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“A fear of technology stopped me from directing”
Director Alexandra Boyd discusses the challenges of her debut feature film, Widow's Walk
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Amazon ‘wins German Champions League rights’
Prime Video has won the A1 package for the 2021-22 season
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Missed the match? You can still watch it on catch up
Amazon changes the game with full re-runs of matches for one week
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Amazon in talks with ISPs over possible Premier League streaming problems
Said to be concerned over capacity issues
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BT adds Amazon Prime Video, Alexa integration
BT TV viewers can use Alexa to search for content
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Samsung, Amazon to play Premier League in 4K
Samsung's Quantum Processor can upscale to "pristine 8K quality"
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TiVo could release 4K DVR
Provides built-in functionality for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
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Amazon launches Prime Video virtual reality stream
Available to Amazon Prime subscribers in the UK and US
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Amazon Prime Video announces Premier League entertainment show
Back of the Net is hosted by Peter Crouch, John Bishop and Gabby Logan
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Netflix, Amazon usage climbs as Facebook video declines
YouTube is the most popular service in all countries except the UK
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Amazon Prime Video confirms WTA deal
Amazon will stream a minimum of 49 WTA tournaments a year from 2020
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SVoD subscriptions to increase 86 per cent over five years
"China overtook the US in 2018 to become the gross SVoD subscription leader."
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Disney+ projected to have 19 million subscribers by 2024
"Fast approaching Amazon Prime Video"
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Three UK announces netgem.tv offer
Includes latest titles from Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV and Hayu
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TalkTalk adds Amazon Prime Video
Follows yesterday's announcement that Amazon is now available to Virgin Media customers
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Virgin Media TV integrates Amazon Prime Video
Makes Amazon's streaming service available to four million Virgin customers
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German millennials switch to streaming
New YouGov report looks at the rise of streamers in Germany
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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
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EE signs deal with Amazon Prime Video and MTV Play
Also launching a new Video Data Pass
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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
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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 password sharing not as prolific as many believe
Less than one in 10 Netflix homes log in using another person’s password
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Comcast adds Amazon Prime Video to Xfinity X1 service
Becomes the first US pay-TV service to offer the streaming-video app
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Amazon working on upgrade for Prime Video interface
Jennifer Salke says new interface is "coming soon"
Technology
Amazon Prime Video introduces Dolby Atmos support
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is the first Amazon Video Prime show to support the audio format
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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
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Amazon Prime serves up first tennis coverage
Coverage of Queen's Club championships begins today
Business
Premier League win a “massive opportunity” for Amazon
20 live games and weekly highlights packages across the 2019 to 2022 period will be shown on Amazon's Prime Video platform
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Amazon adds STARZPLAY to Prime Video line-up in UK, Germany
Channel will feature STARZ Originals launching exclusively on the same day as the US
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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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Amazon recruits Mediapro, IMG, Film45 for Manchester City series
Trio will aid production of exclusive £10 million series
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Amazon Prime Video opens up HDR10+
New standard is available exclusively on Samsung TVs
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Apple TV app comes to UK and Europe
App "brings together all TV viewing in once place"
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Amazon serves up more tennis with new ATP Media deal
Deal includes UK rights to 37 ATP World Tour events
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Amazon pens £10 million deal for Manchester City series
Series will deliver "unique and authentic" view into the club's season
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Amazon Prime launches on Xbox One worldwide
Will stream in 4K on the new Xbox One X from 7th November
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ATP Media confirms Amazon streaming deal
Deal covers Next Gen ATP Finals, taking place in Milan this November