Business
Amazon confirms rugby international rights deal
First time Amazon has won rights to broadcast rugby union
Amazon Prime Video
Media Delivery
Google ‘working on streaming service aggregator’
Kaleidoscope appears to be aiming to unify access for different streaming services including Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus and Netflix
Live Production
Extra 20 Premier League matches to be broadcast during 20/21 season
12 additional matches will be broadcast on Sky Sports, six on BT Sport and two on Amazon Prime
Media Delivery
Kantar: Amazon led new SVoD sign-ups during Q2 2020
Amazon's share of new subscribers reached 45.1 per cent during the period, up from 12.9 per cent in Q1
Media Delivery
New Amazon Watch Party feature lets 100 viewers stream together
New feature is available on PC desktop
Media Delivery
Is Amazon looking to go linear?
Company has posted job listings detailing plans for a new Linear TV service
Media Delivery
Amazon to stream Premier League games on Twitch
First time Premier League games have been available on Twitch
Media Consumption
‘The crown jewels of UK sports broadcasting is back’: The Premier League returns
Analyst Paolo Pescatore talks to TVBEurope about the return of the Premier League
Media Delivery
BBC to broadcast live Premier League matches for the first time
Sky Sports to broadcast 25 matches via its FTA channel Pick
Media Delivery
Will the Premier League resume on YouTube?
Reports suggest Premier League in talks with BT Sport and Sky about showing matches on their YouTube channels
Data Centre
Stay-at-home viewers ‘watching extra 170 hours of streaming services a week’
USwitch survey found almost 50 per cent of viewers are watching a higher proportion of streamed content than normal
Production & Post
How Amazon lured Al Pacino to the small screen
TVBEurope tracks down the producers of Hunters
Data Centre
BARB: UK SVoD penetration surpasses 50 per cent for the first time
14.27 million UK homes hold a subscription to at least one of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Now TV
Production & Post
“A fear of technology stopped me from directing”
Director Alexandra Boyd discusses the challenges of her debut feature film, Widow's Walk
TVBEverywhere
Amazon ‘wins German Champions League rights’
Prime Video has won the A1 package for the 2021-22 season
Media Delivery
Missed the match? You can still watch it on catch up
Amazon changes the game with full re-runs of matches for one week
Production & Post
“I hope people find it honest”
Andy Murray talks to TVBEurope about his new documentary
TVBEverywhere
Amazon in talks with ISPs over possible Premier League streaming problems
Said to be concerned over capacity issues
TVBEverywhere
BT adds Amazon Prime Video, Alexa integration
BT TV viewers can use Alexa to search for content
Media Delivery
Samsung, Amazon to play Premier League in 4K
Samsung's Quantum Processor can upscale to "pristine 8K quality"
TVBEverywhere
TiVo could release 4K DVR
Provides built-in functionality for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Features
This month in the world of streaming…
Catch up on all July's activity from the streamers
Videos
TVBEverywhere
Amazon launches Prime Video virtual reality stream
Available to Amazon Prime subscribers in the UK and US
Content
Amazon Prime Video announces Premier League entertainment show
Back of the Net is hosted by Peter Crouch, John Bishop and Gabby Logan
Data Centre
Netflix, Amazon usage climbs as Facebook video declines
YouTube is the most popular service in all countries except the UK
Content
Amazon Prime Video confirms WTA deal
Amazon will stream a minimum of 49 WTA tournaments a year from 2020
Data Centre
SVoD subscriptions to increase 86 per cent over five years
"China overtook the US in 2018 to become the gross SVoD subscription leader."
Data Centre
Disney+ projected to have 19 million subscribers by 2024
"Fast approaching Amazon Prime Video"
TVBEverywhere
Three UK announces netgem.tv offer
Includes latest titles from Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV and Hayu
TVBEverywhere
TalkTalk adds Amazon Prime Video
Follows yesterday's announcement that Amazon is now available to Virgin Media customers
TVBEverywhere
Virgin Media TV integrates Amazon Prime Video
Makes Amazon's streaming service available to four million Virgin customers
Data Centre
German millennials switch to streaming
New YouGov report looks at the rise of streamers in Germany
TVBEverywhere
UK Government to review streaming regulation
DCMS looking to bring rules in line with those of traditional broadcasters
Business
Apple unveils Apple TV+
TVBEurope asks three industry analysts how the launch will affect the SVoD landscape
Production & Post
BT Sport, Sunset+Vine to support Amazon’s Premier League coverage
Will provide both studio and live action match-day coverage
TVBEverywhere
EE signs deal with Amazon Prime Video and MTV Play
Also launching a new Video Data Pass
Data Centre
Five streaming services dominate SVoD revenues in Europe
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky, HBO and Viaplay are behind 89 per cent of the $6 billion attributed to SVoD consumer spending in 2018
TVBEverywhere
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
Data Centre
Netflix password sharing not as prolific as many believe
Less than one in 10 Netflix homes log in using another person’s password
TVBEverywhere
Comcast adds Amazon Prime Video to Xfinity X1 service
Becomes the first US pay-TV service to offer the streaming-video app