Amazon Prime Video is continuing its push into the African market by signing a second exclusive licensing agreement with a production company based in Nigeria.
26.12.2021 - 11:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Christmas is over.
The Christmas Radio Times has been discarded and most of the good TV specials have already aired.
But with miserable weather and more bank holidays this year than usual due to how Christmas Day and Boxing Day fell, now is a perfect time to hunker down with some good company and quality TV.
Whether you're looking at Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV or Netflix, we've got you covered with this list of 16 epic shows to keep you entertained well into 2022.
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Amazon Prime Video is continuing its push into the African market by signing a second exclusive licensing agreement with a production company based in Nigeria.
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video’s series adaptation of worldwide bestselling game franchise Fallout, from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films, is coming together. Nolan is set to direct the premiere of the series, which is slated to begin production in 2022. Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) and Graham Wagner (Silicon Valley) have come aboard as showrunners.
In terms of television, the new year already looks to be off to a strong start. From shows such as the much-talked-about “Yellowjackets” readying itself for its final two episodes of Season 1 to the long-awaited return of HBO’s “Euphoria,” there’s a little something for everyone being released in January.
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continued to have its stronghold over pop culture, and the influx of more shows from Indigenous creators than ever before. Keeping all of that in mind, here are our picks for the best shows of the year.
Christmas is officially upon us and what better way is there to snuggle into the festivities than hunkering down with a cuppa and disappearing into all the cosy, Christmas telly that's on offer.The small screen boasts a flurry of festive delights including everyone's favourites – such as Call The Midwife and the Strictly Come Dancing special – plus some new treats that we can't wait to sink our teeth into.
Amazon Prime scored big with the premiere of The Wheel of Time last month.
Lorde has released the music video for ‘Leader Of A New Regime’ – watch it below.The video, which Lorde directed with Joel Kefali, was set once again by water – as was the case for ‘Fallen Fruit’ and ‘Solar Power’.Lorde announced the arrival of the video in a newsletter to fans.“Solstice’s should always have offerings. So for you, here’s the ‘Leader Of A New Regime’ video.“Just a couple of bites, a feeling, a perfect mid-point in the [‘Solar Power’] journey.
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Much has been made of the so-called “decline of the romantic comedy” over the past couple of years. With mid-budget studio movies growing more and more endangered in theaters, rom-coms are often mentioned as one of the industry’s biggest casualties.
Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video India has signed a multi-year deal with New Zealand Cricket to exclusively stream in India all men’s and women’s cricket matches played in New Zealand across the one day international, twenty-20 and test formats. First up will be a test series between New Zealand and Bangladesh, beginning Jan.
its streaming library this month, which can help narrow down the choices of exactly what to watch on the intimidating streaming platform. We’ve gone one further and curated a list of the best new movies on Amazon Prime Video in December 2021, singling out some swell movies that have either been newly added to Prime Video’s streaming library or are brand new releases hitting Amazon this month.
Christmas is one of the best times to be cosy, reminisce and binge-watch TV shows and films.
K.J. Yossman “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm is returning to Amazon Prime Video for season 2 of “Good Omens.”Hamm will reprise the role of Archangel Gabriel in the series, which is currently in production in Scotland.Also returning are Doon Mackichan (“Toast”), who plays Angel Michael, and Gloria Obianyo (“Dune”) as Uriel.They will be joined by new angels Liz Carr (“Devs”) who plays Saraqael and Quelin Sepulveda (“Havoc”) as Muriel.
K.J. Yossman “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm is returning to Amazon Prime Video for season 2 of “Good Omens.”Hamm will reprise the role of Archangel Gabriel in the series, which is currently in production in Scotland.Also returning are Doon Mackichan (“Toast”), who plays Angel Michael, and Gloria Obianyo (“Dune”) as Uriel.They will be joined by new angels Liz Carr (“Devs”) who plays Saraqael and Quelin Sepulveda (“Havoc”) as Muriel.
Amazon Prime Video has closed a multi-year agreement with Inkblot Studios, a leading production company out of Africa that has produced some of Nigeria’s biggest box office hits.
Drake has ghosted Kanye West’s epic “Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert.” Not the show itself, which went off seemingly without a hitch at the Los Angeles Coliseum Thursday night, but the Amazon Prime Video streaming version of the concert.
Naman Ramachandran Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of Amazon Prime Video launching in India. To mark the occasion, the service is planning further growth in the fiercely competitive India market with a “deep” strategy.“There are three aspects of going deep — there is content, there is how we market it and there is distribution,” Gaurav Gandhi, country head, Amazon Prime Video India, told Variety.
Naman Ramachandran In a bid to capture a bigger share of the large, fiercely competitive and price-sensitive Indian streaming market, Netflix has sharply reduced its subscription price plans in the territory.The cheapest monthly mobile plan, which covers phone and tablet, has been cut from INR199 ($2.63) to INR149 ($1.97).The basic full service plan, which provides 480p picture quality, sees the largest price drop, by 60%, from INR499 ($6.60) per month to just INR199 ($2.63). The standard plan,
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPrime Video and Matchbox Pictures have begun production on “Class of ’07,” a high concept comedy that marks Amazon’s fourth scripted original series in Australia.The rollercoaster comedy about a women’s class reunion with life and death stakes, will be filmed across multiple locations in New South Wales including Sydney.