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Wait, you can't actually buy content on there? That's kind of a downer. Amazons streaming offerings are even smaller than Netflix, IIRC.
 
cwmartin said:
Assuming they both provide the exact same content right? But they don't.
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exactly! I don't understand why people are jumping ship like this. It's not like Amazon came out and said 'oh hey, btw, we have everything ever produced right now on our service!"

no, they just released a little app that may or may not be exclusive to one console...big whoop. Still gunna need both (extremely cheap) services.
 
Can you imagine Amazon securing live streaming rights to a major sporting event? I guess that would be "mate."

I doubt it would happen in this decade, though.

Anyway, I'm not hating on Netflix. They pioneered this shit and deserve credit. And if the AD thing works out and they get to bankroll more high-quality shows, I'll continue to support them.
 
daffy said:
is it? It seems very slim .. The foreign catalogue for instant is really small.
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well, i meant the type of content. not the specific series/movies. I am sure they are very different. but indie, old stuff, more obscure stuff is all the free stuff.

just to illustrate that the "Prime" streaming isn't going to be a whole lot of new stuff. the new stuff you pay for al-la-carte.
 
samus i am said:
Is anyone really excited about Amazon becoming bigger and having more power?
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Not really. Competition is good.

I assume this means I can do VOD from Amazon on my PS3? Great news. I know they've had VUDU and their own movie system, which are great, but Amazon has lots of deals.
 
Cheebo said:
For a lot cheaper you could get a Roku box that has Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon on it.

HBO isn't on any of those, you need HBO Go for that.
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Thanks, if I got a PS3 the Roku would be another thing to link up though.

HBO Go is on 360 for now at least. I only have one HD DVR receiver as I'm not sure I want to upgrade and take another contract.
 
I really hope Amazon comes up with a new interface some day soon. I'm tired of not knowing easily what I can watch for free and what's pay. I know it probably gets them more money but I still use Netflix as my go to streaming just because Amazon is a pain since I don't want to actually buy videos from them. Half the time that's exactly what's offered. Paid content.
 
SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com unveiled a new effort to develop original comedy and children's TV shows to distribute over the company's video streaming service.

The move is part of a broader push by Amazon to produce its own content, including video and e-books, to sell to its millions of customers over the Internet.

The world's largest Internet retailer said people will be able to submit ideas for television series to the website of its Amazon Studios unit. Amazon said it will option one new project per month and add it to a development slate where it will be tested for viability with an audience.

Amazon has been spending heavily in recent quarters to add movies and TV shows to its video streaming business, increasing competition with Netflix (NFLX).

However, both companies are also working on producing their own content from scratch to reduce reliance on big movie studios and TV production companies, which want to be paid well for their work.

Amazon Studios, which was launched in November 2010, accepts movie scripts and asks customers to review the ideas online, using the feedback to choose which project should go ahead.

The unit has received more than 700 test movies and 7,000 scripts so far, and 15 movie projects are under development.

The new focus on TV shows broadens this effort. Amazon said on Wednesday that the TV series project is led by Joe Lewis, previously with 20th Century Fox and Comedy Central, and Tara Sorensen, who came from National Geographic Kids.

Within 45 days of getting pilot TV scripts, Amazon said it will either extend an option on the project for $10,000 or ask the creator to put the idea on the Amazon Studios website.

If the company decides to distribute a full-budget series, the creator will get $55,000 and up to 5 percent of Amazon's net receipts from toy and T-shirt licensing, and other royalties and bonuses, the company said.
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http://www.mercurynews.com/business...ix-amazon-trying-develop-original-programming
 
VGChampion said:
I really hope Amazon comes up with a new interface some day soon. I'm tired of not knowing easily what I can watch for free and what's pay. I know it probably gets them more money but I still use Netflix as my go to streaming just because Amazon is a pain since I don't want to actually buy videos from them. Half the time that's exactly what's offered. Paid content.
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Yeah it's a really awful interface and a real turn-off.
 
VGChampion said:
I really hope Amazon comes up with a new interface some day soon. I'm tired of not knowing easily what I can watch for free and what's pay. I know it probably gets them more money but I still use Netflix as my go to streaming just because Amazon is a pain since I don't want to actually buy videos from them. Half the time that's exactly what's offered. Paid content.
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The PS3 Amazon VOD interface is equally shitty.

I love being able to watch new eps of Mad Men on my TV, but damn, the player really fucking sucks. It's almost impossible to rewind.
 
VGChampion said:
I really hope Amazon comes up with a new interface some day soon. I'm tired of not knowing easily what I can watch for free and what's pay. I know it probably gets them more money but I still use Netflix as my go to streaming just because Amazon is a pain since I don't want to actually buy videos from them. Half the time that's exactly what's offered. Paid content.
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totally agree

i want a better interface all around. the kindle fire interface is also pretty dumb, as is the tv interface.

and an ipad app
 
I pretty much use Amazon videos to rent movies, it's about $2 and I don't have to worry about returning it when I'm done. Also, they have a lot of obscure movies to rent.
 
If the company decides to distribute a full-budget series, the creator will get $55,000 and up to 5 percent of Amazon's net receipts from toy and T-shirt licensing, and other royalties and bonuses, the company said.
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That doesn't sound like much. Like the modern day equivalent of buying Superman for $12 bucks or whatever it was.
 
Buddha Beam said:
That doesn't sound like much. Like the modern day equivalent of buying Superman for $12 bucks or whatever it was.
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Superman would've been an amazing sale if they included 5% of merchandising and royalties. Sounds like a very flexible payment plan to me.

Look at this:

Amazon Studios has a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, which means that we'll be presenting our top projects to Hollywood's biggest studio for consideration as theatrical feature films.
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Some people are gonna get rich off this.
 
VGChampion said:
I really hope Amazon comes up with a new interface some day soon. I'm tired of not knowing easily what I can watch for free and what's pay. I know it probably gets them more money but I still use Netflix as my go to streaming just because Amazon is a pain since I don't want to actually buy videos from them. Half the time that's exactly what's offered. Paid content.
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Seriously. If they can add a queue feature I would be so happy.

Baggatoast said:
I pretty much use Amazon videos to rent movies, it's about $2 and I don't have to worry about returning it when I'm done. Also, they have a lot of obscure movies to rent.
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Occasionally, their $1 daily deals are pretty good, too.
 
I like Amazon, but their PS3 interface is one of the absolute worst I've ever used, and the fact that the only choice is to stream means you're not guaranteed HD when you rent HD. I'll stick with Apple TV and Zune for rentals until Amazon changes that.
 
It's on the 360 now

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/29/3050440/amazon-instant-video-xbox-360

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Kate, we have to go 360!!
 
I just got amazon prime and the selection is shit. Other than Malcom In the Middle, King of the Hill, and The Wonder Years there's nothing that entices me. The (free prime) movie selection is especially horrible.
 
Why does it require Gold? Does the PS3 app require PSN+? Sorry, I'm not big into gaming anymore so I'm not sure.
 
Currently I'm good with Netflix and streaming new releases over XBLM. However, competition is never a bad thing. The real negative is not being able to stream it over consoles or smartphones.
 
"The Terminator," "Rain Man," "Dances With Wolves," "The Silence of the Lambs" and hundreds of other films and television shows made between the 1980s and 2000s owned by MGM are being added to Amazon's subscription service.

The deal is the latest in a flurry by Amazon in the last year with studios including Paramount, Disney and Fox to beef up the library of videos it provides to customers who subscribe to its Amazon Prime service. In total, it now offers more than 18,000 movies and TV episodes.

MGM, meanwhile, under new ownership that took over the historic studio in late 2010, is searching for ways to make more money off its library of 4,000 movies. The Beverly Hills-based company has signed deals with Netflix, YouTube and other digital distributors.

Some but not all of the movies coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video are already available in the U.S. via Netflix, which is the dominant player in the subscription video business ahead of Amazon.

The Amazon agreement also includes several television shows owned by MGM, including "Stargate Atlantis" and "thirtysomething."

However it does not include MGM movies from Hollywood's golden age like "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind." Rights to those pictures are now controlled by Warner Bros.
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-amazon-mgm-20120613,0,6499563.story



"Clueless," "Mission: Impossible III," "Forrest Gump" and several hundred other older films are now available on Amazon.com's Netflix-like subscription video service as part of a new deal with Paramount Pictures.

Amazon has been continually beefing up the content in its Prime Instant Video service, which lets users stream unlimited movies and television shows on computers and digitally connected devices. It's part of the $79 per year Amazon Prime subscription that includes free two-day shipping on many items sold by the Web retail giant.

Many of the Paramount movies being added to Amazon Prime on Wednesday are not available on Netflix streaming. However, Netflix does have access to many Paramount films released in the past decade, such as "Rango"and "Paranormal Activity 2," under an exclusive deal with pay cable channel Epix. (That agreement becomes non-exclusive in the fall.)

Amazon already offers movies and TV shows from other studios including 20th Century Fox, NBCUniversal, Sony and Warner Bros.

Other Paramount movies going online at Amazon Prime as part of the new agreement are "Election," "The Firm," "Braveheart" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...-ct-paramount-amazon-20120523,0,6036194.story
 
Good news for Prime members. We've just completed a deal with PBS to make Prime Instant Video the exclusive subscription home for streaming Downton Abbey's Season 3 starting in June, and all new seasons for years to come. Prior Seasons 1 and 2, already the most popular TV seasons on Prime Instant Video, are available now for catch up viewing—and will also become exclusive to Prime Instant Video later this year.
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https://www.amazon.com/?tag=neogaf0e-20
 
RatskyWatsky said:
Downton Abbey season 1 is expiring from Netflix on the 9th. I guess both seasons will also be gone from Hulu this year? That's sorta shitty.
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Sounds like it going by the article over at The Verge.

Dante D'Orazio said:
Amazon will have exclusive rights to seasons three through five in June; Netflix will lose all streaming rights on July 1

Amazon and Netflix continue to elevate their battle for subscription streaming video supremacy. Just a day after Netflix premiered its original show House of Cards, Amazon has announced that it has struck a deal with PBS to exclusively carry the US subscription streaming rights to the incredibly popular show Downton Abbey. Season three will be released exclusively on Prime Instant Video on June 18th, and while seasons one and two are currently available on other services, later this year they'll only be found on Prime Instant Video. Season four — and season five, if produced — will also be exclusive as part of the agreement. The show will still be available on DVD and from non-subscription services like iTunes.

According to a source close to the deal, Netflix, which currently streams the first season of Downton Abbey, will lose its rights to the series on July 1. After that time, Prime Instant Video will have exclusive subscription streaming rights in the US for the entire run of Downton Abbey.
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