Last January, Amazon added the CBS All Access commercial-free plan to Amazon Channels. Today Amazon announced that they have added the cheaper limited commercial plan to Amazon Channels.
Ampere Analysis: password sharing in less than 1 in 10 Netflix homes
A new report published today by Ampere Analysis suggests that password sharing amongst Netflix users is not as prolific as many believe.
Research: globally more than one billion connected TV devices
Strategy Analytics research reveals that more than one billion Connected TV devices are now in use worldwide.
AWS Elemental and Friend MTS partner for video security
Friend MTS has announced interoperability with its Distribution iD watermarking and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaConvert.
Discovery appoints Amazon’s Peter Faricy as CEO, D2C
Discovery has appointed Peter Faricyas the newly created role of CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer, overseeing Discovery’s global digital and direct-to-consumer businesses.
Exodus from pay-TV accelerates despite OTT partnerships
Even as traditional pay-TV providers form partnerships with former over-the-top (OTT) rivals to retain customers, cord-cutting continues to outpace projections.
Amazon to challenge Sky with smart TV
Amazon is developing its own smart TV in order to compete more effectively with Sky in the UK.
Ampere Analysis: Netflix alone can’t satisfy SVOD junkies
New research by Ampere Analysis reveals that SVoD stacking is fuelling the continued growth of the SVOD market as adoption amongst new customers slows.
Amazon Channels dominates D2C TV network subscriptions
Amazon Prime Channels accounts for more than half of all direct-to-consumer subscriptions, according to research from The Diffusion Group (TDG).
Amazon launches Fire TV Cube
Amazon has announced Fire TV Cube, a hands-free 4K Ultra HD streaming media player with Alexa, allowing you to control the TV set from across the room.