Amsterdam / London– CBS Studios International and Amazon Prime Video UK announced a licensing agreement for CBS’s summer event series, American Gothic and Braindead. Both 13-part series will premiere in June on Amazon Prime Video in the UK. American Gothic centres on a prominent Boston family reeling in the wake of the chilling discovery that someone in their midst is linked to an infamous string of murders. Braindead is a comic-thriller set in the world of Washington, D.C. politics … [Read more...] about Licensing for American Gothic and Braindead
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The Night Manager on Amazon Prime
London / Los Angeles– IMG and The Ink Factory announced that The Night Manager, the critically-acclaimed drama interpreted from John le Carré’s spy novel will come to Amazon Prime Video in the US, UK and Japan later this year. Prime members will be able to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership and in Japan; Prime Video will be the only destination to watch the series. … [Read more...] about The Night Manager on Amazon Prime
Netflix in South Korea
News of the firm’s ambitions in South Korea was revealed in May, with sources confirming Netflix was recruiting local language experts to provide localisation for the Netflix experience. Netflix, which launched in Japan last month will now make its foray in Korea in January 2016 according to a report in The Korea Times. The newspaper said the company is looking to form strategic partnerships with Korean mobile carriers and leading terrestrial broadcasters. The three largest … [Read more...] about Netflix in South Korea
Amazon and HBO ink multi-year deal
Seattle – Amazon.com, Inc. announced a content licensing agreement with HBO on April 23, making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online-only subscription home for select HBO programming. The collection includes award-winning shows such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Big Love, Deadwood, Eastbound & Down, Family Tree, Enlightened, Treme, early seasons of Boardwalk Empire and True Blood, as well as mini-series like Band of Brothers, John Adams and more. Previous seasons of … [Read more...] about Amazon and HBO ink multi-year deal