All SVoD articles – Page 204
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NewsNetflix orders Judd Apatow comedy
Netflix has made its biggest move into comedy after ordering a 20-part sitcom from The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up director Judd Apatow.
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NewsBarb to peg Apple & Android tablet viewing
Apple and Android tablet viewing is to be measured by Barb for the first time as it bolsters its multiplatform ratings data.
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NewsNetflix strikes landmark Gotham deal
Netflix and Warner Bros have struck a landmark global rights deal for Batman prequel Gotham.
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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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NewsNetflix eyes Charles Dickens drama
Netflix is in talks to come on board for a new Channel 4 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities, which will be produced by Parade’s End indie Mammoth Screen.
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NewsNetflix surges to 3m subs in UK
Online film and TV service Netflix has hit the 3m subscriber mark in the UK, according to new research carried out by Enders Analysis based on figures from Barb.
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NewsNetflix nabs Happy Valley in US
Red Production Company’s Happy Valley is to be made available in the US after being picked up by online streaming service Netflix.
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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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NewsNetflix eyes local indie relationships
Netflix is to increase its focus on local producer relationships as it continues with its international expansion plans.
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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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NewsArri gives backing to Apple ProRes update
Apple has launched ProRes 4444 XQ, which the manufacturer described as the highest-quality version of ProRes, with a data rate “to preserve the detail in highdynamic- range imagery generated by today’s highest-quality digital image sensors”.
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NewsNetflix to launch Chelsea Handler talk show
Netflix has signed a landmark deal with US comedian Chelsea Handler to launch a late-night talk show.
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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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NewsNetflix lines up £100m Left Bank drama about the Queen
Netflix has fought off competition from the BBC and ITV and is on the brink of ordering its first original show from the UK – a £100m biopic of the Queen.
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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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CommentNetflix must stay a step ahead
SVoD service has to innovate to keep rivals at bay, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsNetflix unveils price hike
Netflix is to increase the price of its subscription streaming service around the world to help with its push to acquire more content.
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NewsTivo boosts Netflix UK subscribers
The number of Netflix subscribers has grown to 14% of the UK’s online population - bolstered by the launch of the service on Virgin Media’s Tivo platform, according to a survey from Decipher Media.
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NewsNetflix US swoops for Hinterland
Netflix has picked up Welsh crime drama Hinterland to stream in the US after striking a deal with All3Media International.