Media Delivery
Amazon’s Premier League coverage scores UK network traffic peak
BT said it saw the highest peak yet on its fixed network, 25.5Tbps, around 25,000gb of data every second
Amazon Prime Video
Media Delivery
Viva Espana! Spanish government forces global streamers to air shows in local languages
Global platforms will be expected to include at least six per cent of their catalogue in Spain's three co-official languages
Media Delivery
Kantar: Amazon Prime remains the UK’s most popular streamer
Sports rights helped power Amazon to the most popular SVoD service in the UK for the fifth quarter running
Content
Amazon Prime Video showcases statement of intent as it unveils sports focus
The ex-sports stars were out in force at Prime Video's showcase event where it announced new 'originals' series as well as live sport including...
Business
Amazon wins rights to Ligue 1, sparks Canal Plus protest
Canal Plus has refused to broadcast the two matches a week it has been awarded, stating the deal is detrimental to the league's historic...
Production & Post
Amazon invests in post production apprenticeships
The post production technical operator apprenticeship is fully accredited by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Business
Premier League rolls over current UK broadcast deal
Premier League renews current agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and the BBC
Media Delivery
Kantar: Amazon captures almost half of new UK SVoD sign-ups in Q4 2020
Analysts suggest 53.3 per cent of British households are now Prime members, an increase of almost 2 million households during the year
Business
Amazon prepares Serie A rights bid
Italian football could be added to the streamer's sports offering
Business
Is Amazon about to race away with Formula One?
Formula One chief executive, Chase Carey, who is set to step down at the end of December, told the paper the sport has held...
Media Delivery
Freesat adds Amazon Prime Video
Follows earlier announcement of Amazon's availability on SkyQ and NOW TV.
Media Delivery
Amazon, Sky sign “deal of the year”
Deal includes Sky customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy.
Audio
Amazon Prime adds Dolby Atmos, expands stats technology for Premier League matches
Selected matches will be available in Ultra HD with Dolby Atmos audio, kicking off with this weekend's match between Liverpool and Wolves.
Production & Post
Amazon tries to convert Autumn Nations rugby audiences with PostCam innovation
PostCAM will feature eight custom cameras installed at Twickenham for all of England's home matches.
Business
Amazon confirms rugby international rights deal
First time Amazon has won rights to broadcast rugby union
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
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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