`Wild Isles’ Comes To Prime Video April 21st
Fans of BBC nature documentaries like Planet Earth may be pleased to hear that Amazon’s Prime Video has purchased the streaming rights to a new five-part series called Wild Isles, featuring narration by Sir David Attenborough, and focusing on the habitats of the British Isles….
Parks: Prime Video Knocks Netflix Out Of 1st Place In Paid OTT Subs For The First Time
Amazon’s Prime Video over-the-top (OTT) subscription streaming service has dethroned long-time subscription video king Netflix in total subscribers for the first time, according to a newly released top 10 U.S. OTT services ranking from researcher Parks Associates. Parks said the ranking in which Prime Video…
Samsung, Prime Video Give Fans A Peek At LOTR Series In Big Screen 8K
Samsung announced Wednesday that it is collaborating with Prime Video to exclusively bring fans of Samsung 8K TVs content from the upcoming series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in 8K resolution. Prior to the September 1 series premiere on Prime Video,…
JustWatch: HBO Max Made Big Market Share Strides With U.S. Viewers In Q1
Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+ were the big four market share winners among U.S. subscription video on demand (SVoD) streaming services for the first quarter of 2022, but HBO Max gained the most with U.S. users of the JustWatch content search service. Netflix…
Parks Associates: Amazon Prime Video Hit 45% U.S. Penetration Rate In Q3-2021
The Amazon Prime Video service subscriber penetration rate hit 45% of connected U.S. homes to remain among the top three premium streaming services as of the third quarter of 2021, according to research firm Parks Associates. The Park Associates Video Services Dashboard said 77.3 million…
Amazon Reveals Fee Hike For Prime Memberships
Amazon used the release of its Q4-2021 financial report to reveal it is planning to increase the subscription fee 22% for its Amazon Prime video and shipping membership services in the U.S. The international e-commerce giant made the disclosure at the same time that it…
UHD Alliance Pushes Forward With Filmmaker Mode, Begins Promotion
Over the last year, the Ultra HD Alliance has continued to push forward with the expansion of its Filmmaker Mode initiative for TVs and projectors, and is now launching consumer promotional efforts to make sure its benefits are known and activated in homes. Over the…
LG, Prime Video Begin Automatic Filmmaker Mode Switching
LG said Thursday that it has begun rolling out a firmware update bringing automatic switching for Filmmaker Mode playing supported Prime Video movies on all LG 2020 and 2021 4K and 8K UHD TV models. Filmmaker Mode is a group of picture adjustment presets that…
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