Prime Video has revealed that the Indian Original spy series Citadel: Honey Bunny, born from the world of Citadel, was the most watched series on Prime Video worldwide in its launch weekend. The Indian series directed by Raj & DK (Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK) and starring Varun Dhawan and Samantha, has drawn in huge global audiences, streamed in 200 countries worldwide. The series was in the Top 10 in almost 150 countries, including US, UK, France, Italy, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and UAE, … [Read more...] about Citadel: Honey Bunny Was Prime Video’s Most Watched Series Globally This Weekend
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Amazon and MX Player join forces to accelerate premium free entertainment for 250 million users in India
Amazon recently acquired certain assets of MX Player, including the MX Player app, a leading free streaming OTT service in India. With this acquisition, Amazon is merging two of India’s most popular free AVOD (or ad-supported video on demand) services – MX Player and Amazon miniTV into one service - Amazon MX Player. In September, over 250 million unique users enjoyed access to thousands of original shows, popular movies and international shows dubbed in local languages on the combined service, … [Read more...] about Amazon and MX Player join forces to accelerate premium free entertainment for 250 million users in India
Excitel Collaborates with Amazon Prime to offer Prime Benefits as Part of its Cable Cutter™ Plan
Excitel, India’s leading home internet start-up has joined hands with Amazon Prime to offer the much-loved Prime benefits to its customers. Subscribers of Excitel’s flagship Cable Cutter™ plan will be able to subscribe to Prime Lite, and access Prime Video’s extensive content library, as well as enjoy free unlimited same-day delivery across 1M+ products and next-day delivery across 4M+ products on Amazon. Commenting on this partnership, Vivek Raina, Founder and CEO of Excitel Broadband … [Read more...] about Excitel Collaborates with Amazon Prime to offer Prime Benefits as Part of its Cable Cutter™ Plan
Eccho Rights and Amazon miniTV agree Turkish Drama deals
Leading independent distributor Eccho Rights has entered a strategic partnership with Amazon miniTV, a leading AVOD streaming service in India, to bring a curated selection of acclaimed Turkish dramas to the vibrant streaming landscape in the country. Amongst the varied and diverse projects secured for this deal are Hear Me, Dreaming of You and Love Puzzle. Melis Hamamcıoğlu, Director of Digital Media Acquisition & Content Sales at Eccho Rights, expressed enthusiasm for this … [Read more...] about Eccho Rights and Amazon miniTV agree Turkish Drama deals
Fremantle acquires global production rights for original comedy Japanese format Freeze
Fremantle has announced it has acquired global production rights to the mega-hit original Japanese format, Freeze. Originally developed and produced by FANY Studio and Yoshimoto Kogyo for Amazon Prime Video, the unique high-energy comedic game show has been entertaining audiences for two seasons and is now ready to go global. Freeze is a comedy entertainment game show, where contestants battle it out for a grand prize. In this unique show, the rules of the game are simple – players enter a … [Read more...] about Fremantle acquires global production rights for original comedy Japanese format Freeze
acTVe & OTT Studio join forces to launch The Almost Friday FAST channel
In just four short years, Almost Friday Media has emerged as a voice of the male Gen Z generation: its content garnering upwards of 3 billion impressions with a monthly reach of more than 20 million in the coveted 18-44 year-old male demo. Although there are certainly other media outlets targeting men, none have Almost Friday’s curated mix of fun, action, laughs and sports. And now, Almost Friday Media has teamed up with acTVe and OTT Studio to launch the Almost Friday channel, currently … [Read more...] about acTVe & OTT Studio join forces to launch The Almost Friday FAST channel