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Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop has inked a multi-project worldwide development deal with Amazon subsidiary Audible. Four titles have been greenlit under a newly created The Goop Pursuit banner, all of which will will join a series of best-in-class Audible Originals. The Goop Pursuit collection will “explore…

A slew of Marvel characters are heading to the small screen after MGM+, the linear network formerly known as Epix, and Amazon Prime Video ordered a suite of live-action series from Sony Pictures Television. Spider-Man spinoff series Silk: Spider Society, which has been in the works for some time…

Amazon Studios this morning debuted the first trailer for its holiday rom-com Something from Tiffany’s — an adaptation of the Melissa Hill novel of the same name, which is set to launch globally on Prime Video on December 9th. The upcoming romance from director Daryl Wein (How It Ends) follows a…

The same day that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged to give away most of his $124 billion fortune comes word that his company is planning some 10,000 layoffs. Citing unnamed sources, The New York Times reported today that Amazon will lay off thousands of corporate and tech staffers, potentially…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to give away most of his $124 billion fortune during his lifetime. In an interview with CNN, Bezos was questioned if he intended to donate the majority of his money to charitable causes, to which he replied: “Yeah, I do.” He plans to focus his charitable giving on…

UPDATED at market close: Media shares joined the broader market Thursday in a major rally as data this morning showed inflation easing in October. The DJIA surged 1,200 points. Hard hit tech shares were led by a 10% jump by Amazon. Google parent Alphabet, Facebook parent Meta and Apple were up 6% or…

Netflix is looking to get off the bench and into the live sports game. Over the past few months, the streamer has been quietly looking into acquiring the rights to a number of leagues and events, Deadline can confirm. In particular, deals were under discussion for several tennis tours as well as a…

EXCLUSIVE: The new structure of Amazon Studios’ US/Global content operations under Head of Television Vernon Sanders is coming into focus. It involves the creation of three creative development teams shepherding programming across SVOD, AVOD and FAST channels. They will be led by Laura Lancaster, Nick Pepp…

Carnival Row is coming to an end at Amazon with its upcoming second season. This comes as the streamer set the premiere date for the second run of the Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne period drama series. The series will return on February 17. Related Story Cancellations Photo…

James Corden is starring in Prime Video’s new dark comedy titled Mammals and the streamer just dropped the trailer which you can view above. All six episodes of the show will be made available in over 240 countries starting November 11. Mammals follows the story of Jamie (Corden), a chef whose…

Amazon shares plunged more than 20% after hours after shedding 4% during the regular trading day after the company became the latest tech giant to stumble in the third quarter. In the period ending September 30, revenue rose 15% to $127.1 billion, while earnings came in at 28 cents per share on a…

Amazon has resumed political contributions to lawmakers who voted to object to the 2020 electoral vote count on January 6th, 2021, the day that Donald Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in an effort to block the results that would make Joe Biden the winner of the presidency. Amazon’s…