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Vimeo signs pact with Web Publishers to sell VoD titles on their sites 03 February 2015

The internet-video company Vimeo has opened up a paid VoD catalog of about 16,000 titles to allow 3rd party publishers to sell or rent them directly on their sites. The online publishers linked with Vimeo are – CBS Interactive, The … Continue reading

Online retailer readies Amazon OTT challenger 22 January 2015

US-based online retail company Overstock.com has revealed an Amazon Prime Instant Video rival at the NATPE conference in Miami. Overstock, which claims around 25 million to 40 million unique users a month, plans to launch a Video on demand platform … Continue reading

Amazon Prepares Fall Season in UK 09 January 2015

Amazon has acquired UK SVOD rights to serial killer drama series The Fall. Endemol Shine Group sells The Fall and struck the UK streaming deal. Amazon has launched the six-episode first season of the scripted series on its Prime Instant video service … Continue reading

Amazon Instant launches in Japan 08 January 2015

Japanese TV fans got one more option to get their movie fix this week: Amazon launched its Instant Video service in Japan Tuesday, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The offering has 26,000 movies and TV show episodes available for rent and … Continue reading

Tubi TV Wants to Take on Crackle With Free Movies and TV Shows 07 January 2015

Tubi TV is a new streaming app from San Francisco-based connected TV startup adRise. Tubi TV is already available on Amazon’s new Fire TV and plans to launch on Roku and Xbox 360 in the coming days. Tubi TV’s ambitious goal is … Continue reading

Amazon Launches Prime Streaming in Austria 02 January 2015

Amazon has launched its Prime Instant Video service in Austria. The e-commerce giant has rolled out the Prime premium delivery service in the country, which now comes bundled with the Prime Instant Video service. While Amazon’s chief streaming rival, Netflix, has aggressively … Continue reading

Bell Buys Dramas For SVOD Service 31 December 2014

Canada’s Bell Media has acquired procedural drama Bosch and period drama Manhattan for its upcoming SVOD service, dubbed ‘Project Latte’. The Bosch deal with Red Arrow International hands Bell exclusive Canadian SVOD rights to the show, which is currently in production … Continue reading

Netflix Dominates Traffic as Amazon Ups Share 31 December 2014

Netflix remains the most-used paid-for website in North America during peak hours, while Amazon Prime Instant Video is officially now the second-most used paid-for service. Netflix is already accounting for 2.5% of all traffic on a fixed network in Australia, despite … Continue reading

Amazon Kids Show Lands At Discovery Asia 30 December 2014

Amazon’s original children’s show Annedroids has sold to Discovery Kids Asia. Picture Box Distribution has closed the deal for the Sinking Ship Entertainment show. Science-themed Annedroids launched on Amazon Prime Instant Video earlier this year as one of the three SVOD service’s … Continue reading

‘The Sopranos’ and Other Older HBO Shows Are Coming to Amazon Prime 22 December 2014

Amazon has announced an exclusive deal to bring older HBO series to its Prime streaming service. The agreement will provide Amazon with a flood of new content in the near term as well as a steady stream of shows as they … Continue reading