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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

Social TV platform Scener adds Hulu’s David Baron as CEO and filmmaker J.J. Abrams as investor

by Kurt Schlosser on December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 at 2:09 pm

Scener, the Seattle-based startup that adds a social layer to the viewing of streaming television content, has named David Baron as CEO. Baron helped launch Hulu in 2007 and spent… Read More

ROOT Sports and fuboTV reach deal to bring Kraken, Mariners and Trail Blazers to streaming TV

by Kurt Schlosser on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 at 4:48 pm

A major new player on the sports television landscape could be an MVP for fans of teams in the Pacific Northwest thanks to a deal announced Thursday. fuboTV, a growing… 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

Amazon to stream WNBA games on Prime Video in tech giant’s latest deal with a pro sports league

by Kurt Schlosser on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 at 3:12 pm

Add the WNBA to the list of professional sports leagues that Amazon wants to help showcase via its Prime Video streaming platform. Amazon and the WNBA reached a multi-year agreement… Read More

Amazon and NFL deal for ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video will begin year early, run 11 seasons

by Kurt Schlosser on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 at 10:47 am

Amazon and the National Football League have tacked on an extra year to a recent deal that makes Prime Video the exclusive home for “Thursday Night Football.” The reported $1… 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

Amazon’s Fire TV finally getting HBO Max, months after launch of new streaming service

by Kurt Schlosser on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 at 8:50 am

Almost six months after the launch of the new HBO Max streaming service, the platform is now coming to Amazon’s Fire TV. HBO Max will be available starting Tuesday on… Read More

Amazon reaches NFL playoffs: Report says tech giant has deal to stream wildcard game this season

by Kurt Schlosser on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 at 1:00 pm

Amazon is taking its NFL streaming rights beyond “Thursday Night Football” and into the playoffs. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the tech giant has reached a deal to… Read More

As Emmy Awards go virtual, HBO bests streaming TV with most wins; Amazon collects four total

by Kurt Schlosser on September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 at 9:19 am

Streaming television’s recent awards show successes took a bit of a back seat on Sunday night, as HBO outpaced Netflix, Amazon and others at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Netflix… 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

Video

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

Scener sees growth in social streaming as startup set to host virtual Comic-Con screenings

by Kurt Schlosser on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 at 10:16 am

Scener, the RealNetworks spinoff that lets people connect and interact virtually while watching their favorite streaming content, is expanding its platform as it experiences substantial growth during the coronavirus pandemic.… 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

Video

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

Video

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

Amazon announces new Fire TV devices, including first smart soundbar and more powerful Cube

by Kurt Schlosser on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 at 11:39 am

Amazon’s desire to power your television-viewing experience through its array of Fire TV devices took another step forward on Wednesday with the announcement of a new smart soundbar, a second-generation… Read More

Video

‘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

Sorry, Comcast: The new Xfinity Flex streaming box won’t get me to uncut my cable cord

by Kurt Schlosser on March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 at 12:51 pm

Commentary: After subscribing to Comcast cable television and broadband internet in some form or another for about the past 20 years, I finally cut the cord two weeks ago. Even… Read More

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