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Report: French SVoD revenues top €2bn

The French video market has grown by 6.3 per cent in 12 months to €2.46 billion revenues in 2023, largely driven by the SVoD sector. According to a study by French public funding body Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), the SVoD segment topped the €2 billion revenue mark, to reach a […]

January 29, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

The Baxters coming to Prime Video

Prime Video has acquired the family drama series The Baxters from LightWorkers Media. The series stars and is executive produced by actress, producer, and best-selling author Roma Downey as the family matriarch, Elizabeth Baxter. Also starring is Ted McGinley as John Baxter. The Baxters is slated to stream spring 2024 exclusively on Prime Video in […]

January 26, 2024

Live action【OSHI NO KO】coming to Prime Video

Prime Video will exclusively premiere a live-action drama series adaptation of【OSHI NO KO】, worldwide in winter of 2024. Produced by Toei Company,【OSHI NO KO】 is one of the biggest manga series to be adapted as a drama series and a movie. Exclusive worldwide streaming will be launched on Prime Video and the film will be […]

January 24, 2024

Canada: TELUS bundles Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video

TELUS has launched its new Stream+ bundle in Canada, bringing together the Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video streaming services in one package. Stream+ is available exclusively to TELUS customers throughout the country with plans starting at C$20 (€13.66) per month – a monthly cost savings of 17 per cent. “In an era of multiple streaming […]

January 19, 2024

Amazon rescues Diamond Sports

Amazon is taking a 15 per cent stake in Diamond Sports Group that owns television networks broadcasting league sports in some of the US’s biggest markets, expanding its footprint of live games into regional networks that carry NBA, NHL and MLB games. Amazon has agreed a $115 million (€105.9m) minority investment in the largest operator […]

January 18, 2024

Original Tastemade content for Prime Video, Amazon Freevee

Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade have announced a first-look deal to produce unscripted lifestyle content. As part of the partnership, Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade will bring 15 new shows to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee audiences over the next few years. Dish It Out will be the first unscripted series on the roster, hosted […]

January 17, 2024

Giannis: The Marvelous Journey on Prime Video in Feb

Prime Video has announced the upcoming release of Giannis: The Marvelous Journey, a feature-length documentary that chronicles the odyssey of NBA mega-star Giannis Antetokounmpo from an impoverished childhood in Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants to the very top of the basketball world. The documentary will premiere February 19th exclusively on Prime Video in more […]

January 16, 2024

Shtisel on Prime Video US

yes Studios has announced that Shtisel, the multi-award-winning drama that helped launch the international careers of Shira Haas and Michael Aloni, is being made available on Prime Video in the US. The deal is for all three seasons (33 x 45’), with season one debuting on the platform on January 16th. This news comes on […]

January 15, 2024

Research: SVoD demand high despite password crackdown

As the new year begins, many households will be looking to ‘declutter’ their direct debits of unwanted outgoings, but research from subscription management platform Zuora shows that home entertainment subscriptions are the least likely to be cancelled. In fact, only 7 per cent of respondents claimed to have cancelled their streaming subscriptions in the past […]

January 10, 2024

New Judy Justice on Amazon Freevee, Prime Video

Amazon Freevee has announced the third season of court programme Judy Justice will debut on both Amazon Freevee and Prime Video in the US, UK, and DE on January 22nd with three new episodes. A new episode wil; then be released every weekday until April 5th, with a second instalment of episodes coming later this […]

January 10, 2024