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Amazon expands Twitch Prime membership program to more than 200 countries

Amazon-owned game-streaming giant Twitch today expanded its Twitch Prime program to more than 200 countries and territories. Twitch Prime, which… Read More

Amazon is giving Prime memberships to the entire population of Manchester-by-the-Sea

Updated at 9:10 a.m. to reflect the correct location of the giveaway. “Manchester by the Sea” was a big win for… Read More

Amazon greenlights new season of ‘All or Nothing’ behind-the-scenes NFL series

Amazon’s popular behind-the-scenes NFL series is getting another season. The tech giant announced today that it has greenlit season two… Read More

I let Amazon’s new ‘Outfit Compare’ choose my clothes — but I just couldn’t follow the advice

There are plenty of things I’m happy to hand over to Amazon, rather than doing them myself. Recommending a movie?… Read More

Best of Prime: Amazon’s most-streamed original content, music, and more from 2016

Amazon is constantly adding new features to entice customers to sign up for its $99 a year Prime membership. The… Read More

Amazon’s newest brand, Wickedly Prime, brings its private label food business out of stealth mode

Amazon has launched a new private label food brand that is notable in part because it’s much more obvious that it’s… Read More

Amazon charges non-Prime members more at physical bookstores, hinting at new retail strategy

Cashiers at Amazon’s physical bookstores now ask each customer the same question: Are you a Prime member? That’s because Amazon… Read More

Amazon rolls out unlimited photo storage for Prime members and their families

Amazon continues to beef up perks of its $99 per year Prime program, this time with unlimited photo storage for… Read More

Amazon launches new ‘Music Unlimited’ service, starting at $4/month for use on just one Echo

Would you pay a few extra bucks a month to turn your smart home speaker into an intelligent, unlimited jukebox? Amazon… Read More

Amazon greenlights new series ‘The Tick,’ ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson,’ and ‘I Love Dick’

Amazon Studios signed on for three new series from what it calls its “most-watched” pilot season ever. “The Tick” and… Read More

Analyst: 50% of U.S. households could be Prime members by end of 2016 — or has it already happened?

John Blackledge, a Cowen and Company analyst, estimates half of the households in the U.S. could have Amazon Prime by… Read More

Amazon clashes with ProPublica over investigation into ‘pay-to-play’ pricing tactics

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… Read More

Mysterious ‘Project X’ points to Amazon drive-up grocery store in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood

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… Read More

Amazon releases show pilots on YouTube and Facebook to attract more Prime sign-ups

Amazon wants to get you hooked on Prime. In the latest attempt to lure members to its $99 per year subscription… Read More

Now you can tell Alexa to buy stuff for you on Amazon

Alexa can already call a ride for you, tell you when you aren’t walking enough, and now the brain behind… Read More

Netflix CEO on competitors like Amazon: ‘Their growth doesn’t take away from us’

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings doesn’t seem too concerned with Amazon’s new monthly Prime video membership program. After his company posted… Read More

Teaching students to become Amazon customers: E-commerce giant rapidly expanding university pick-up sites

Amazon announced today that it is opening a new university pick-up site at the Georgia Institute of Technology where people can collect… Read More

Amazon to release Woody Allen’s star-studded romantic comedy this summer

A year ago, Amazon surprised everyone by inking a deal with Woody Allen. The retail-giant-turned-film-studio booked Allen for an original… Read More

Amazon ‘Spotify killer’ in the works? Report suggests enhanced music service planned

Perhaps not satisfied with its own million-song Prime Music, Amazon is reportedly looking into launching a separate streaming service that would… Read More

Jeff Bezos: ‘I want Amazon to win an Oscar’

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… Read More

Amazon adds unlimited photo storage capability to Households program

Amazon Prime members can now let a family member enjoy unlimited photo storage. As part Amazon Households, which extends the perks of… Read More

Amazon expands one-hour delivery service to all of Manhattan

Amazon now promises one-hour delivery of daily essential items to anyone in Manhattan. Mashable reported today that Amazon has expanded Prime… Read More

Amazon’s Instant Video catches up to Netflix in key measure of user engagement

Amazon picked up a couple Golden Globe Awards last month for its original video programming, and now it seems the… Read More

Amazon Prime memberships grow 53% in 2014, despite $20 price hike

Amazon’s decision to increase the price of its Prime membership doesn’t seem to be hurting the company. In the company’s… Read More

Co-creator of ‘Survivor’ and ‘The Apprentice’ joins Amazon

Conrad Riggs, the co-creator of hit reality TV shows such as “Survivor” and “The Apprentice,” has joined Amazon.com as part… Read More

Amazon may offer ‘Prime Data’ plan for new smartphone

Amazon may be using its new smartphone as a way to let customers enjoy the benefits of a Prime membership. Boy… Read More

Bye, bye Iron Chef: Amazon cuts ties with Food Network parent

A year after Amazon.com inked a streaming video deal with Scripps Networks Interactive, the alliance appears to have ended. The Wall… Read More

Netflix still dominates streaming space, but Amazon, Hulu making small gains

Netflix dominates the streaming media world, but Hulu and Amazon have been making small gains in viewership, according to new… Read More

Amazon inks deal with NBCUniversal to stream Grimm, Smash, Curious George

Amazon signed yet another streaming deal today, this time inking a content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal to stream a bevy… Read More