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The Grand Tour Show To Be Streamed In Over 200 Markets as Amazon Prime Video Goes Global (mashable.com)
For years, Amazon's Prime Video on-demand streaming service has been available in limited regions, such as the United States and United Kingdom (along with a handful of other markets), but that's changing now. Amazon is expanding the Prime Video service to more than 200 new markets. The announcement comes via The Grand Tour motor show, which premieres in select places Friday. Earlier this week, show's hosts -- Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May -- posted on Amazon website that their new show will be streamed in over 200 nations (pretty much everywhere where BBC's Top Gear is broadcasted and streamed). Speaking of which, fans of the Grand Tour will be able to watch the show worldwide starting next month, and once Prime Video is available in their region, they will be able watch new episodes at the same time as others. The move comes months after Netflix expanded to 130 new regions in January this year. Netflix is available in roughly 200 territories as well.
Seems like Amazon is going back to the old TV model of releasing a new episode every week. I guess binge watching doesn't matter so much when you're not watching a story.
Top Gear was the most watched non-fiction television show in the world when these three were the hosts. It stands to reason that there would be interest in their newest endeavor, even if you personally don't have an interest.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
I just realised I referred to Top Gear as nonfiction with a straight face.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
There isn't enough content. Mostly movies I don't care about or stuff I've already seen. I'll watch TGT and then cancel my subscription. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I hadn't the slightest objection to his spending his time planning massacres for the bourgeoisie... (P.G. Wodehouse)
Article states "over 200 countries" even if you count breakaway territories in Spain, Romania, California and Ukraine you're going to come up short. Good luck with that.
moox. for a new generation.
it may only mean that Amazon is going to license the show to local distributors
BBC Answers .. "It was the Politically Correct Move. We really couldn't see any other way past being Politically Correct. blah blah blah blah ... principles"
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
It was the right move, he assaulted a coworker. That's it that's all. The only reason he wasn't charged is because no one would honestly talk to the cops as they would never work again.
So, BBC, what do you think of your decision to fire Clarkson?
When he started being violent toward other employees, they really didn't have a choice.
I really hope for your sake that was sarcasm.
Top Gear was GREAT and even without the 3 pied pipers still isn't bad [though I really had a hard time liking Evens and his one set of cloths] but it's just not the same without the brothers grim.
That said The Grand Tour is probably the BEST show
in the world!
I honestly can't remember the last time I enjoyed watching a show more than TGT though. My face hurt after smiling for over an hour straight. Knowing they have 3 seasons [at least] really makes me happy and I just know Amazon is smiling all the way to the bank.
It was really just a matter of committing the wrong crime. If he would have molested some kids instead, the BBC would have spent decades covering it up instead of firing him.
I watched the first epsiode last night. Personally I think it was brilliant but you'd better be careful to avoid accidentally seeing any of it, because I can already see how it will have sensitive little flowers like you running for your safe spaces because of its even more non-peecee content.
...and this another great example of why Political Correctness needs to hurry up and die like every other stupid fad.
I checked yesterday and the sneak peek episode 0 is there and looks really cool. They also have a teaser episode of the Tick, supposedly coming soon. I really like prime, even with the increase to $99 I get much more than my monies worth in shipping, the kindle library and music streaming.
I just wish they'd carry programs from Dave network as well. I REALLY want Red Dwarf...
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
"Regions and territories": is it how they call sovereign nation states now?
A shit could not be given about non-PC content. It's Clarkson's encouragement of lethal force against workers trying to improve their working conditions that turned him from "public buffoon" to "dangerous person to whom I will do as much harm as I can". Since my only input to the creative media is as a consumer of adverts, then the only legal channel I have for harming him is by trying to damage his sale value to the advertising industry. So I do that. Unfortunately, that will result in harm to people who hitch their flags to his. Tough shit boys - get an external career (which the one with the memorable name has made some attempt at doing).
Birds are not dinosaur descendants;birds are dinosaurs, for all useful meanings of "birds", "are" and "dinosaurs"
You're a clearly a nutjob.
He did stricke a co-worker and berate him in a very unfortunate way (several slurs against said co-workers Irish heritage).
Clarkson had just been divorced, he had a possibly-malignant tumor on his tongue, he was being hounded by the BBC leadership because of previous gaffes, and he was drunk. It was a bad situation in general.
But there's really no excuse, and from Clarkson's behavior afterwards, once the dust had settled a little, seems to show that he's sorry for his actions and the mess he created.
Eat the rich.
The BBC had a very love/hate relationship with Clarkson's version of Top Gear. Love, because it was their biggest success ever. Hate, because they didn't like the carefree style and often controversial statements from Clarkson on the show.
They did the right thing, he shouldn't have assaulted a co-worker. He was in a bad position in his life when it happened, but that's no excuse.
Eat the rich.
Top Gear Clarkson != real life Clarkson.
He's a rabid buffoon on the show, but he's actually a rather reasonable person in real life. Tory supporter, yes. But not in a shitheel kind of way.
Eat the rich.
And BBC's "Top Gear" will inevitably fail and get cancelled because the new cast sucks.
They're going to try changing the cast first. Although why Matt LeBlanc is still there is a total mystery. Chris Evans is pretty annoying, but at least he didn't always look as though he was reading (badly) from an autocue.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
...and this another great example of why Political Correctness needs to hurry up and die like every other stupid fad.
If "not being allowed to thump someone at work and get away with it just because you earn a lot of money" is political correctness, then I'm all in favour of political correctness.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
If that person deserved to be thumped they should be. His only mistake was doing it while still at work.
That's certainly not what his behaviour in he last few weeks at the Beeb suggest. Assault on a colleague is definitely ground for dismissal, as a shitheel.
Birds are not dinosaur descendants;birds are dinosaurs, for all useful meanings of "birds", "are" and "dinosaurs"
There were a bunch of factors involved when he assaulted his colleague, and although none of them can excuse his actions, they can at least explain some of what was going on.
He had just been divorced, he had a possibly-malignant tumor on his tongue, he was already in hot water with the BBC for previous remarks. Had it been any other person, they would have been put on leave for a couple of months. But the BBC had wanted to get rid of him for a long time, so he got fired and it turned into a big deal. According to Clarkson, he wanted to unconditionally apologize to his colleague, but he wasn't allowed to do so.
Eat the rich.
Excuses not accepted.
Birds are not dinosaur descendants;birds are dinosaurs, for all useful meanings of "birds", "are" and "dinosaurs"
Quoting from my own post: "none of them can excuse his actions".
Eat the rich.