Amazon Is Giving Prime Video’s User Interface a Much-Needed Redesign

“Licorice Pizza” starring the Haim sisters as well as “The Lost City,” which is loaded with stars like Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe and Brad Pitt.Those looking for older classic films won’t be disappointed either as Meryl Streep-studded “The Devil Wears Prada,” and “Mamma Mia! ”will also head to the streamer (with the musical gracing Freevee’s catalog). Nicholas Cage’s “Face/Off” and the late James Caan’s “Thief” arrive August 1 along with “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion,” which stars the late Paul Sorvino’s daughter Mira.

Global streamer Prime Video is supercharging its investment in Nigeria by unveiling its first Amazon Originals from the country, and for the first time allowing customers to sign up in the local currency, the Naira.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAmazon Prime Video has ordered the Nigerian originals “Gangs of Lagos” and “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija,” and opened up local currency services for the platform in the country.Crime thriller “Gangs of Lagos,” which will launch on the platform later this year, is a high-stakes action-crime thriller that follows a group of friends who each have to navigate their own destiny, growing up on the bustling streets and neighbourhood of Isale Eko, Lagos.The show stars Tobi Bakre, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Chiké. “Gangs of Lagos” is directed and produced by Jade Osiberu, produced by Kemi Lala Akindoju and co-produced by Akin Omotoso.Meanwhile, “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija” is a local adaptation of the wide-traveling Amazon original.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAmazon Prime Video is activating its Emmy Phase 2 plans, throwing an “FYC Fest” the weekend of Friday, Aug. 12 through Sunday, Aug. 14 to tout its 30 Emmy nominations.The weekend event will take place in three different locations in the Los Angeles area, including Sherman Oaks, Santa Monica and West Hollywood.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Poldark’s” Aidan Turner will star as a maverick coach guiding an up-and-coming tennis player (Ella Lily Hyland) to stardom in Amazon Prime Video’s new U.K. drama “Fifteen-Love.”Created by Hania Elkington, “Fifteen-Love” explores the fictional story of Justine Pearce (Hyland), a young sports prodigy, who enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of Grand Slam Tennis, aided by her coach Glenn Lapthorn (Turner), with whom she shared an intense rapport.Together they reached the semi-final of the French Open but Justine’s dream was cut brutally short by a devastating injury and the end of her professional career.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAmazon is to launch localized versions of its Prime Video streaming platform in three countries in Southeast Asia. It will accompany the business initiative with fresh investments in local content.The service will launch in Indonesia, Thailand and The Philippines from Monday.

Amazon Prime Video has announced its first slate of Southeast Asian local-language originals, including a trio of situational comedy improv shows, Comedy Island, across Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, and projects from local talents including Joko Anwar, Kamila Andini and Banjong Pisanthanakun.

“Any Day” (2015)“Assimilate” (2019)“Baby Boom” (1987)“Backstage” (2021)“Backwoods” (2020)“Bad Frank” (2017)“Bad Therapy” (2020)“Basic” (2003)“Battle Scars” (2020)“Before Midnight” (2013)“Big Brother Volcano” (2017)“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969)“Clockstoppers” (2002)“Courage Under Fire” (1996)“Crossed the Line” (2014)“Dating My Mother” (2017)“Derek’s Dead” (2020)“Disappearance” (2019)“Don’t Click” (2012)“Downhill Racer” (1969)“Drive Me Crazy” (1999)“Eadweard” (2015)“Escape From Alcatraz” (1979)“Everbody Loves Somebody” (2017)“Evil Dead” (2013)“Face/Off” (1997)“Filth” (2014)“Firewalker” (1986)“Follow the Prophet” (2010)“Fright Night” (2011)“Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos” (2015)“Getting to Know You” (2020)“Gonzo” (2008)“Goodbye Butterfly” (2021)“Grand Cru” (2018)“Happy Yummy Chicken” (2017)“Hardball” (2001)“Here On Out” (2019)“He’s Way More Famous Than You” (2012)“I Am A Ghost” (2014)“I Like Me” (2019)“I Love You, Beth Cooper” (2009)“Iceland Is Best” (2020)“I’m Still Here” (2010)“Impossible Monsters” (2019) “International Falls” (2019)“I’ve Got Issues” (2020)“Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero” (2016)“King Arthur” (2004)“King Kong” (1976)“King of Knives” (2020)“Kingpin” (1996)“Leaving Las Vegas” (1996)“Letter from Masanjia” (2018)“Line of Descent” (2019)“Lost Bayou” (2020)“Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound” (2019)“Man from Reno” (2015)“McLintock” (1963)“Mermaids” (1990)“Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon)” (2008)“Mr.

Ellise Shafer “The Wilds” has been canceled at Amazon Prime Video after two seasons, Variety has confirmed.The drama series revolves around a group of teenage girls who are left stranded on an island following a plane crash — and soon discover that it is all part of a social experiment. The show’s first season launched on Dec. 11, 2020 and Season 2 premiered on May 6.The series starred Sophia Ali, Shannon Berry, Jenna Clause, Reign Edwards, Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Erana James, Sarah Pidgeon, David Sullivan, Troy Winbush, Rachel Griffiths, Charles Alexander, Zack Calderon, Nicholas Coombe, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Aidan Laprete, Tanner Ray Rook and Reed Shannon.“The Wilds” is created and executive produced by Sarah Streicher alongside showrunner and executive producer Amy B.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon will crank up the price of Prime membership fees in Europe and U.K. — in some cases by 43% — with the ecommerce giant citing rising expenses and inflation for the hike.In the U.K., the annual price of Prime will increase 20%, from £79 to £95.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSahar Baghery has been appointed head of content for Amazon’s Prime Video in France, succeeding Isabelle Bertrand.The Paris-born executive joined Prime Video in 2018 as head of business development for France and the MENA region. She was then made head of worldwide business development.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAmazon Prime Video has greenlit BAFTA-nominated “Hard Stop” director George Amponsah’s feature film debut, action thriller “Gassed Up.”Now in production in London, the movie will launch on Prime Video in the U.K. and Ireland in 2023.

The Academy of Country Music Awards will return for a second consecutive year for livestreaming on Amazon Prime Video, with the 58th annual ceremony set for Thursday, May 11, 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Murphy is set to star in Candy Cane Lane, a Reginald Hudlin-directed holiday comedy for Prime Video. Produced by Amazon Studios, Imagine Entertainment, and Eddie Murphy Productions, the comedy was acquired as a spec script written by Kelly Younger and inspired by Younger’s childhood holiday experiences. Production begins this winter in Los Angeles.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAmazon has unveiled the official trailer for its highly anticipated Prime Video U.K. docuseries “All or Nothing: Arsenal.”The series, which tells the inside story of the British football club’s rollercoaster 2021/22 season, will launch on Prime Video on Aug.

Amazon is starting to roll out a long-awaited redesign of its Prime Video interface this week, with the new look shifting away from the previous maze of small tiles and toward what the company calls a “super carousel” intended to be more “cinematic.”

Naman Ramachandran While HBO Max is yet to debut in the territory, 11 original series and 10 features from the streamer are bowing exclusively on Amazon Prime Video India across July and August. The slate includes comedic thriller “The Flight Attendant,” starring Kaley Cuoco; DC Comics adaptation “Peacemaker,” created for television by James Gunn and starring John Cena; “And Just Like That…,” the next chapter of the Sex and the City franchise; the new “Gossip Girl,” an extension of the original pop culture classic series; and “Doom Patrol” that reimagines a group of DC superheroes.The slate also includes comedy “The Sex Lives of College Girls,” created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble; drama “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”; true crime-drama “The Staircase”; dystopian drama “DMZ”; and science fiction drama “Raised by Wolves.” HBO Max original features include “An American Pickle,” “Aquaman: King of Atlantis,” “Let Them All Talk” and “Superintelligence.” Manish Menghani, director, content licensing, Amazon Prime Video India, said: “We are delighted to collaborate with Warner Bros.

Nick Cannon isn’t opposed to tying the knot again. On Friday, the 41-year-old TV personality co-hosted ET alongside Nischelle Turner, and revealed if he’d ever get married again. Cannon was previously married to Mariah Carey from 2008 to 2016.