Media Delivery
Analyst: Netflix, Disney and Amazon will control half the world’s SVoD subs by 2025
Digital TV Research predict SVoD revenues for 138 countries will reach $100 billion by 2025; double from the $50 billion recorded in 2019.
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Production & Post
Premier League relents on September broadcast schedule
BBC and Amazon gain one match each, Sky Sports six and BT sport a further three
Business
Is Amazon trying to score rugby international rights?
Streamer reportedly considering bidding for the Eight Nations tournament
Business
Amazon Prime hits 150 million subscribers
AWS reported revenue growth of 34 per cent for Q4 2019
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Amazon or Discovery ‘could bid for Premier League Nordic rights’
Bidding process for 2022/23 season currently underway
Media Delivery
Arqiva delivers A+E to Amazon Prime
Transcodes in the Cloud using AWS Elemental MediaConvert
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Amazon launches Prime Video virtual reality stream
Available to Amazon Prime subscribers in the UK and US
Features
Is consumer demand driving change in the video landscape?
By Chris Bennett, managing director, EMEA, Pixability
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Lords to assess impact of VoD on public servicing broadcasting
House of Lords Communications Committee calls for evidence in new inquiry
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Amazon Prime Video aims to ace tennis coverage in 2019
Streamer hasn't said whether it has addressed the latency issues seen during its coverage of the 2018 US Open
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Netflix ‘could be losing up to $2.3 billion a year to piracy’
According to a study by CordCutting.com
Data Centre
SVoD Stackers on the rise across Europe
New research finds more than half of SVoD homes are SVoD Stackers
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UK SVoD subscriptions increased 20 per cent in 2018
11.6 million UK households now have Netflix, Amazon or NOW TV
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European Parliament approves quota for VoD content
SVoDs must produce 30 per cent of their content in Europe
Data Centre
Global SVoD subscriptions predicted to reach 777 million by 2023
Eleven countries to have more than 10 million subscribers each
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Amazon’s US Open coverage suffers major latency issues
Coverage found to be delayed by up to 44 seconds when compared to linear broadcast in the US
Content
Amazon customers left unable to watch US Open
Users who stream via Roku, PlayStation and some LG TV sets left unable to access content
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Amazon confirms Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Series is due to be released on 31st August
Data Centre
Streamer subscriber numbers overtake pay-TV in the UK
Ofcom also reveals average daily broadcast viewing on a TV set fell by nine minutes in 2017
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Amazon ‘developing own smart TV’
Set is reportedly being developed alongside a group of Chinese manufacturers including Huawei
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Formula 1 considering launching a channel on Amazon Prime
Would be available in countries where the local broadcaster does not have exclusive rights
Content
Amazon Prime serves up first tennis coverage
Coverage of Queen's Club championships begins today
Business
Amazon confirms US Open tennis deal
Widely rumoured deal sees SVoD service win rights for next five years
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Amazon Prime surpasses 100 million subscribers worldwide
“Prime Video continues to drive Prime member adoption and retention,” Jeff Bezos told shareholders
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Amazon ‘looking to work with telcos to grow Prime subscriptions’
Company is reportedly considering launching a dedicated product for mobile operators
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EU content-portability rules come into effect on 1st April
Content providers will no longer be able to geo-block subscribers' access
Content
Steven Spielberg to executive produce new Amazon Prime series
Amblin Television signs deal to produce four hour mini-series Cortes
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Channel 5’s Milkshake! brings all the viewers to Amazon Prime
It marks the first move into SVoD for the broadcaster
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The Grand Tour is most cost-effective Amazon Original for new subscribers
Show leads the race to bring in new subscribers to Amazon Prime
Business
Amazon ponders repackaged Premier League deal
Remaining rights packages ‘unattractive’ to potential bidders
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Brits spend £300 million every month on their streaming habit
Millennials are the ‘most addicted’ generation with 11.8 per cent subscribing to at least three streaming services
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Amazon ‘considering advertising-supported’ version of Prime Video
Company said to be talking to content providers about programming
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Amazon Prime launches on Xbox One worldwide
Will stream in 4K on the new Xbox One X from 7th November
Data Centre
Bundling SVoD services now a ‘driving force’
Ampere Analysis releases latest SVoD report
Business
Amazon adds Insight to Prime service
Insight TV content made available across the UK and Germany
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Amazon Channels adds two more
PBS America On Demand and Stingray Classica have been added to Amazon Channels’ UK line-up. Both channel subscriptions will be available for Prime members...
Data Centre
Netflix, Amazon Prime ‘expected to withdraw from Russia’
Newly-implemented 20 per cent foreign ownership equity limit on OTT platforms will deliver a "major blow"