Amazon UK extends eOne deal to acquire Trumbo, Spotlight and more

Amazon has extended its deal with eOne to secure the exclusive rights to a range of new films for Prime Video in the UK.

Entertainment One has long had a good relationship with Amazon. The Homesman will be the latest … Read More

Amazon lands exclusive UK TV rights to Lucifer

Amazon has landed the exclusive UK rights to Lucifer.

The FOX TV series, which premieres in the US next year, will skip linear UK TV channels altogether and air exclusively on Amazon Prime Video within a short period of its … Read More

Amazon acquires exclusive UK rights to AMC’s Into the Badlands

Amazon has acquired the exclusive UK rights to AMC’s Into the Badlands.

The genre-bending martial arts series, loosely based on the Chinese tale Journey to the West, is set in “a devastated future world controlled by powerful feudal baron”, where … Read More

Amazon to release first two episodes of The Man in the High Castle for free this weekend

Amazon is releasing the first two episodes of The Man in the High Castle for free this weekend.

The show, produced by Ridley Scott, is based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning 1962 novel and poses a disturbing question: what … Read More

Extant cancelled by CBS, as ratings trump streaming deals

Extant has been cancelled by CBS after two seasons.

The CBS sci-fi show, about an astronaut (Halle Berry) who returned from an isolated period in space impregnated by aliens, debuted with a healthy 9.58 million viewers back in 2014. CBS, … Read More

Amazon picks up Creative Control for original film slate

Amazon has picked up Creative Control to add to its growing slate of original movies.

The streaming company has significantly stepped up its game in the past year, signing deals with Spike Lee and Terry Gilliam to produce original films … Read More

Mr. Robot heads exclusively to Amazon Prime

Mr. Robot is heading exclusively to Amazon Prime.

The first episode of NBCUniversal’s show premiered in the US earlier this year at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Episodic Television and then later … Read More

Shane Black, Sacha Baron Cohen and Louis CK line up new Amazon pilots

Shane Black, Sacaha Baron Cohen and Louis CK are all part of the line-up for Amazon’s new season of TV pilots.

Following Amazon’s five Primetime Emmy wins, six pilots will launch from acclaimed creators Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Iron Man … Read More

Transparent takes home first Emmys for Amazon

Transparent has taken home the first ever Emmy Awards for Amazon.

The online retailer has been in fierce competition with Netflix in recent years, as both streaming services seek to produce their own original content.

Netflix has enjoyed … Read More

Take that, Apple TV: Amazon unveils new 4K Fire TV box

Amazon has unveiled an updated Fire TV box, which can stream content in 4K.

The streaming media device, which first launched last year, swiftly became the online retailer’s fastest-selling product. But the gadget, which boasts the unique ability to offer … Read More