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Expanded Shepperton Studios opens

The expansion at Shepperton Studios in Surrey is now open and Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix are in occupation. The state-of-the-art development provides an additional 17 sound stages, 548,000 sq ft of production and workshop spaces as well as two backlots. Amazon MGM Studios has taken a total of nine new stages and Netflix will […]

March 20, 2024

Prime Video orders MrBeast game show series

Prime Video has announced that Beast Games, from MrBeast – the world’s most popular YouTuber – has been ordered to series. Based on his hugely successful YouTube show, Beast Games is set to become the biggest reality competition series ever with 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million (€4.59m) cash prize which will be the biggest […]

March 18, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video orders Allen Iverson doc

Prime Video has greenlit a new feature-length documentary from Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends and Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media about the inspiring journey of former NBA superstar Allen Iverson. The documentary will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on a date TBC. “I’m ready to tell my story […]

March 15, 2024

Kuiper, SpaceX battle over deployment

Project Kuiper is planning its own mega-constellation and has already raised concerns about SpaceX’s proposed occupation of the 604 and 614 kms orbits. Amazon’s Project Kuiper has written to the FCC complaining about a SpaceX request to adjust the altitude of 7,500 satellites previously authorised to operate at altitudes of 525, 530 and 535 kms, […]

March 13, 2024By Chris Forrester

Outer Range Season 2 on Prime Video in May

Prime Video has announced that the second season of the genre-bending drama Outer Range will premiere on May 16th. All seven episodes will be dropping at once, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Building on Season One’s foundation that set the central mystery in motion, Prime Video teases that […]

March 13, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video announces UK original Fear

Prime Video has revealed a new three-part psychological thriller series, Fear, about a family pushed to their absolute limits. Martin Compston (The Rig, Line of Duty) leads the cast, alongside Anjli Mohindra (Vigil, The Lazarus Project), Solly McLeod (Tom Jones, The Dead Don’t Hurt), BAFTA-winning James Cosmo (Jack Ryan, Game of Thrones), Maureen Beattie (Deadwater […]

March 12, 2024

Fallout series premieres April 11 on Prime Video

Prime Video’s highly anticipated new series, Fallout, will premiere April 11th on the streaming platform, with all eight episodes dropping at once. Set in the future post-apocalyptic Los Angeles and world of Fallout, the series is an original story based on Fallout that will be part of the canon of the games. The series comes […]

March 7, 2024

Flashtalking by Mediaocean announces 6 new partnerships

Mediaocean, the mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising, has announced six new partnerships for its Creative Ad Tech platform, Flashtalking, bringing its solutions to more customers in a range of key markets around the world. The agreements provision for primary ad serving, creative personalisation, cross-channel measurement and verification across open web display, mobile, audio, video, digital […]

March 6, 2024

TAG: Record certifications for 2024

TAG (Trustworthy Accountability Group), the global certification programme to strengthen safety and transparency in digital advertising, has awarded a record 321 TAG certifications to companies for setting industry best practices around fraud, brand safety, malware and transparency. In addition, a record 32 companies reached TAG Platinum status by achieving three or more seals in 2024, […]

March 5, 2024

Amazin Freevee to premiere Season 3 of Alex Rider in April

Amazon Freevee has announced that the third season of hit spy-thriller, Alex Rider, will exclusively premiere on April 5th. All eight episodes will be released on premiere day in the UK, US, and Germany. Season 3 will bring this chapter of Alex’s journey of self-discovery to a shocking conclusion. Executive Producer and franchise author Anthony […]

February 29, 2024