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.
Prime Video integrates free PBS streams, no membership needed
Local PBS member stations and national programming feeds like PBS Kids are now available to stream for free through Amazon's service Prime Video.
Luminate: TV production continued to slow in 2024
Cable networks and streaming platforms suffered the worst, while broadcast networks rebounded.
Prime Video Channels offers bundle with Starz, Max
Amazon is offering Prime Video streamers the opportunity to bundle Max and Starz for a 25 percent discount.
Broadcast, cable TV continue to top Nielsen’s The Gauge
Linear TV captured more than 46 percent of total TV time in December, compared with streaming's 43 percent.
Prime Video adds cricket service Willow to platform
Prime Video is boosting its live sports offering with the addition of cricket-centric service Willow.
Apple TV Plus added to Prime Video in more countries
The service is now available via Amazon's Prime Video Channels in the U.K., Canada and Australia.
Black Friday NFL game draws over 13 million to Prime Video
More than 13 million people watched some or all of Amazon's football game between the Raiders and the Chiefs last Friday.
Fractured TV landscape for sports generates high interest in highlights
Younger sports fans are increasingly frustrated with the fractured landscape of televised events, so they're turning to highlights at a higher pace.
Smart TV adoption rises in U.S. homes, study finds
Sixty-eight percent of U.S. households have a smart TV, while just under 50 percent have a standalone streaming device, according to Parks Associates.
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PBS to offer local TV streams through Amazon’s Prime Video
The public broadcaster is also launching two new FAST channels exclusively through Prime Video, and will debut pop-up streams over time.
Amazon will offer FanDuel Sports Network channels through Prime Video
Amazon and Diamond Sports have reached a deal that will see subscriptions to FanDuel Sports Network channels offered through Prime Video.
Parks Associates: Prime Video is most-used streaming service in U.S.
Netflix was in second place for the third consecutive year, according to Parks Associates' Streaming Video Tracker report, while Disney Plus came in third.
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