Prime Video (Amazon)
Prime Video (or “Amazon Prime Video”) is a subscription-based streaming video service and online video rental marketplace owned and operated by Amazon. The service includes Amazon original TV shows and movies, licensed content and access to a handful of partner streaming services like Max, Discovery Plus, Paramount Plus, AMC Plus, MHz Choice and Britbox.
Prime Video shares common ownership with the free, ad-supported streaming television service Freevee.
Amazon to stream NHL games in Canada through deal with Rogers
Prime Video will offer a rolling slate of NHL games on Monday evenings for two years.
Documents show North Korean animators worked on Prime Video, Cartoon Network shows
The documents show North Korean animators were able to circumvent U.S.-imposed sanctions in a number of cases.
U.S. streamers watch nearly 44 hours of video per week, study says
A research analyst with Parks Associates said streamers are watching more free, ad-supported content — and that might lead to higher churn across subscription-based services.
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Study: Brits spend 30 minutes per day looking for streaming content
British television fans are having to spend more time in their day searching through apps in pursuit of something to watch.
Three services dominate European streaming market
Three American streaming services have captured 85 percent of European market, according to a new study.
Massachusetts considers streaming tax to fund public access channels
The 5 percent tax is aimed at offsetting lower franchise fees collected from cable TV operators as cord-cutting grows.
British police crack down on modified Fire TV sticks
British police interviewed nearly a dozen individuals who were allegedly connected to the development and sale of illegally-modified Amazon Fire TV sticks in the country.
Amazon laying off European staffers in Prime Video division
Amazon is moving forward with a round of job cuts that will see dozens of employees depart its Prime Video business overseas.
Amazon to pay $120 million for NFL playoff game next year, report says
Amazon is ready for some more football — but it wants a bigger game than the Black Friday match-up it streamed on Prime Video last year.
Amazon says “no changes” coming to Freevee despite Adweek report
The publication reported Amazon would sunset the free, ad-supported streaming service in a push to get more viewers on Prime Video.
Amazon sued for putting ads in Prime Video content
A California man who renewed his Prime membership on an annual basis is suing Amazon for putting ads in Prime Video shows and movies.
Amazon laying off hundreds at Prime Video, MGM Studios, Twitch
Some Amazon employees are starting the new year in the worst possible way: On the unemployment line.