Articles about Amazon Prime Video

Amazon acquires historic UK studio where Prime Video series ‘Rings of Power’ is filmed

Amazon Prime Video is acquiring an historic British film studio that served as the production home for the second season… Read More

Ads coming to Amazon Prime Video movies and TV shows starting Jan. 29

Amazon has set the date for when it will introduce ad breaks to streaming content on Prime Video: Jan. 29.… Read More

Amazon to add commercial breaks to Prime Video shows and movies

Amazon is ready to interrupt Prime Video programming to bring commercial breaks to its streaming shows and movies, the company… Read More

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

Amazon Studios earned a single Academy Award nomination Tuesday morning, with “Argentina, 1985” getting a nod for best international feature… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Peripheral’ brings cyberpunk prophet William Gibson’s vision up to date

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… Read More

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

Amazon Prime Video had a big win on Monday night with the “Big Grrrls.” The reality competition series “Watch Out… Read More

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

Amazon has set the premiere times for the global debut of the hotly anticipated Prime Video series “The Lord of… Read More

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

Amazon released the first full-length trailer Thursday for its upcoming Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings… Read More

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

Kirk Herbstreit, a college football analyst with ESPN, is reportedly Amazon’s choice to provide color commentary for “Thursday Night Football”… Read More

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

Are you ready to head back to Middle Earth? Amazon Studios revealed the title and trailer Wednesday for its highly… Read More

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

The streaming television services are running away from the rest of the broadcast pack once again as nominations were announced… Read More

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

— Ad Lightning co-founder Scott Moore is stepping down from his CEO role for personal reasons but will remain on… Read More

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

Amazon picked up two Oscars Sunday night during the 93rd Academy Awards as the annual celebration of the best in… Read More

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

Amazon is going deep in its relationship with the National Football League, signing on for a new 10-year deal that… Read More

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

Amazon’s streaming schedule is getting busier in the later weeks of the NFL season as the tech giant and the… Read More

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

Two Seattle brands are joining forces as the Sounders FC announced a new deal with Amazon on Tuesday in which… Read More

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

Streaming television is bigger than ever, as a much-needed distraction during the ongoing pandemic. And it’s back on top in… Read More

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

Amazon Prime Video is embracing personalization, allowing users to create and manage multiple profiles within accounts, the company announced Tuesday.… Read More

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

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” I can’t get Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” out of my head as… Read More

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

Sports fans missing baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer and just about anything else that should be in play right now are… Read More

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

Amazon continued its winning ways at major awards shows on Sunday night, taking home two Golden Globes for the comedy… Read More

Blue Origin video traces the virtuous circle between real-life spaceflight and ‘The Expanse’ on video

If “The Expanse” ever decides to shoot episodes of the science-fiction series on a Blue Origin spaceship, Wes Chatham is… Read More

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

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator and star of the Emmy Award-winning Amazon Prime Video series “Fleabag,” has signed a new deal… Read More

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

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

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

On the strength of the final season of “Game of Thrones,” HBO reclaimed the Emmy nominations throne on Tuesday, garnering… Read More

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

Science fiction met space fact this week in the Seattle area when the cast of “The Expanse,” the science-fiction jewel… Read More

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

Marijuana review and discovery platform Leafly has a new CEO in Tim Leslie, who was previously VP of Amazon Prime… Read More

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

Amazon is trotting out more than just a fun ad for Alexa during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII. The tech giant… Read More

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

There’s plenty of s*it on television. Promoting it as such is generally not the norm for studios. Amazon Studios was… Read More

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

Netflix is raising prices for the fourth time in its history, but its offerings remain in line with the cost… Read More