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Man... why Amazon? I guess Netflix already spend the money on Marvel. Good to see they're returning in some way but Amazon? Hmm... Rest of the world won't be able to see it now.
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Clarkson, Hammond and May sign deal with Amazon
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funkystudent
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Oh cock.
No Amazon prime video here... And its not in a lot of places. Netflix is in vaslty more countries.
At least the tradition of people pirating a shit load of this show due to lack of offical avalability will continue I guess.
Not shocked though. Amazon is way more aggressive with the one off big deals where as Netflix typically deals in bulk deals.
No Amazon prime video here... And its not in a lot of places. Netflix is in vaslty more countries.
At least the tradition of people pirating a shit load of this show due to lack of offical avalability will continue I guess.
Not shocked though. Amazon is way more aggressive with the one off big deals where as Netflix typically deals in bulk deals.
Darth Pinche
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This sucks. I guess I can kiss goodbye the hope of seeing the last season on Top Gear on netflix then.
Seems a lot of people here are offended really easily and have a horrible sense of humor.
*grumble grumble grumble* I hate fun *grumble grumble*
Why? That's up to Netflix and the BBC and has nothing to do with the trio at this point.
*grumble grumble grumble* I hate fun *grumble grumble*
Why? That's up to Netflix and the BBC and has nothing to do with the trio at this point.
scorcher59
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Considering the revenue top gear made from the pretty much worldwide showcase that was the BBC moving to a much much smaller viewership must mean that Amazon had to pay a really large sum to get the trio of Clarkson, Hammond and May, something so massively huge that Netflix couldn't afford to get them, sad thing is if they had gone to Netflix i would've been able to watch it here in Chile... right now who knows...
Snkfanatic
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.....wow
LoveCake
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It could well be, i bet Amazon & Netflix were having proper fisticuffs over this.
A global player with a global show.
The most important thing regarding this announcement....
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spindoctor
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Good news. I would have preferred Netflix but Amazon will have to do. Can't imagine how much money Amazon must have put up to make this deal happen. Also thoroughly amused at how this utterly inevitable news upsets some people on the Internet.
rainking187
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Disappointing. Most of my purchases nowadays are digital, so I don't have any use for Prime. Probably will never watch this.
call_kotaku
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Is the general consensus still that Amazon isn't shy about spending money but has no idea how to run a successful production company? I haven't kept up with their exclusives since I canceled my prime membership a year ago.
Since Wilman's producing this I don't expect it to be too different tonally or content-wise from Top Gear, but then again the BBC production is a huge part of their success on top Gear.
Since Wilman's producing this I don't expect it to be too different tonally or content-wise from Top Gear, but then again the BBC production is a huge part of their success on top Gear.
ridiculously AWESOME.
We didn't have a local Amazon, we can only buy from Amazon if the seller ships internationally, which most of the time you don't discover until checkout.
I'd read at the time that they'd basically signed away any rights they had to the format, is that not the case?
VGChampion
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I'd have preferred Netflix but I'm glad Amazon keeping the competition alive. Not like I want Netflix to stagnate while they're on top.
Has this been posted? Saw it floating about on Reddit.
Sounds to me like a misinformed support agent. I was under the impression Amazon were producing this, so I'm sure they'd have global rights too.
edit: Press release mentions a 'global deal' but said press release is not being echoed by other Amazon markets—just the UK.
Sounds to me like a misinformed support agent. I was under the impression Amazon were producing this, so I'm sure they'd have global rights too.
edit: Press release mentions a 'global deal' but said press release is not being echoed by other Amazon markets—just the UK.
DrForester
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Amazon can't possibly be stupid enough to region lock this show when Top Gear was one of the most pirated shows ever...
Maninthemirror
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I read this as Clarkson hammered and may sign with Amazon
SupperCrunch
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I'm glad they finally managed to close a deal to continue what they were doing. I wasn't expecting Amazon to be chosen over Netflix, but it does make sense that Amazon would want to promote their video services more than Netflix, which already has a robust set of original series.
On another note, does anyone know if Amazon is offering all the older seasons of Top Gear as part of Prime Instant Video? I was in the middle of watching the series on Netflix when, to my chagrin, Netflix pulled all seasons but the latest five. I still have a LOT of catching up to do, so it would be nice to get access again!
On another note, does anyone know if Amazon is offering all the older seasons of Top Gear as part of Prime Instant Video? I was in the middle of watching the series on Netflix when, to my chagrin, Netflix pulled all seasons but the latest five. I still have a LOT of catching up to do, so it would be nice to get access again!
Cereal KiIIer
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Amazoom.
I'm calling it.
I'm calling it.
SirMossyBloke
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How can it be a global deal anyway when Amazon streams to exactly 2 out of 200 countries.
Might as well called it the World Series of streaming.
You think streaming in only two countries is gonna stop people pirating it? It's going to be pirated waaaaaay more now. At least people could watch it on Netflix before or BBC Canada/US/iPlayer.
DrForester
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Amazon hopefully knows what they're getting into.
I'd cancel my account immediately if the US stream on Amazon is delayed or edited from the UK version.
Yea, they need to get it to use on-time and unedited. I'm afraid they might be biting off more than they can chew with this deal, they should have let it go to Netflix.
Painful, wished they'd gone with Netflix.
Amazon Prime isn't 'available' in Australia and I don't really want to sign up for another streaming service.
What else has Amazon got that might make it worthwhile?
Edit - just read through the thread. No way am I paying anything more than a monthly subscription. Sorry Amazon, I'll have to get my new Top Gear fix another way
Amazon Prime isn't 'available' in Australia and I don't really want to sign up for another streaming service.
What else has Amazon got that might make it worthwhile?
Edit - just read through the thread. No way am I paying anything more than a monthly subscription. Sorry Amazon, I'll have to get my new Top Gear fix another way
call_kotaku
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a show with 300+ million weekly viewers vs a show with less than 3 million weekly viewers
StrayngerDaynger
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When Kimi won't have a job next year, he can be the new stig but unmasked.
What would be better than Kimi giving 3 line reviews of cars after lapping them?
What would be better than Kimi giving 3 line reviews of cars after lapping them?
milanbaros
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Apparently Amozon deal is worth more per episode than game of thrones. $250m for 3 years. This is basically looking like amazon's play at the world streaming market. Wouldn't be surprised if they launch in new markets with this.
According to Fuller, Amazon wanted to save Hannibal, but they would've wanted to start production on a new season right away. By that time, Fuller was busy and the actors had already been released from their contracts. It would've taken much more time to spin up then Amazon wanted, so it didn't work out.
Do we know the number of episodes planned? They also might be doing two seasons a year.
Top Gear is one of the most popular shows.... in the world.
Well if they brought it to Canada Prime would actually have value. Seriously, Amazon need to expand the streaming. Hulu won't come here so we need them.
milanbaros
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12 episodes a year according to the FT. Probably 2 series of 6 a year. No word on specials though.
Comes out to roughly $7 million an episode if the $250m figure is accurate. Anyone know what the BBC budget was for the show?
edit: some figures have the past budget at $10 million usd or so for an entire season.
milanbaros
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I know it was less than $7m. Interested how much of the extra budget is going to clarkson, Hammond and May's pocket compared to production though. I wouldn't be surprised if they see this as their pay day for being on the biggest show in the world for over a decade.
You can see James May is the alpha male here.
If it's anything like Clarkson's previous arrangement with the BBC, they'll probably ask for some kind of profit sharing or a cut of the rights being sold elsewhere. BBC previously bought out Clarkson's portion of that for the old Top Gear, so he is pretty well off. For being on one of the most watched shows in the world, they really weren't paid all that much.
MilkyJoe
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