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03.08.2021 - 23:57 / variety.com
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon hired advertising creative veteran Remy Merriex, most recently at Facebook, as the newest member of the Prime Video marketing team.Ukonwa Ojo, chief marketing officer of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, announced that Merriex will join Prime Video’s marketing team as global executive creative director. In the new role, he will oversee development of global creative campaigns across the Prime Video brand, content and originals marketing.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSnap hired Konstantinos “KP” Papamiltiadis as the company’s first VP of platform partnerships. The nine-year Facebook veteran will lead efforts to on-board Snapchat partners ranging from individual augmented-reality creators to companies that incorporate the app’s camera and AR technology into their apps.At Facebook, KP most recently served as VP of platform partnerships.
aired live from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Cafe.
Amazon Prime Video continues its expansion into live programming. After taking exclusive rights to NFL’s Thursday Night Football in a precedent-setting digital deal, the streamer has made a deal for the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards. The 2022 telecast, produced by MRC’s dick clark productions, marks the first time a major awards show live-streamed exclusively on an SVOD platform. (The Daytime Emmys have been only available online a couple of times.)
Mila Kunis is not averse to heckling husband Ashton Kutcher when his over-the-top French accent isn’t up to snuff.
Mónica Marie Zorrilla Rupi Kaur, Indian Canadian poet and New York Times bestselling author, has snagged a one-hour Amazon Original special. “Rupi Kaur Live,” which is described as a “distinctive fusion of poetry, humor, spoken word, music and compelling visuals inspired by her poetry collections,” will stream in North America exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, Aug.
EXCLUSIVE: Eros STX and Amazon Prime Video have closed a multi-year first window output deal in South Africa, effective immediately.
Mike Muriano, a 20-year veteran of the NFL Network, has joined Amazon as Executive Producer, Live Sports at Prime Video as the streaming powerhouse continues to ramp up its sports efforts.
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Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Animation are nearing a $100 million deal for “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” to skip theaters and head straight to Amazon Prime Video, according to Variety. The franchise has grossed $1.3 billion in theaters worldwide since the first film’s debut in 2012.
EXCLUSIVE: The Carlos Watson Show, which has been been broadcast on the OZY YouTube channel, is heading to Prime Video for its upcoming third season. After recently releasing its 200th episode, the daily talk show, hosted by OZY co-founder and CEO Watson, will be streaming episodes on both YouTube and Prime Video in the U.S. and UK starting August 16.
Adam Driver, Anna Paquin, Minnie Driver and Kit Harington, here’s what’s new on Amazon Prime Video.This co-produced series from the New York Times and Amazon, based on the New York Times column, received a warm welcome from viewers in its debut season. Season one of touched the hearts of many, retelling true stories about love in its various forms and featuring beloved actors such as Dev Patel, Anne Hathaway and Tina Fey.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAmazon Prime Video is hoping to caffeinate your Emmy vote via pop-up For Your Consideration a coffee truck activation around Los Angeles.The mobile coffee truck, promoting Prime Video’s Emmy nominations, will be stationed around town from Aug. 13 to Aug.
130 people were dying daily from opioid overdoses and Purdue Pharma in November 2020 pled guilty to three federal felony charges and agreed to pay an $8 million fine. Purdue also filed for bankruptcy in 2019 and the proposed settlement would see the Sackler family paying $4.5 billion in exchange for immunity from any pending or future lawsuits against them for their role in the opioid epidemic.
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Camila Cabello is living out the ultimate fairytale in the first trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s “Cinderella”.