After decades of weekly installments of television shows, the last few years have seen a titanic shift in the way we ingest television. While episodic stuff is still chugging along on network and cable televison, the act of “binge watching” has become the preferred way to watch shows for many. If you don’t suffer from Fear Of Missing Out or, worse yet, being spoiled, you might be the...
Alright, media companies, we need to talk. The streaming thing was really cool for a while, but the luster has worn off, and we're left with a situation that's somehow even worse than having to pay for a bunch of cable channels we don't watch. Something has to change, and I think we're reaching a breaking point with regard to how many discrete streaming services people are willing to...
Amazon is back with six new pilots for everyone to sink their teeth into and determine which are worthy to go on to a series order. Set to debut later this fall, Amazon is launching six pilots that cover a wide range of genres. They are also certainly not lacking in the talent department as you read through these descriptions. Edge Based on George G. Gilman’s best-selling book...
Amazon is wrapping up another pilot season and five series have come out on top. Amazon announced on Wednesday that it has given season orders to five series including two new kids shows. The shows you can expect to see later this year and into 2016 include The Man in the High Castle, Mad Dogs and The New Yorker Presents along with the new children's programming entries, Just Add Magic...
Amazon is launching a new initiative that will see it gaining a foothold in your local cineplex as a new player on the studio scene. With the success of its original episodic programming online, Amazon is now setting its sights on the biggest screen there is, the movie theater. Amazon has announced that it is going to jump into original films that will enjoy theatrical runs and then...
Amazon is not messing around any more when it comes to its original programing as today it releases a huge batch of new pilots. For some time now Amazon has been taking a different take on how to decide what original programming it will air. First it selects shows to film a pilot episode of, and then it releases those episodes to the public to vote. The latest batch of pilots features...
The After Amazon announced today that it has picked up four original dramas and two children’s shows to add to its growing stable of original content. Following the launch of its second pilot season last month, Amazon has announced which six series will be joining its first renewal, Alpha House. Four dramas officially received the greenlight today: The After, Bosch, Mozart in the...
Amazon has added another exclusive hit series to its streaming service Amazon Prime Instant Video int he form of BBC America's Orphan Black. Orphan Black has only had one season so far, but thanks to the stand out performance from lead actress Tatiana Maslany, it has already shot up to a lot of critical acclaim. The series is a sci-fi mystery about a woman who was adopted and comes to...
The ink has barely dried on the last batch of pilots, but Amazon Studios is already setting up test five more for kids between the ages of 6 and 11. It seems that Amazon really likes this method of filming a pilot, showing it to the public at large and then deciding that those that get the best reactions will move on to a series. It’s certainly better than commiting to a bunch of...
Amazon and Viacom announced today that the two companies have entered into a multi-year deal that will see the Prime Instant Video service receive a slew of new content being added. Several weeks ago Netflix let its deal with Viacom expire, seeing the departure of several popular children's shows such as Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Backyardigans. It was a somewhat...