Amazon will contest the decision by Bavarian media authority BLM to ban an episode of its original production Pastewka due to an alleged breach of German advertising rules.
Advertising breach: Germany bans Amazon production
The fourth episode of the eighth season of the series Pastewka on Amazon Prime Video violates the prohibition of surreptitious advertising in the federal German broadcast law, according to Bavarian […]
NBCUniversal streaming OTT service to include Europe
NBCUniversal will launch its own streaming OTT service in 2020. the new service will also be available in Europe.
IMDb launches free US streaming video channel
IMDb, the Amazon-owned Movie and TV review site, is launching its own free-to-view streaming video channel.
WarnerMedia to offer three-tiered streaming service
WarnerMedia will release three different versions of its upcoming streaming TV service next year.
BBC Player launches on Amazon Prime Video in Germany
Amazon has added the BBC Player to its OTT platform Prime Video Channels in Germany and Austria.
Amazon launches Fire TV Stick 4K with improved Alexa
Amazon has launched the new Fire TV Stick 4K with support for Dolby Vision and HDR10+, and an all-new Alexa Voice Remote.
FAANGS bare their teeth with original commissions
FAANGs (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) are sharpening up their original commissions as SVOD players across the board announce new content.
Amazon Fire TV leading smart home devices market
The worldwide market for smart devices, including connected lights, smart speakers, connected thermostats, smart TVs, home monitoring/security products and digital media adapters grew by 38.5% to 130.1 million shipments in […]
EU to set quotas on Amazon and Netflix
Streaming services including Netflix and Amazon seem certain to be brought under European quotas that would require their libraries to feature at least 30 per cent of local content.