From Deadline.com:
In its quest to launch a hit fantasy series of the caliber of Game of Thrones, Amazon has closed a massive deal, said to be close to $250 million, to acquire the global TV rights to The Lord of the Rings, based on the fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The streaming service has given a multi-season commitment to a LOTR series in the pact, which also includes a potential spin-off series.
The LOTR original series, a prequel to Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which produced the hugely successful LOTR movie franchise.
No details about the deal were disclosed but it believed to be dwarfing any TV series pact to date with a whopping price tag attached.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 14 2017, @11:20PM (3 children)
The article was scant on detail, but amazon's original content is available for streaming on amazon right? Have they purchased a TV network?
What qualifies this series as "TV"? The mere fact that its episodic video content?
Are podcast series "TV" now?
(Score: 3, Touché) by isostatic on Tuesday November 14 2017, @11:23PM
What qualifies this series as "TV"?
The transmission of dynamic or sometimes static images, generally with accompanying sound, via electric or electromagnetic signals?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @12:21AM (1 child)
Is Youtube less a television because there's no tube?
(Score: 4, Funny) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday November 15 2017, @02:00AM
Could there be an alternative to browsing the web with ENIAC?
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