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Netflix bags Jerry Seinfeld and Amazon lands … the Grateful Dead

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 at 10:27 amComment

The latest projects from Hollywood icons Martin Scorsese and Jerry Seinfeld will find homes on Amazon Video and Netflix. Today, Amazon announced its acquisition of Grateful Dead docuseries “Long Strange… Read More

Best of Prime: Amazon’s most-streamed original content, music, and more from 2016

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 at 10:29 amComment

Amazon is constantly adding new features to entice customers to sign up for its $99 a year Prime membership. The result is a hodgepodge of content and products associated with… Read More

‘Good Girls Revolt’ executive producer ‘flabbergasted’ over Amazon cancellation as fans rally around axed series

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 5, 2016December 5, 2016 at 1:35 pm 7 Comments

Amazon’s abrupt cancellation of the critically acclaimed series “Good Girls Revolt” has struck a nerve with feminists and fans in the wake of recent real-world events. On the surface, the… Read More

Amazon greenlights new series ‘The Tick,’ ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson,’ and ‘I Love Dick’

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 27, 2016September 27, 2016 at 8:16 amComment

Amazon Studios signed on for three new series from what it calls its “most-watched” pilot season ever. “The Tick” and “Jean-Claude Van Johnson,” two of the shows destined for silver… Read More

Amazon fall TV lineup: Premiere dates for ‘Transparent,’ ‘Man in the High Castle,’ and 7 more shows announced

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 at 9:47 am1 Comment

This fall, Amazon’s strategy to compete with Netflix and HBO for premium original content hinges on nostalgia. Whether viewers want to get lost in the glamorous turbulence of the 1960s,… Read More

Streaming, the final frontier: Netflix to beam new ‘Star Trek’ series internationally

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 at 8:46 am 3 Comments

Netflix and CBS Studios International just inked a deal for the new “Star Trek” series that boldly goes where no television program has gone before. Under the agreement, Netflix will distribute… Read More

Amazon’s record-breaking ‘Man in the High Castle’ renewed for a second season

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 21, 2015December 21, 2015 at 9:51 amComment

As tech titans increasingly use original content to extend their digital empires, Amazon is distinguishing itself with a show about more traditional empire building. The e-commerce-turned-everything company announced today that Man in the High Castle has… Read More

Netflix can determine precisely when you get addicted to a TV show

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 at 2:42 pm1 Comment

Think it only takes one episode to decide whether you’ll binge watch the entire series? The research says you’re wrong. According to numbers crunched by Netflix, each series has a crucial… Read More