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FYI, this was just announced on Amazon:
The Amazon Original Series Will Offer Prime Members Unprecedented Access to the Legendary 24 Hour Race
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 6, 2017-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced it has greenlit theAmazonOriginal SeriesLe Mans: Racing is EverythingfromLondonbased production company New Black Films. The limited series will explore what is known as “theMount Everestof motorsports,” the grueling, non-stop 24-hour car race that has taken place annually in Le Mans,Francesince 1923. Prime members will be able to stream the series exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices and online. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership.Le Mans: Racing Is Everythingwill be a global release and available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video for members to watch via the Prime Video app for popular smart TVs, Fire TV, Fire Tablets and Android and iOS phones and tablets. The show will also be available onPrimeVideo.comfor Prime Video members in more than 200 countries and territories.
Le Mans: Racing is Everythingwill offer unprecedented access to the entire 24 hours of the race, while exploring the storied legacy of Le Mans and the generations of drivers who have braved the course.Le Mans: Racing is Everythingembeds with teamsPorsche,Audi,Nissan,Toyota, Aston Martin and Rebellion as they race to build their cars and compete in what is one of the highest attended single-day sporting events in the world. Featured drivers include Australian Formula 1 legendMark Webber; German three-time Le Mans champion André Lotterer;Nico Prost, son of legendary Formula 1 driverAlain Prost; and English teenage gamerJann Mardenborough, who at the age of 19 was given a slot on Team Nissan after winning an e-Sports racing competition.
“Fans are consistently thrilled by the excitement and danger that is the annual Le Mans race.Le Mans: Racing is Everythingwill take that excitement to the next level, giving Prime members behind-the-scenes access to what it takes to win this singular event,” saidConrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals.
“We’ll raise the veil on the pressure that racing cars to the limit puts on the teams and drivers, in a unique human-interest driven series that will take a 360 look at what it takes to participate, organize and ultimately try and win what is unquestionably the toughest race in motorsport,” saidJames Erskineof New Black Films. “It’s a great privilege to bring this to screen with such strong collaborators as Amazon Prime Video. This is racing as you’ve never seen it before.”
“The Automobile Club de l'Ouest was very pleased to grant New Black Films unprecedented access to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and we are excited for Amazon Prime members to see the result,” saidPierre Fillon, President of the ACO.
Le Mans: Racing is Everythingis slated to be directed by Emmy Award-nominatedJames Erskine(American Masters) and produced byVictoria Gregory(Man on Wire,Senna), and their production company,New Black Films(The White Room,One NightinTurin).
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial atwww.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visitwww.amazon.com/howtostream.
The Amazon Original Series Will Offer Prime Members Unprecedented Access to the Legendary 24 Hour Race
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 6, 2017-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced it has greenlit theAmazonOriginal SeriesLe Mans: Racing is EverythingfromLondonbased production company New Black Films. The limited series will explore what is known as “theMount Everestof motorsports,” the grueling, non-stop 24-hour car race that has taken place annually in Le Mans,Francesince 1923. Prime members will be able to stream the series exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices and online. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership.Le Mans: Racing Is Everythingwill be a global release and available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video for members to watch via the Prime Video app for popular smart TVs, Fire TV, Fire Tablets and Android and iOS phones and tablets. The show will also be available onPrimeVideo.comfor Prime Video members in more than 200 countries and territories.
Le Mans: Racing is Everythingwill offer unprecedented access to the entire 24 hours of the race, while exploring the storied legacy of Le Mans and the generations of drivers who have braved the course.Le Mans: Racing is Everythingembeds with teamsPorsche,Audi,Nissan,Toyota, Aston Martin and Rebellion as they race to build their cars and compete in what is one of the highest attended single-day sporting events in the world. Featured drivers include Australian Formula 1 legendMark Webber; German three-time Le Mans champion André Lotterer;Nico Prost, son of legendary Formula 1 driverAlain Prost; and English teenage gamerJann Mardenborough, who at the age of 19 was given a slot on Team Nissan after winning an e-Sports racing competition.
“Fans are consistently thrilled by the excitement and danger that is the annual Le Mans race.Le Mans: Racing is Everythingwill take that excitement to the next level, giving Prime members behind-the-scenes access to what it takes to win this singular event,” saidConrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals.
“We’ll raise the veil on the pressure that racing cars to the limit puts on the teams and drivers, in a unique human-interest driven series that will take a 360 look at what it takes to participate, organize and ultimately try and win what is unquestionably the toughest race in motorsport,” saidJames Erskineof New Black Films. “It’s a great privilege to bring this to screen with such strong collaborators as Amazon Prime Video. This is racing as you’ve never seen it before.”
“The Automobile Club de l'Ouest was very pleased to grant New Black Films unprecedented access to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and we are excited for Amazon Prime members to see the result,” saidPierre Fillon, President of the ACO.
Le Mans: Racing is Everythingis slated to be directed by Emmy Award-nominatedJames Erskine(American Masters) and produced byVictoria Gregory(Man on Wire,Senna), and their production company,New Black Films(The White Room,One NightinTurin).
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial atwww.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visitwww.amazon.com/howtostream.
I'll be checking this out.
