Amazon Studios
Amazon leads Cannes line-up, as VOD giant flies flag for cinema
April 15, 2016 | David FarnorThe Cannes 2016 line-up has been unveiled – and Amazon is leading the pack.
The online retailer, which launched its VOD service only a matter of years ago, has rapidly stepped up its feature film game, courting such filmmakers as … Read More
Amazon TV pilot reviews: Casanova, Sneaky Pete
August 8, 2015 | David FarnorWe take a look at Amazon’s two new pilots, which arrived on the streaming service this weekend. Both are available to watch for free to Prime Instant Video customers and non-customers alike, with Amazon encouraging users to vote and offer … Read More
Amazon talks Woody Allen series, controversy and cancellations
August 4, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon has confirmed that Woody Allen’s TV series is almost written, but also faced tough questions on its controversial new signing.
Speaking at the TCA press event yesterday, Amazon Studios boss Roy Price revealed the release dates of its upcoming … Read More
Billy Bob Thornton to star in Amazon’s Trial?
July 27, 2015 | David FarnorBilly Bob Thornton is reportedly in talks to play the lead for Amazon’s original series Trial.
While Amazon usually orders a pilot for public consideration before commissioning a show, Trial, which is created by Ally McBeal’s David E. Kelley, is … Read More
Amazon lines up six new kids TV pilots for 26th June
May 12, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon Studios’ new pilot season is almost upon us and it has lined up six new kids TV shows for your consideration.
Update: Amazon’s six kids’ TV pilots will premiere on Friday 26th June 2015
Amazon has greenlit four animated … Read More
Amazon will start making original movies this year
January 19, 2015 | David FarnorAmazon will start making original movies this year.
If you asked us for our VOD predictions at the start of 2015, Amazon producing their own films would have been top of the list. Netflix has had great success with its … Read More
Amazon’s first live-action kids’ series lands in December… and it was written by a nursery teacher
November 27, 2014 | David FarnorGortimer Gibbons’s Life on Normal Street arrives on Amazon Prime Instant Video on Friday 19th December.
“Gortimer, who?” you may be asking. That is precisely why the show is so intriguing. The series marks Amazon’s first live-action original kids’ TV … Read More
Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle gets Christmas release date
November 20, 2014 | David FarnorThe new Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle will be released on Tuesday 23rd December.
The comedy-drama, which was one of Amazon’s second batch of original TV show pilots, is set in the underbelly of the New York classical … Read More
Meet Amazon’s first original kids TV shows for Prime Instant Video
May 15, 2014 | David FarnorAmazon has announced its first-ever original kids TV shows for Prime Instant Video.
The company has already established itself as the go-to subscription VOD service for children’s entertainment, thanks to its acquisition of everything from ThunderCats to Round the Twist. … Read More
The year of 4K: Breaking Bad, House of Cards both to stream in Ultra HD on Netflix
January 8, 2014 | David Farnor2014 is all set to become the year of 4K, judging by what’s happening at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Netflix has confirmed at CES 2014 that future Netflix Original programmes will all be filmed and edited in 4K, including House … Read More