Amazon
Amazon ($AMZN) is an online retailer and technology company based near Seattle, Washington. The company operates the popular Amazon.com online warehouse, which offers discounted prices and shipping with the purchase of a monthly or annual subscription called Amazon Prime. The company also operates the Amazon Prime Video streaming service, Amazon Web Services cloud computing solution, Amazon Music streaming service and Audible audiobook streaming service, and manufactures a line of tablets and smart TV devices under the Fire and Fire TV brands.
Amazon deal to buy MGM could be announced this week
Amazon could announce a deal to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios as early as this week.
Amazon mulls buying MGM Studios to beef up content offering
Amazon is in advanced discussions to acquire MGM Studios for around $9 billion.
Amazon launches free streaming TV service in India
Amazon has rolled out a free streaming television service within its shopping app in India.
Football will stream on Amazon earlier than expected
Amazon will begin streaming Thursday Night Football games in 2022, one year earlier than expected.
Bezos: More than 175 million stream Amazon Prime content
Three out of four people with an Amazon Prime subscription streamed movies and TV shows through Amazon Prime Video in 2020.
Amazon Prime Video rolls out Discovery Plus add-on
Amazon Prime members and Prime Video subscribers can now purchase Discovery Plus as an add-on to their existing service.
Amazon Prime logs more than 200 million members
Amazon has managed to attract more than 200 million customers to its Amazon Prime membership program.
Amazon drops price of Fire TV Stick Lite to $20
Amazon has discounted the cheapest version of its popular Fire TV streaming device for members of its Amazon Prime service.
Amazon reportedly crippling internals of some Fire TV devices on purpose
Amazon is blowing fuses in its Fire TV devices on purpose in order to prevent users from rolling back to a prior operating system, according to a report.
Amazon to release new voice remote with Fire TV devices in April
Amazon confirmed this week that it will soon release updated versions of its Fire TV devices to include a new Alexa-enabled voice remote.
Amazon wants to land Thursday night football games
Technology giant Amazon wants to continue its deal with the NFL after streaming a handful of Thursday night games in recent years.
Parler quietly drops lawsuit against Amazon
Parler has quietly dropped its lawsuit against technology giant Amazon, largely resolving a two month-long legal battle between the two companies.