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Netflix picks up NBC’s The Blacklist for record amount
September 2, 2014 | VOD NewsNetflix has snapped up The Blacklist for a record amount of money.
The US series follows a wanted FBI fugitive (played by James Spader), who agrees to help the bureau to get rid of certain criminals and terrorists on his … Read More
Prime Instant Video streaming surges as Amazon enjoys original effect
September 1, 2014 | VOD News
Original content is the aim of just about every online video company right now – and Amazon’s latest report makes it easy to see why.
Amazon has increasingly invested in its own titles, as well as exclusive rights to US … Read More
Amazon Instant Video will stream 4K in October (to Samsung TVs)
August 30, 2014 | VOD News
Amazon Instant Video will start streaming 4K video to your living room in October 2014… if your living room has a Samsung 4K TV in it.
Amazon has hinted earlier this year that Ultra HD (UHD) was on the cards … Read More
What the acquisition of Twitch says about Amazon’s plans for the future
August 28, 2014 | VOD News
This week, Amazon announced a surprise move: the purchase of Twitch for almost $1 billion.
The acquisition came as a surprise for many, who thought that Google would be the company to snap up the video game streaming site, but … Read More
Jill Soloway’s Transparent premieres on Amazon Prime Instant Video on 26th September
August 27, 2014 | VOD News
Jill Solloway’s TV series Transparent will premiere on Amazon Prime Instant Video on Friday 26th September.
All 10 episodes of Amazon Original’s dark comedy will land on the VOD service on the same day, after members voted for the show … Read More
Amazon lines up five new kids’ TV pilots
August 27, 2014 | VOD NewsAmazon has greenlit five new kids’ TV pilots, ranging from a pre-school whodunit to an epic quest to defeat darkness.
Amazon Prime Instant Video has already seen the arrival of three original childrens’ shows through its public voting pilot scheme: … Read More
Breaking Bad is the most streamed programme in the UK
August 7, 2014 | VOD News
Breaking Bad is the most streamed programme in the UK, according to new research.
The study conducted by GfK is the first real insight we’ve had into subscription VOD trends. Indeed, we’ve written before about the lack of data available … Read More
David Gordon Green talks Amazon’s Red Oaks
July 28, 2014 | VOD News
David Gordon Green has praised Amazon’s approach to his pilot for Red Oaks – one of the company’s new batch of five TV pilots released on Thursday 28th August.
The sitcom, produced by Steven Soderbergh, is set in a 1980s … Read More
Amazon to air uncut version of BBC’s Ripper Street Season 3
July 20, 2014 | VOD NewsAmazon will air an uncut version of Ripper Street Season 3 ahead of the BBC’s edited broadcast.
Ripper Street was cancelled after its second season, until Amazon announced that it would resurrect the programme alongside the BBC for Prime Instant … Read More
Amazon Prime Instant Video picks up Peppa Pig and more kids TV shows
July 15, 2014 | VOD NewsAmazon Prime Instant Video has picked up Peppa Pig and a load more kids TV shows in a new wave of deals with various distributors.
Amazon’s agreements inked this week include partnerships with Aardman, Hasbro Studios, DHX Media, Entertainment One … Read More
