix is by far the most popular paid-for video-on-demand service in the UK, and is…
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Sky and Amazon team up for Romans in Britain drama
European satcaster Sky and Amazon Prime Video in the US are to coproduce a big-budget…
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Amazon to double content spend, Prime to launch in India
Amazon is dramatically ramping up its spending on original content, telling investors it will almost…
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Amazon to launch streaming partner scheme in Europe
Amazon Video is planning to launch its streaming partners programme in Europe for the first time,…
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Anime service FunimationNow launches on Fire TV
Anime-focused subscription streaming service, FunimationNow, has launched on Amazon Fire TV devices in the UK…
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Report: Amazon eyes more European Prime Video launches
Amazon is reportedly planning to roll out is subscription Prime Video service in France, Italy…
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Pyramid Research: SVOD providers must go local for Euro growth
Netflix and Amazon are driving OTT penetration in Europe but international SVOD players in the…
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US consumers turning to SVoD over cable
Almost half of US consumers with an SVoD and pay TV subscription watch their streaming…
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Amazon hails Prime Day sales success, led by Fire TV Stick
This week’s ‘Prime Day’ was Amazon’s biggest day ever for global sales of its own branded devices,…
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Twitch launches ‘social eating’ video category
Twitch, the Amazon-owned video platform for games enthusiasts, has launched a new category of video…
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Report: Amazon prepares music streaming service
Amazon is reportedly preparing a standalone music streaming service, in a move that promises to…
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Amazon picks up French dramas amid international SVOD speculation
Amazon Prime Video has acquired French dramas for the first time, as speculation over an…
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Ampere: Amazon to take Streaming Partner Programme international
An international launch for Amazon’s recently-introduced, TV company–backed Streaming Partner Program (SPP) is “imminent”, according…
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Amazon CEO calls for ‘acceptable terms’ from Chromecast, Apple TV
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos called for “acceptable business terms” for its Prime Video service if…
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Roku still most popular streaming media player
Roku is still the most popular streaming media player in the US, accounting for 30%…
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Netflix could be subject to European content quotas
Video-on-demand services operating in the EU, including the likes of Netflix and Amazon, could be…
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Amazon Direct Video is ‘serious threat’ to Netflix
Amazon’s new video platform could be a “serious threat” to Netflix and other SVOD platforms,…
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‘Unprecedented numbers’ flock to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon
This year has seen a 21-point increase in the proportion of US SVOD customers, with…
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Amazon to ‘significantly increase’ originals spend
Amazon has announced plans to “significantly increase” spend on Amazon Originals content after reporting surging…
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Amazon video service to be ‘fully open platform’ for partners
Amazon plans to develop its subscription video service as a fully open platform embracing third-party…
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Amazon takes on Netflix with standalone Prime Video
Amazon is going head-to-head with Netflix by launching Prime Video as a standalone, pay-monthly service for…
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Top three dominate as US OTT churn edges upwards
About 20% of US broadband homes had cancelled at least one OTT service in the…
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BARB: Netflix leads as a quarter of UK homes take SVOD
Netflix continues to lead the UK subscription video-on-demand market by “some margin” as 24% of…
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Comcast Xfinity TV now available through Amazon
US operator Comcast is now letting customers buy Xfinity TV, internet and home phone services via…