Amazon Taps Longtime NBCU Executive To Run Global Video Ad Sales
Longtime NBC ad sales executive Krishan Bhatia has landed at Amazon as VP, Global Video Advertising Sales, a new position for a new team within ad sales focused on streaming…
BBC & Amazon Recommission With Tom Hiddleston
EXCLUSIVE: One year ago we told you that a second season of John le Carré adaptation The Night Manager was quietly being developed under the codename Steelworks. Now, Deadline can…
Prime Video Advertising “Off To A Strong Start,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Says
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy saluted the company’s progress in video advertising in his annual letter to shareholders. Overall ad revenue rose 24% in 2023 compared with 2022, he noted, reaching…
Ascot Elite Shoot For Red Bull & Amazon-Backed Doc ‘Downhill Skiers’
EXCLUSIVE: Swiss distribution and production group Ascot Elite Entertainment has announced the start of shoot for Austrian filmmaker Gerald Salmina’s hi-octane sports doc and four-part mini series Downhill Skiers –…
NATO, MPA Chiefs On The State Of Moviegoing As CinemaCon Kicks Off
Cinema owners, studios and indie distributors gathering in Las Vegas this week for exhibition’s biggest confab seek visibility into a theatrical landscape gut-punched by Hollywood strikes last year just as…
‘Legally Blonde’ Amazon Spinoff Series In Works; Reese Witherspoon EPs
EXCLUSIVE: Reese Witherspoon is revisiting one of the signature titles in her acting resume, taking it to a new medium. Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine company are behind Legally Blonde…
Amazon & Lionsgate Strike Deal For Starz Shows Inc. Outlander
Amazon and Lionsgate have struck a content deal in the UK. The deal will see a wealth of Lionsgate and Starz content featured on Amazon streamer MGM+ including Outlander, Power…
Maggie Q To Star As Renée Ballard In ‘Bosch’ Spinoff Series For Amazon
EXCLUSIVE: Maggie G is set to headline Prime Video‘s Untitled Renée Ballard series, a Bosch spinoff about the LAPD’s Cold Case Division. This marks the first series in Amazon MGM…
Travis Kelce In Talks To Host ‘Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?’
Travis Kelce has made no secret of his interest in an off-field career when he retire from the NFL. The Kansas City Chief tight end is now in talks to…
Amazon Partners With Nippon TV For ‘ACMA: GAME’ & BBC Podcasts
Amazon has struck first-of-its-kind deals with Japan’s Nippon TV and BBC for podcasts. The former tie-up will see Nippon’s ACMA: GAME drama series stream on Prime Video Japan starting April…