More Amazon News – Page 29
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NewsClarkson & Co name Amazon series
Amazon’s new motoring format, featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, is to be called The Grand Tour.
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NewsAmazon opens up to content creators
Conde Nast and StyleHaul are among the first publishers to take advantage of a push by Amazon to allow content creators to offer videos direct to the online giant’s customers.
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NewsAmazon UK acquires Hulu comedy
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Casual, an original comedy produced for US streaming rival Hulu.
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NewsAmazon hunts UK content chief
Subscription VoD service Amazon is hunting for an original programming chief to run its UK production division.
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NewsAll3 sells Irish series to Amazon & BBC
The BBC and Amazon have acquired Irish soap Red Rock after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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NewsRipper Street cancelled by Amazon
Ripper Street will not continue beyond series five after the detective drama which started life on BBC1 enjoyed a renaissance on Amazon.
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NewsIn Brief: ITV, Amazon, Saturday Night Takeaway
US media group Comcast is reportedly eyeing a bid for ITV, while Amazon renews The Man In The High Castle and NBC cancels the US remake of Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsAmazon deal boosts Lookout
Lookout Point’s ambitions to move into creative production were handed a boost this week after Amazon picked up its first original project, Parisian fashion drama The Collection.
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NewsAmazon orders first UK drama original
Amazon has ordered its first UK drama – a period fashion drama from War and Peace co-producer Lookout Point.
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NewsAmazon picks up Lucifer and Into The Badlands
Amazon has picked up dark comic book drama Lucifer and martial arts thriller Into The Badlands as it continues to grab first-run acquisitions of US shows.
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NewsTiger Aspect & Kudos to share Amazon & Netflix secrets
Tiger Aspect and Kudos executives will share their experiences of working with Amazon and Netflix at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, while Channel 5 programming chief Ben Frow will reveal his shopping list.
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NewsAmazon heads Back To The Present
Amazon has acquired a Back To The Future-themed documentary after striking a deal with Vivendi-owned distributor Can’t Stop Media and Studiocanal.
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NewsClarkson & co begin filming Amazon show
Jeremy Clarkson and his former Top Gear colleagues have begun filming their new series for Amazon, kicking off with a race between three of the world’s fastest supercars in Portugal.
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NewsAmazon hacks into Mr Robot
Amazon has continued its aggressive acquisition of first-run TV shows with the purchase of US hacker drama Mr Robot.
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NewsAmazon lines up pilot slate
Amazon Prime Instant Video has unveiled its latest slate of pilots from creators including Louis CK, Sacha Baron Cohen and Diablo Cody.
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NewsAmazon ramps up non-scripted plans
Amazon has kicked off a hunt for a range of reality formats as the battle between SVoD platforms moves into non-scripted.
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NewsIn brief: Ninja Warrior; Amazon; Anna Priest
ITV has renewed Ninja Warrior, Amazon has taken SVoD rights to Fear The Walking Dead and A+E Networks has promoted brand exec Anna Priest.
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NewsClarkson and Wilman's indie recruiting for Amazon series
W. Chump & Sons, the indie set up by Andy Wilman and Jeremy Clarkson, has begun crewing up for its ambitious new motoring series for Amazon Prime Video.
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NewsAmazon reverses declines as Netflix extends lead
Amazon Prime Instant Video reversed declines during 2014 to reach 1.2 million UK homes this year – but it remains well behind rival VoD service Netflix, according to the latest Ofcom study.
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NewsHow Amazon secured the Top Gear team
Producer Andy Wilman’s full interview, which reveals the promise of a big budget and creative freedom sealed the deal for the SVoD service