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Amazon to add commercial breaks to Prime Video shows and movies

by Kurt Schlosser on September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 at 8:46 am

Amazon is ready to interrupt Prime Video programming to bring commercial breaks to its streaming shows and movies, the company announced Friday. Amazon joins a growing list of streamers giving… Read More

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Amazon scores one Oscar nomination; Netflix war drama is streaming leader with nine nods

by Kurt Schlosser on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 at 8:34 am

Amazon Studios earned a single Academy Award nomination Tuesday morning, with “Argentina, 1985” getting a nod for best international feature film. Netflix stole the show among streaming services, garnering 16… Read More

Chloe Grace Moretz in "The Peripheral"
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Amazon’s ‘Peripheral’ brings cyberpunk prophet William Gibson’s vision up to date

by Alan Boyle on October 20, 2022January 9, 2023 at 3:31 pm

The future may not be evenly distributed, but there’s a dystopia-inducing concentration of it in “The Peripheral,” a science-fiction novel by cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson. Now the novel has been turned into a streaming-video… Read More

Amazon wins Emmy for Lizzo’s reality TV show; HBO outpaces the streamers with 38 wins

by Kurt Schlosser on September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 at 8:23 am

Amazon Prime Video had a big win on Monday night with the “Big Grrrls.” The reality competition series “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” where women compete to earn jobs… Read More

Amazon sets global debut times for new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series on Prime Video

by Kurt Schlosser on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 9:40 am

Amazon has set the premiere times for the global debut of the hotly anticipated Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Two episodes of the… Read More

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New trailer for Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series offers epic views of the return to Middle Earth

by Kurt Schlosser on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 at 9:34 am

Amazon released the first full-length trailer Thursday for its upcoming Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” and it appears to check all the visual… Read More

News Brief

Report: Amazon picks college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit for ‘Thursday Night Football’ booth

by Kurt Schlosser on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 at 9:40 am

Kirk Herbstreit, a college football analyst with ESPN, is reportedly Amazon’s choice to provide color commentary for “Thursday Night Football” when those games stream exclusively on Prime Video this fall.… Read More

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Amazon reveals title and trailer for new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series coming to Prime Video

by Kurt Schlosser on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 at 10:08 am

Are you ready to head back to Middle Earth? Amazon Studios revealed the title and trailer Wednesday for its highly anticipated prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” series, called… Read More

Amazon picks up 20 Emmy nominations including best drama nod for superhero series ‘The Boys’

by Kurt Schlosser on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 at 11:13 am

The streaming television services are running away from the rest of the broadcast pack once again as nominations were announced Tuesday for the 73rd Emmy Awards. HBO and its new… Read More

Tech Moves: Ad Lightning CEO Scott Moore steps down; Amazon Prime Video adds Nike vet

by Cara Kuhlman on May 3, 2021May 2, 2021 at 9:17 pm

— Ad Lightning co-founder Scott Moore is stepping down from his CEO role for personal reasons but will remain on the board of directors and support the company’s business strategy.… Read More

Amazon wins two Oscars for ‘Sound of Metal;’ Netflix leads all studios with seven wins

by Kurt Schlosser on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 at 8:56 pm

Amazon picked up two Oscars Sunday night during the 93rd Academy Awards as the annual celebration of the best in film took on a more subdued approach because of the… Read More

In new NFL deal, Amazon to be exclusive home for ‘Thursday Night Football’ at a reported $1B per year

by Kurt Schlosser on March 18, 2021May 3, 2021 at 9:44 am

Amazon is going deep in its relationship with the National Football League, signing on for a new 10-year deal that will make Prime Video the exclusive home of “Thursday Night… Read More

Amazon to stream NFL game on Dec. 26 exclusively on Prime Video; playoff game also confirmed

by Kurt Schlosser on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 at 12:54 pm

Amazon’s streaming schedule is getting busier in the later weeks of the NFL season as the tech giant and the league announced Monday that a week 16 matchup between the… Read More

Home team’s home stream: Seattle Sounders and Amazon sign deal for Prime Video soccer matches

by Kurt Schlosser on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 at 10:22 am

Two Seattle brands are joining forces as the Sounders FC announced a new deal with Amazon on Tuesday in which Prime Video will be the exclusive digital streaming platform for… Read More

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Netflix back ahead of HBO with 160 Emmy nods; Amazon’s ‘Mrs. Maisel’ dominates comedy again

by Kurt Schlosser on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 at 10:48 am

Streaming television is bigger than ever, as a much-needed distraction during the ongoing pandemic. And it’s back on top in the annual march to awards season supremacy. Netflix led all… Read More

Amazon Prime Video rolling out individual profiles to allow users to personalize what they stream

by Kurt Schlosser on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 at 10:07 am

Amazon Prime Video is embracing personalization, allowing users to create and manage multiple profiles within accounts, the company announced Tuesday. The move by the streaming service allows functionality similar to… Read More

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Virtual reality check: Futurists dissect Amazon’s new ‘Upload’ TV series, and its digital afterlife

by Kurt Schlosser on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 at 11:42 am

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” I can’t get Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” out of my head as I ponder what I watched this week in “Upload,” the… Read More

Amazon and NFL renew ‘Thursday Night Football’ streaming deal — and add one Saturday game

by Kurt Schlosser on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 at 7:14 am

Sports fans missing baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer and just about anything else that should be in play right now are holding out hope for the return of football in the… Read More

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Amazon wins 2 Golden Globes for series ‘Fleabag’; host Ricky Gervais rips Hollywood and big tech

by Kurt Schlosser on January 5, 2020January 6, 2020 at 9:14 am

Amazon continued its winning ways at major awards shows on Sunday night, taking home two Golden Globes for the comedy series “Fleabag.” The show, which ran for two seasons on… Read More

Cas Anvar in New Shepard capsule
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Blue Origin video traces the virtuous circle between real-life spaceflight and ‘The Expanse’ on video

by Alan Boyle on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 at 3:58 pm

If “The Expanse” ever decides to shoot episodes of the science-fiction series on a Blue Origin spaceship, Wes Chatham is ready to go. “I do think it’d be an excellent… Read More

‘Fleabag’ creator and star signs new deal with Amazon Studios days after Emmy Awards haul

by Kurt Schlosser on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 at 3:55 pm

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator and star of the Emmy Award-winning Amazon Prime Video series “Fleabag,” has signed a new deal with Amazon Studios that could be worth around $20 million,… Read More

Amazon wins 15 Emmys including best comedy for ‘Fleabag’; HBO rules again with ‘Game of Thrones’

by Kurt Schlosser on September 22, 2019September 23, 2019 at 6:51 pm

It was another historic night for comedy and Amazon Prime Video at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday as the streaming network took home best comedy series for the… Read More

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‘Game of Thrones’ rules all as HBO gets 137 Emmy nods; ‘Mrs. Maisel’ and ‘Fleabag’ power Amazon

by Kurt Schlosser on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 at 10:09 am

On the strength of the final season of “Game of Thrones,” HBO reclaimed the Emmy nominations throne on Tuesday, garnering 32 nods for the fantasy series and 137 total. Netflix,… Read More

Cara Gee in Blue Origin crew capsule

Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Cast of ‘The Expanse’ visits Blue Origin’s space turf

by Alan Boyle on March 29, 2019March 30, 2019 at 8:41 am

Science fiction met space fact this week in the Seattle area when the cast of “The Expanse,” the science-fiction jewel in Amazon’s streaming-video crown, got a look at Blue Origin’s… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly hires Amazon Prime Video vet as CEO; Former F5 CEO joins ExtraHop Board

by James Thorne on March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 at 12:58 pm

Marijuana review and discovery platform Leafly has a new CEO in Tim Leslie, who was previously VP of Amazon Prime Video International. Leslie’s appointment follows the departure of former Leafly… Read More

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Amazon to tease Prime series ‘Hanna’ during Super Bowl and give users 24-hour access to first episode

by Kurt Schlosser on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 at 2:23 pm

Amazon is trotting out more than just a fun ad for Alexa during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII. The tech giant is using the NFL’s premiere event to tease a new… Read More

Who watches this hit? Amazon Studios revs up its hashtag game in promoting ‘The Grand Tour’

by Kurt Schlosser on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 at 2:27 pm

There’s plenty of s*it on television. Promoting it as such is generally not the norm for studios. Amazon Studios was having some fun on Twitter on Thursday and Friday —… Read More

How Netflix’s new subscription pricing matches up with Amazon Prime Video and Hulu

by Nat Levy on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 at 2:29 pm

Netflix is raising prices for the fourth time in its history, but its offerings remain in line with the cost of competitors like Amazon Prime Video and Hulu. Netflix has… Read More

Amazon wins two Golden Globe Awards for stars of ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and ‘Very English Scandal’

by Kurt Schlosser on January 6, 2019January 7, 2019 at 5:23 am

Amazon returned to another awards show and took home more prizes Sunday night, as the tech giant won again at the Golden Globe Awards. CEO Jeff Bezos was on hand… Read More

Can you dress for success? Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn seek designers for Amazon fashion series

by Kurt Schlosser on January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 at 12:54 pm

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are ready to see if you can make it work. The pair, who gained reality TV fame with the long-running series “Project Runway,” are launching… Read More

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