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Sundance: Amazon acquires Adam Driver thriller The Report
January 31, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon’s Sundance spending spree continues this week with Adam Driver thriller The Report.
Amazon spent a reported $14 million on the global rights to the film, which follows Senate staffer Daniel Jones, who is assigned the task of leading an … Read More
Mrs. Wilson wins over BBC iPlayer users in December
January 31, 2019 | David FarnorMrs. Wilson was the big winner on BBC iPlayer in December 2018, leading requests on the VOD service throughout the month.
December saw a total of 298 million requests, with an average of 9.6m requests per day. The majority of … Read More
Curzon Home Cinema sees premium VOD revenue soar 97%
January 31, 2019 | David FarnorCurzon Home Cinema has seen Premium VOD revenue soar in the last year, as more people turn to Curzon’s digital platform to watch movies.
The company, which is both a distributor and exhibitor, operates a chain of cinemas across the … Read More
Netflix inks overall deal with Blue Planet II creator
January 31, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has inked a multi-year overall deal with Blue Planet II creator James Honeyborne.
Honeyborne, the Executive Producer of the award-winning nature series, has worked on a number of BBC series, including the BAFTA-winning Big Blue Live and the Emmy-nominated … Read More
Brittany Runs a Marathon: Amazon races to $14m Sundance deal
January 30, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon has once again splashed a huge sum on a new indie fresh out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, acquiring the rights to Brittany Runs a Marathon.
Written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo, the comedy-drama stars Jillian … Read More
Netflix unveils trailer for French romance Paris Is Us
January 30, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix has unveiled the trailer for its new French original film, Paris Is Us.
A real time love story in a city ready to explode, the romance follows Anna, a young Parisian in her 20s. After escaping a close death … Read More
Sky One renews Russell Howard Hour for Season 3 and 4
January 30, 2019 | David FarnorSky One has renewed The Russell Howard Hour for a third and fourth season.
Topical talk shows and stand-up comedy have rapidly become a heated battleground in an online streaming age. While James Corden’s Late Late Show in the USA … Read More
Isa Dick Hackett inks first-look deal with Amazon
January 30, 2019 | David FarnorIsa Dick Hackett has inked a first-look deal with Amazon Studios.
The daughter of Philip K. Dick, Hackett is the CEO of Electric Shepherd Productions, a company dedicated to adapting and stewarding the works of the sci-fi author, and also … Read More
Trailer: Siempre Bruja set for February premiere
January 29, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix is returning to Colombia this February for new fantasy drama Siempre Bruja, and the first full trailer gives us a glimpse of what’s in store.
Produced by Dago García (Pedro el escamoso, El Paseo), the 10-episode series follows 18 … Read More
Why do kids watch YouTube?
January 29, 2019 | David FarnorChildren’s online time has settled at just over two hours per day, new research by Ofcom reveals, as younger viewers continue to move away from old-school linear TV and towards digital streaming services.
Ofcom’s study from a panel of boys … Read More