Popular series from Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet and more now
available; all Prime Instant Videos can be viewed by Prime members on
Kindle Fire and hundreds of connected devices
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 14, 2012--
Amazon.com, Inc. and Discovery Communications today announced a
licensing agreement that will allow Amazon Prime members to stream prior
seasons of hit series and specials from Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal
Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and Military Channel, as well
as content from the company’s rich, 25-year programming library. Among
the programs included in the agreement are Discovery Channel’s Dirty
Jobs, TLC’s Say Yes To The Dress and Animal Planet’s Whale
Wars, in addition to other titles. Since the 2011 launch of Prime
Instant Video, a subscription service of Amazon Instant Video, Amazon
has added more than 12,000 titles to bring the total title count to more
than 17,000.
“Discovery Communications has always been a leader in creating
entertaining and enlightening programming for the entire family,” said
Brad Beale, director of video content acquisition for Amazon. “With the
addition of this great content from Discovery Communications, Prime
customers now have more than 17,000 titles to choose from when watching
Prime Instant Video—that’s in addition to the more than 120,000 titles
that are offered to all customers for purchase or rent on Amazon Instant
Video.”
“Discovery Communications is committed to delighting audiences on all
platforms supported by the right business model, and we are pleased to
work with Amazon to help satisfy our existing viewers’ curiosity and
introduce new audiences to our engaging content,” said Rebecca Glashow,
Senior Vice President, Digital Distribution and Partnerships, Discovery
Communications. “This library offering will be a wonderful complement to
our current array of multi-channel video services and most importantly,
a win for viewers.”
About Amazon Instant Video
Amazon Instant Video is a digital video streaming and download service
that offers Amazon customers the ability to rent, purchase or subscribe
to a huge catalog of videos. Customers can choose from more than 120,000
titles to purchase or rent and content ranges from new release movies to
classic favorites, major television shows, entire seasons, or even day
after air TV. Prime Instant Video is Amazon’s video subscription
offer—it includes a subset of more than 17,000 videos selected from the
full assortment available at Amazon Instant Video. This subscription
offer allows US Prime customers to stream as many Prime Instant Videos
as they like, at no additional cost.
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. The new latest generation Kindle is the lightest, most
compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced
electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright
sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an
easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages,
search, shop, and take notes – still with all the benefits of the most
advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line
e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch,
with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the
Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and
web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud,
Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon’s new revolutionary cloud-accelerated
web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core
processor.
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,
www.amazon.cn,
www.amazon.it,
and www.amazon.es.
As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
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,
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 most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1
nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative
subscribers in 210 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to
satisfying curiosity through 142 worldwide television networks, led by
Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Investigation
Discovery, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey
Network, The Hub and 3net, the first 24-hour 3D network. Discovery also
is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools
and owns and operates a diversified portfolio of digital media services,
including HowStuffWorks.com.
For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
Discovery Communications
Catherine Frymark, 240-662-2934
catherine_frymark@discovery.com
or
Amazon.com,
Inc.
Media Hotline, 206-266-7180
www.amazon.com/pr
