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Creative Galaxy Valentine Special leads new wave of Amazon kids shows
February 10, 2017 | David FarnorCreative Galaxy has returned this week for a Valentine’s Day Special, leading a new wave of Amazon original kids’ series.
The Amazon show, from Out of the Blue Enterprises, is created by Angela C. Santomero (Blue’s Clues) and is a … Read More
Ambitious Amazon eyes up UK content and event series
February 8, 2017 | David FarnorFrom The Grand Tour to The Man in the High Castle, Amazon’s original productions have become increasingly ambitious in recent years – and at the start of 2017, the online giant is only thinking bigger.
Last year, the US streaming … Read More
Amazon to continue investing in original content as media streaming doubles
February 7, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon will continue to increase its investment in original content as media streaming through Prime Video grows.
The online giant announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 this month, and while net sales were lower than expected … Read More
Annedroids to return for Season 4 in March
February 4, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon’s kids’ series Annedroids will return for a fourth season this March.
From Creator J.J. Johnson (Dino Dan), the new season of Annedroids, a series which garnered 10 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and a Gold Parents’ Choice Award in 2016, … Read More
“Treading water”: BBC iPlayer’s battle with Netflix and Amazon
February 3, 2017 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer needs to stop “treading water”, new research has warned, as the BBC’s catch-up service faces growing competition from Netflix and Amazon.
YouGov’s latest BrandIndex buzz rankings for the most positively talked about brands shows that BBC iPlayer remains … Read More
Amazon’s Patriot to premiere on 24th February following Berlin debut
January 28, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon’s Patriot will premiere this February following its debut at the Berlin Film Festival.
The original series, written and directed by Steven Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), follows intelligence officer John Tavner (Michael Dorman). His latest assignment? Prevent … Read More
Amazon cancels comedy series Highston
January 24, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has cancelled comedy series Highston.
The show, which was exec-produced by Sacha Baron Cohen, was part of the online giant’s autumn 2015 pilot season, going on to be commissioned for a full run at the end of that year. … Read More
Sundance: Amazon snaps up The Big Sick in double-digit deal
January 22, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has snapped up The Big Sick in one of Sundance Film Festival’s biggest ever deals.
The online giant, which made a splash at Sundance last year with the acquisition of Oscar favourite Manchester by the Sea, is back in … Read More
Amazon attempts to woo Sundance filmmakers with $100k bonus
January 19, 2017 | David FarnorAs the Sundance Film Festival gets underway, the online giants are already out in force to find the next Manchester by the Sea. Both Netflix and Amazon have already made their first acquisitions ahead of the festival, but while the … Read More
Daniel Pyne becomes new Bosch showrunner
January 18, 2017 | David FarnorDaniel Pyne has become the new showrunner of Amazon’s Bosch.
The cop drama, based on Michael Connelly’s novels, stars Titus Welliver as the detective. It was developed for TV by Eric Overmyer (Treme, The Wire) and is executive produced by … Read More