Amazon-owned game-streaming giant Twitch today expanded its Twitch Prime program to more than 200 countries and territories. Twitch Prime, which rolled out last year, is a bundle of Amazon Prime benefits specifically aimed… Read More
Updated at 9:10 a.m. to reflect the correct location of the giveaway. “Manchester by the Sea” was a big win for Amazon. It marked the first time a film owned by… Read More
Amazon’s popular behind-the-scenes NFL series is getting another season. The tech giant announced today that it has greenlit season two of All or Nothing, an Amazon original show that debuted… Read More
There are plenty of things I’m happy to hand over to Amazon, rather than doing them myself. Recommending a movie? Sure. Keeping track of my shopping wish list? Absolutely. Automatically… Read More
Amazon is constantly adding new features to entice customers to sign up for its $99 a year Prime membership. The result is a hodgepodge of content and products associated with… Read More
Amazon has launched a new private label food brand that is notable in part because it’s much more obvious that it’s a product of the online retail giant — starting with… Read More
Cashiers at Amazon’s physical bookstores now ask each customer the same question: Are you a Prime member? That’s because Amazon recently implemented a new pricing structure at its bookstores that… Read More
Amazon continues to beef up perks of its $99 per year Prime program, this time with unlimited photo storage for members’ friends and family. Called “Family Vault,” the new service… Read More
Would you pay a few extra bucks a month to turn your smart home speaker into an intelligent, unlimited jukebox? Amazon is betting people will. The company on Wednesday is launching… Read More
Amazon Studios signed on for three new series from what it calls its “most-watched” pilot season ever. “The Tick” and “Jean-Claude Van Johnson,” two of the shows destined for silver… Read More
John Blackledge, a Cowen and Company analyst, estimates half of the households in the U.S. could have Amazon Prime by the end of the year — unless they already do.… Read More
Amazon and ProPublica butted heads Tuesday over a report from the investigative journalism organization claiming that the e-commerce giant is prioritizing its own product listings and those from preferred sellers even when cheaper options… Read More
Amazon is planning to open a drive-up grocery store in Seattle, newly discovered planning documents suggest. Permit filings uncovered by GeekWire show plans to renovate the former Louie’s Cuisine of China site, at 5100… Read More
Amazon wants to get you hooked on Prime. In the latest attempt to lure members to its $99 per year subscription service, the company is making several of its pilots available on the… Read More
Alexa can already call a ride for you, tell you when you aren’t walking enough, and now the brain behind Amazon’s Echo and other devices is your new personal shopper.… Read More
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings doesn’t seem too concerned with Amazon’s new monthly Prime video membership program. After his company posted its Q1 earnings report — which beat Wall Street’s expectations… Read More
Amazon announced today that it is opening a new university pick-up site at the Georgia Institute of Technology where people can collect their online orders. This marks the e-commerce giant’s third announcement… Read More
A year ago, Amazon surprised everyone by inking a deal with Woody Allen. The retail-giant-turned-film-studio booked Allen for an original TV series. While that project is still in the works,… Read More
Perhaps not satisfied with its own million-song Prime Music, Amazon is reportedly looking into launching a separate streaming service that would take on big players Spotify and Apple Music, a report in… Read More
As streaming services dive deeper into high-quality original content, including movies, they’re expected to start competing with traditional films at the Oscars. Jeff Bezos hopes to be a part of that phenomenon in… Read More
Amazon Prime members can now let a family member enjoy unlimited photo storage. As part Amazon Households, which extends the perks of a $99/year Amazon Prime membership to other family members, Amazon announced today… Read More
Amazon now promises one-hour delivery of daily essential items to anyone in Manhattan. Mashable reported today that Amazon has expanded Prime Now, the new one-hour delivery service that debuted in December,… Read More
Amazon picked up a couple Golden Globe Awards last month for its original video programming, and now it seems the company has something else to celebrate in the world of… Read More
Amazon’s decision to increase the price of its Prime membership doesn’t seem to be hurting the company. In the company’s earnings report posted today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos noted that… Read More
Conrad Riggs, the co-creator of hit reality TV shows such as “Survivor” and “The Apprentice,” has joined Amazon.com as part of a big video content push by the Seattle company,… Read More
Amazon may be using its new smartphone as a way to let customers enjoy the benefits of a Prime membership. Boy Genius Report reports that the smartphone, which is rumored to arrive in… Read More
A year after Amazon.com inked a streaming video deal with Scripps Networks Interactive, the alliance appears to have ended. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon Prime Instant Video service dropped programming… Read More
Netflix dominates the streaming media world, but Hulu and Amazon have been making small gains in viewership, according to new data released this morning by the NPD Group market research… Read More
Amazon signed yet another streaming deal today, this time inking a content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal to stream a bevy of shows exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Shows like Covert… Read More