Category: Amazon News
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Amazon Fire TV Update Expands to More Devices
Amazon’s all-new user experience update is rolling out to additional Fire TV devices, beginning today. Amazon is calling this the “biggest experience update” they’ve ever done. The company first announced the interface update in December, with only the third gen Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite devices receiving the update initially. The all-new Fire TV experience is…
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Amazon Releases New Fire TV Remote with Branded Buttons
Amazon just redesigned its Fire TV remote and the new model comes with branded buttons to take users directly to their streaming services. The new remote includes buttons for Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu. Other than the dedicated streaming service buttons, the other major change is a blue Alexa button at the top…
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Amazon Will Stream 21 Yankees Games on Prime Video for the 2021 Season
Amazon Prime Video has announced that it will stream 21 New York Yankees games during the 2021 season, as part of its partnership with YES Network. The games will be simulcast on broadcast affiliates and Prime Video with no extra charge for Prime members. The 21 games will only be available for those Prime members…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video the Week of March 22, 2021
Whether you’re looking for anime, comedy series, Spanish period dramas, and more, you’ll find it on these tentpole streaming services this month. Netflix‘s offering may be small but mighty this week with season 1 of DOTA: Dragon’s Blood and the laugh-out-loud Bad Trip, starring Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, and Tiffany Haddish. Hulu‘s coming in…
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New Device Listings Hint at Possible New Fire TV Remote
A series of device listings from regulatory offices in several countries appear to reference a new remote control that could be coming to the Fire TV lineup in the future. Protocol’s Janko Roettgers tweeted about an FCC listing that mentions a new Bluetooth-enabled device with a model number of L5B83G. And while device photos aren’t…
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Prime Members Can Choose Showtime, AMC+, STARZ, or PBS Kids for 99 Cents a Month
Right now, Amazon Prime Video has a deal going on that will get you your favorite streaming channel for just 99 cents a month for the first two months. You’ll also get Amazon Music Unlimited included. You can choose from Showtime, AMC+, STARZ, or PBS Kids. as your 99 cent channel add-on. That means you’ll…
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Amazon Expands Local News on Fire TV to 88 Markets Around the US
Amazon announced today that it has expanded its local news coverage to include 88 cities across the country. Amazon launched the live and on-demand local news feature in December with 12 cities. At launch, local news was available in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Tampa, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle.…
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Streamers are Retaining Subscribers by Leveraging Movie Premieres
The shift to blockbuster movies receiving home premieres has likely made a permanent change in the streaming industry. Although more theaters may reopen later this year and in the years to come, streaming services and movies alike have mutually benefitted from this straight-to-streaming arrangement 2020 threw at us. But mostly, streaming services have the most…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video the Week of March 15
Get ready for a full week of incoming new content starting today. Some notable new arrivals include former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Waffles + Mochi on Netflix. For something a little darker, try Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case, the true-crime high-profile case of Belgian politician Bernard Wesphael who was accused of murdering his wife…
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Streaming Titles Dominate the Oscar Nominations for 2021
Last year, the movie entertainment world saw a huge shift to streaming due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the proof is manifesting itself during this year’s awards season. Just as Netflix cleaned up at the Golden Globes, streamers and Netflix, in particular, are set to do very well at the upcoming Oscar Awards. Netflix has…