Amazon.com has hired Mike Benson, former ABC marketing boss and chief creative officer at Time Warner Inc., as head of brand marketing and creative development for Amazon Digital Video. In his new…
Actress and singer Alexandra Socha has been upped to a series regular on Amazon’s ’80s-set comedy from Steven Soderbergh, “Red Oaks,” Variety has learned exclusively. Socha, who’s had recurring arcs…
In the wake of the hike from 20% to 30% in the rate of the TRIP international tax rebate scheme, effective from Jan. 1, 2016, Film France expects major growth in international shoots in France. In…
After a charmed run with comedies, Amazon's first stab at drama, "Bosch," doesn't quite deliver. Adapted from Michael Connelly's L.A.-centric novels, the series has the texture and tone of an…
Amazon.com, which is gunning for Netflix in the subscription-video space, invested $1.3 billion in its Prime Instant Video service last year, according to founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Netflix, by…
Did Woody Allen suffer an attack of angst? Or was he merely feeling it was time for a change? With his 80th birthday approaching, Woody had been shooting movies (and raising financing) in just about…
Amazon Studios has announced a licensing deal for transatlantic comedy series “Catastrophe” — penned by and starring comedian and author Rob Delaney and actress Sharon Horgan — which will be…
Amazon.com, keeping the pressure on Netflix in angling for TV content deals, announced a pact with Starz Digital Media for “The White Queen” making Prime Instant Video the exclusive…
Don’t have Amazon Prime? The ecommerce colossus will let you binge-watch all 10 episodes of “Transparent,” the Golden Globe-winning series starring Jeffrey Tambor, for one day only. On Saturday, Jan…
Hollywood descends on the Sundance Film Festival this week, checkbooks in hand, hoping to find the next big thing in indie movies. In many cases, that means buyer beware, because the thin mountain…
