Category: Amazon News
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Amazon Unveils Echo Show 8 For $149.99
Amazon showed off its Echo Show 8 smart display, the first refresh in two years. The Echo Show 8 features a new design with a centered camera to better aligned the 8-inch display. It also features better audio with a spatial audio processor integrated into the rear speaker. It will cost $149.99 and comes out…
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Amazon Will Unveil New Devices Tomorrow. Here is Everything We Expect, Including Fire TVs, Echos, Eero WiFi, and More
Amazon will hold its big annual devices event tomorrow, which is the company’s opportunity to refresh a number of products in its increasingly large lineup. As with previous years, we’re hoping for updates to multiple devices, including new Fire TV sticks, Echo speakers and displays, Ring cameras, Blink devices, and a eero WiFi. Update: Amazon…
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Amazon Will Announce New Devices This Week Here is Everything We Know About The New Fire TVs
This week, Amazon has a big device event coming, and now we have a good idea of what they will be announcing. Multiple new devices are expected from Amazon including new Fire TVs. Recently, Amazon got FCC approval for two new Fire TV sticks. Details are still very thin, but AFTVnews.com spotted these listings, and…
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Roku Dominates Connected TV Platforms, With Fire TV a Distant Second
Roku continues to be the connected TV platform to beat, nabbing nearly 40% of all ad impressions in the first half. That’s according to a report from Beachfront, which sells software to help with the distribution of ads. Roku had 38.8% of connected TV ad impressions, while Amazon’s Fire TV came in second with 15.7%.…
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Amazon Invests Millions to Boost Pay For Contract Delivery Drivers
Amazon is investing $440 million to raise minimum pay rates for its team of delivery drivers contracted to bring packages to your home. Amazon disclosed the increase on Tuesday at Ignite Live, an annual conference for the company’s Delivery Service Partner program. The investment could affect the pay for 279,000 third-party drivers. The retail giant…
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Amazon’s Fire TV Overhauls Live Channel Guide So it’s Easier to Use
With so much entertainment available at your fingertips, sifting through it all can be time-consuming. Fire TV is upgrading its live channel guide to organize content better so users can find what they want to watch when they want to watch it. The upgrades give the Fire TV’s built-in program guide, which lists live TV…
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Nielsen Backs Off of Plan to Use Amazon Data to Calculate ‘Thursday Night Football’ Ratings
Amazon will not have a say in how Nielsen calculates the ratings of its NFL “Thursday Night Football” stream after all. The TV ratings firm said on Thursday that it would continue to rely on its own traditional panel method to get its ratings, rather than incorporate data supplied by Amazon itself. The move was…
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Amazon’s Freevee Service Added Over 40 Live Free Channels in September, Along With a Ton of Movies & TV Shows
If you love free movies and TV shows, Amazon is adding a ton of programming with Amazon Freevee. This includes over 40 live channels along with scores of on-demand shows and movies. Amazon Freevee is available on Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and as a free channel within Prime Video. Freevee is also available as an…
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Amazon Will Get Slammed With FTC Antitrust Suit Later This Month, Report Says
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a hammer to come down on Amazon. The agency is set to file its antitrust lawsuit against the online giant after the company failed to offer concessions to address its concerns, according to The Wall Street Journal. Amazon’s legal representatives held a video call with the FTC on August…
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Amazon & Netflix Enter a Multi-Million Dollar Bidding War for ‘Crime 101’
Amazon and Netflix are in a bidding war for the rights to Crime 101 and are apparently prepared to spend big bucks to get it. Neither company has cemented a contract yet, though according to Deadline a deal could reach $100 million for a film that has yet to begin production. Working Title’s Eric Fellner…