Roku Adds a Convenient Way for Customers to Enjoy Movies and TV Shows from Amazon Video on Demand; Amazon Video on Demand Connects to PC, MAC, Sony Bravia Internet Video Link, TiVo, Roku and More to Come Soon
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2009--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it will offer
customers the ability to instantly purchase, rent and watch digital
movies and TV episodes from its popular video service, Amazon Video On
Demand, via the Roku Digital Video Player. Beginning in early 2009, the
Roku Player, which currently supports only the Netflix service, will
offer access to Amazon Video On Demand's more than 40,000
commercial-free movies and television shows, enabling Roku customers for
the first time to watch new release movie titles instantly.
With an easy-to-use interface that customers can enjoy from their couch,
Amazon Video On Demand and the Roku Player will enable customers to:
- Access and add to their virtual library of purchases via Amazon Video On
Demand's Your Video Library, and re-watch them anytime on the Roku
Player or online with a PC, MAC or other compatible device.
- Watch new release movies the same day that they are released on DVD. Hit
titles such as "The Dark Knight," "Hancock," "Pineapple Express,"
"Tropic Thunder" and hundreds more that are not currently available on
the Roku Player.
- Enjoy instant playback, no downloading, no waiting and no subscription
fee.
- Browse Amazon.com's huge selection of over 40,000 movies and TV shows
for rent or purchase.
- Enjoy Amazon Video On Demand's high-quality video through its use of the
advanced h.264 codec and an automatic bandwidth detection feature that
seamlessly plays back the best quality file at either 300, 600, 900 or
1200 kbps.
- Easily setup their Roku Player using its built-in Wi-Fi connection and
begin watching videos within minutes.
- Connect their Roku Player to any television set using HDMI, Component
Video, Composite Video, S-Video, Stereo Audio or Optical Audio
connections.
"With the subscription-free $99 Roku Player that connects to any TV,
customers can now choose and watch their favorite new-release movie
instantly and access all of their titles from their video library," said
Roy Price, director Amazon Video On Demand. "Amazon Video On Demand's
large selection makes the Roku Player the perfect choice for hassle-free
on demand movie and TV entertainment."
"We are excited to add Amazon's massive catalog to our player including
new-releases and top movie and TV titles," said Anthony Wood, Roku CEO
and Founder. "This makes the Roku Player the ideal player for watching
internet content directly on the TV."
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle,
opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books,
movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home
& garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health &
beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial.
Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any
type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web
Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple
Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue
Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and
Amazon Mechanical Turk.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn
and www.amazon.cn.
As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
About Roku
Roku is a market leader in innovative applications for digital media.
Through its work in both software and hardware, the company develops and
sells consumer products and business solutions to bring rich media to
the end user. Its products include: The Roku Digital Video Player and
the BrightSign digital signage controllers. Roku is privately held and
based in Saratoga, Calif. For more information on the company and its
products, visit: http://www.roku.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center
optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and
strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption,
significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and
taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that
potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in
Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007, and subsequent filings.
CONTACT:
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Media Hotline, 206-266-7180
Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
