4K streaming video arrives on Amazon Prime and Amazon Instant UK

4K streaming is now available on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK.

Amazon Prime members with Ultra HD television sets can now binge watch Amazon Original Series, including the 2 x Golden Globe nominated Transparent, the John Goodman-starring sitcom … Read More

Amazon’s first live-action kids’ series lands in December… and it was written by a nursery teacher

Gortimer 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 to launch free, ad-supported VOD service?

Amazon may be planning to launch a free, ad-supported VOD service.

The streaming platform, which the New York Post says is a “definite go”, would be yet another alternative to its paid Prime Instant Video subscription service.

Amazon already has … Read More

Amazon doubles streaming traffic as Netflix competition heats up

Amazon has doubled its share of streaming traffic, according to new research, which shows just how heated competition with Netflix is becoming.

Recently, we argued that the coming 12 months could be the turning point in the rivalry beween the … Read More

Amazon original series Mozart in the Jungle gets Christmas release date

The 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

ITV Player now available on Amazon Fire tablets

ITV has announced that the ITV Player app is now available on Amazon Fire tablets.

The catch-up app enables viewers to access their favourite ITV programmes on the move. Up until now, it has been a surprising omission from the … Read More

Ridley Scott and Alex Gibney join Amazon 2015 pilots line-up

Ridley Scott, Alex Gibney, Shawn Ryan and Rufus Sewell are all joining Amazon’s new line-up of TV pilots for 2015.

The fourth season of Amazon’s pilots, which will arrive early next year, will feature a record seven TV series, from … Read More

Amazon introduces Fire TV streaming stick

Amazon is at it again. The retailer has announced a new Fire TV streaming stick, putting the company in direct competition with Google Chromecast.

Amazon’s Fire TV set top box launched in the UK last week – we’ll have a … Read More

Constantine now available to watch online in the UK on Amazon Prime – everything you need to know

Constantine is now available to watch online in the UK on Amazon Prime Instant Video, where it will be released within 24 hours of the show’s US broadcast.

The series, which premiered on NBC on Friday 24th October, will not … Read More

Amazon launches first UK advert as Fire TV lands

Amazon Fire TV lands in the UK today – and Amazon has launched its first advert to go with it.

The streaming media device puts the online retailer directly in competition with Roku, Google Chromecast and Apple TV, as Amazon … Read More