More Amazon News – Page 34
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NewsAmazon nabs US Catastrophe rights
Amazon Prime Instant Video has secured the exclusive US rights to Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe.
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NewsAmazon adds US cable dramas
Amazon has acquired a raft of high-profile US cable dramas including 1980s period thriller Halt and Catch Fire.
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NewsAmazon’s Audible seeks drama and comedy
Amazon-backed digital audio service Audible is searching for original drama and comedy projects from traditional TV producers and writers.
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NewsAmazon explains Ripper Street slot
Amazon Prime Instant Video has revealed that its customers still want to consume content in a traditional way, and restated that its doors remain open to pitches from UK indies.
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NewsAmazon grabs DC Comics' Constantine
Amazon has acquired DC Comics’ Constantine adaptation in one of its most significant UK deals for first-run Hollywood content.
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NewsAmazon schedules Ripper Street weekly
Amazon has opted to schedule Ripper Street, its first UK commission, in a regular weekly slot rather than follow the Netflix model of releasing the entire series all at once.
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NewsAmazon pilots The Foundation & Brown Bag kids shows
UK kids producers The Foundation and Brown Bag Films have picked up pilots from online video streaming service Amazon.
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NewsAmazon to pilot Spotnitz drama
Amazon is piloting an adaptation of Philip K Dick’s novel The Man In The High Castle from Greenbird-backed UK indie Big Light Productions.
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NewsAmazon to remake Mad Dogs
Left Bank Pictures is to remake Sky 1 drama Mad Dogs for video-on-demand service Amazon.
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NewsAmazon Prime to chase UK first-run acquisitions
Amazon is ramping up its strategy to acquire exclusive, first-run content for the UK market after picking up Halle Berry sci-fi drama Extant.
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NewsAmazon buys UK first run rights to Halle Berry drama
Amazon has acquired exclusive UK first run rights to Halle Berry’s sci-fi drama Extant after reaching an agreement with CBS Studios International.
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NewsPeaky Blinders director to head Amazon pilot
Peaky Blinders director Otto Bathurst has been lined up to direct Amazon’s latest multi-million dollar pilot Hysteria.
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NewsVirgin eyes Amazon streaming app
Virgin Media has entered talks with Amazon over adding streaming video service Amazon Prime Instant Video to the TiVo platform.