Amazon launch free IMDb TV streaming service in the UK

EXCLUSIVE: A feature documentary about an orphaned tiger cub proved to be irresistible catnip to streamers. In a just concluded auction, Amazon Studios acquired the untitled documentary from 30WEST and directors Melissa Lesh & Trevor Frost.

An airline has launched new routes to the US and the Caribbean from Manchester Airport as international travel picks up again.

If you're yet to secure a PlayStation 5 then you may want to keep an eye on three major retailers this week.

Have you wanted to send a gift to a friend or a family member but you don’t have their mailing address handy? Well now you can with Amazon’s new shopping feature which enables you to send gifts to your loved ones even if you don’t know their address. It's an idea that could take off just in time for Christmas, says UK home delivery expert ParcelHero.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVan Jones, CNN political commentator and DC insider, is looking to provide Americans exhausted by bitter partisan fighting a breath of fresh air — and hope for the future — with his new podcast.The former Obama adviser is gearing up to launch “Uncommon Ground With Van Jones,” a weekly interview podcast from Amazon Music.

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Dern (Nebraska), Stephen Lang (Avatar), and Shane West (Gotham) wrap Production on Sonja O’ Hara (Doomsday) latest film Mid-Century. The social commentary horror-thriller explores the dark side of the American aesthetic.

Great British Bake Off's first ever vegan star, Freya Cox, was forced to use animal products during this week's technical challenge and fans of the show are unimpressed. Scarborough contestant Freya, 19, who is the youngest taking part in this year's Channel 4 series, took to her own Instagram to apologise to fellow vegans as she warned them in advance of the programme.

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MENLO PARK, Ca. – A spokesperson for Facebook said that the company is bringing its services back online although there were still some issues with its WhatsApp messaging service. The spokesperson also acknowledged that there will be intermittent problems as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp & Facebook Messenger are coming back up.

Amazon’s premium free streaming service, IMDb TV, launched today in the UK.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is rolling out its streaming service Viaplay into five new markets through 2023.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Hold Your Fire,” Stefan Forbes’ gripping new documentary, details a tense standoff between police and four young African American men at a sporting goods store in Brooklyn, N.Y. Though set in 1973, the issues that Forbes’ film probes, ones of racism, police brutality and gun violence, remain fiercely urgent.

The 2001 cult satirical summer camp comedy “Wet Hot American Summer” might be considered one of the few comedic gems of the 2000s that has continued a healthy and lasting following. There is a mini-reunion on the horizon at Amazon Studios, as Variety reveals that David Wain (“Role Models“) will direct a new deserted island musical, “Where The Fore Are We?” with busy actress/director Elizabeth Banks taking a key producing role via Brownstone Productions.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterFilmmakers and stars Elizabeth Banks and David Wain of “Wet Hot American Summer” are reuniting for a new movie musical at Amazon Studios.Wain is directing the project, titled “Where the Fore Are We?”, and will produce with Banks and partner Max Handelman via their Brownstone Productions. Wain wrote the script with Zach Reino and Jess McKenna.

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