Amazon signs Top Gear team for motoring show
“We can’t wait to see what Jeremy, Richard, James and the team will create in what is sure to be one of the most globally anticipated shows of 2016”, he said in a statement. But since the trio have left the helm of the BBC programme, the factual auto show has been in the news just as much as it ever was before.
Amazon is not going to make users buy episodes of the Top Gear trio’s new show individually, but you will only be able to watch on Amazon.
Amazon Prime Instant Video has won the battle to sign former Top Gear presenters Jermy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond.
“I feel like I´ve climbed out of a bi-plane and into a spaceship”, Clarkson said on the announcement that the trio would be filming three seasons of a new show for Amazon. I have already been there.
Jay Marine, vice-president of Amazon Prime Video in Europe, said: “Customers told us they wanted to see the team back on screen, and we are excited to make that happen”.
The BBC today announced experienced entertainment producer Lisa Clark will take Wilman’s executive producer post on the show.
Amazon Prime Day was on July 15, and required that people were members of the premium service. There is no exact date at this time, and we may not see more details on the release date for the first show for some time. I got bitten by a bullet ant”, while James May said: “We have become part of the new age of smart TV. The broadcaster later revealed that its hit motoring show would be revamped with British TV and radio personality Chris Evans at the helm.
Amazon is the world´s largest online retailer and Prime, an Internet streaming service similar to Netflix, offers subscribers access to thousands of films and television shows, including original content.