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YouGov: BBC iPlayer ‘treading water’ compared to Amazon and Netflix
The BBC is “treading water” with its iPlayer service while Amazon and Netflix are “starting…
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Amazon gives thumbs-up to Hugh Hefner bio-doc series
Amazon has given the green light to a new original series about the life of…
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Amazon Web Services now a US$5 billion business
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the e-retail giant’s scalable cloud computing offering, is now a US$5…
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Amazon Prime membership climbs 53%
Worldwide paid membership of Amazon’s Prime subscription service grew 53% last year – 50% in the US…
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Amazon adds 4K content to Prime Instant Video
Amazon has added 4K, Ultra High-Definition movies and TV shows to its subscription VoD service,…
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Amazon renews content investment pledge
Amazon will continue investing in original content for its Prime Instant Video service after billing…
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Amazon to launch Ripper Street ahead of BBC
Having stepped in to co-fund a new series of period drama Ripper Street, Amazon will…
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Amazon launches Fire TV in UK, Germany
Amazon is launching its web streaming set-top box Amazon Fire TV in Europe for the…
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Amazon launches third pilot season
Amazon has launched five new pilots and is asking its Prime Instant Video subs in…
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Amazon adds raft of kids series to streaming service
Amazon has acquired a slew of kids series for its streaming service in the UK…
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Amazon UK buys Halle Berry drama Extant
Amazon has snapped up exclusive first-window rights to buzzy sci-fi series Extant for its UK…
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Amazon and BBC Worldwide cut content deal
Amazon has struck a programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK…
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Amazon claims streaming video lead over Apple, Hulu
Amazon claims that it has now passed both Apple and Hulu in US streaming video usage, citing a…
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Amazon launches Fire TV set-top box
Amazon has launched its much-anticipated TV streaming device, Amazon Fire TV, taking on the likes…
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Amazon denies free streaming service report
Amazon has denied a Wall Street Journal report, claiming it is looking to launch an…
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Amazon plans Prime price hike
Amazon said that it is considering upping the price of its Prime subscription service in…
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Amazon adds ‘millions’ of Prime customers
Amazon said that it has added “millions” of customers in the last three months to…