Amazon Announces Prime Instant Video Licensing Agreement with A+E Networks
01/04/2013
Previous Seasons of Popular Shows from A&E, bio, HISTORY and Lifetimenow available on Prime Instant Video all Prime Instant Videos can be viewed by Prime members on Kindle Fire and hundreds of other connected devices
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2013-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing agreement with A E Networks to add prior seasons of popular series from A&E, bio, HISTORY and Lifetimeto the Prime Instant Video service. Prime Instant Video now features more than 33,000 movies and TV episodes for Amazon Prime members to stream instantly, at no additional cost, on Kindle Fire HD or any of the hundreds of compatible Amazon Instant Video devices, including iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii U. To start watching Prime Instant Video, visitwww.amazon.com/PIV.
In a year we have more than doubled the Prime Instant Video selection for our Prime members, said Brad Beale, Director of Digital Video Content Acquisition for Amazon. We remain focused on adding TV episodes and movies to Prime Instant Video that we think our customers will enjoy. A E Networks has some of the most popular shows on television and we know our customers will love streaming the A E content with Prime Instant Video.
The deal with A E Networks will bring Prime customers more TV episodes from some of their highest rated television programming including Pawn Stars, Storage Wars and Dance Moms, which are also available for purchase through Amazon Instant Video.
About Amazon Instant Video
Amazon Instant Video is a digital video streaming and download service that offers Amazon customers the ability to rent, purchase or subscribe to a huge catalog of videos. Customers can choose from more than 145,000 titles to purchase or rent and content ranges from new release movies to classic favorites, major television shows, entire seasons, or even day after air TV. Prime Instant Video is Amazon's video subscription offerit includes more than 33,000 movies and TV episodes selected from the full assortment available at Amazon Instant Video. This subscription offer allows US Prime customers to stream as many titles from Prime Instant Video as they like, at no additional cost.
About Prime
Amazon Prime is an annual membership program for $79 a year that offers customers unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items including books, home and garden products, electronics, video games, clothing, and much more. Amazon Prime members also get access to unlimited instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV episodes and access to hundreds of thousands of books to borrow for free, as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates from a Kindle device. Customers who receive free Prime shipping benefits through our Amazon Student or Amazon Mom programs can upgrade to an annual paid membership to receive Amazon Prime's digital benefits.
About A E Networks
A E Networks is an award-winning global media content company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television networks to websites to DVDs to gaming and educational software. A E Networks is comprised of A&E, HISTORY, HISTORY en Espaol, Military HISTORY, H2, Lifetime, LMN, LRW, bio, Crime & Investigation Network, A&E IndieFilms, A E Networks International, A E Networks Digital and A E Networks Consumer Products. A E Networks channels and branded programming reach more than 300 million households in over 150 countries. A E Networks is a joint venture of Disney-ABC Television and Hearst Corporation.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long battery life, and a thin and light design. The new latest generation Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now features new, improved fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom high-definition display, exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with dual-band support,dual-antennasand MIMO for faster streaming and downloads, enough storage for HD content, and the latest generation processor and graphics engineand it is available in two display sizes7 and 8.9. The large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available with 4G wireless, and comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G LTE data package. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer battery life.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, www.amazon.cn, www.amazon.it, www.amazon.esand www.amazon.com.br. As used herein, Amazon.com,
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