Deal Will Allow Amazon Prime Members to Stream Select Universal
Pictures Films
SEATTLE, Jul 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced a licensing agreement with
NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution that will allow Amazon Prime
members to stream select Universal Pictures movies through Prime Instant
Video. This deal with Amazon will bring the total number of Prime
instant videos to more than 9,000 movies and TV shows this summer.
Amazon Prime customers will be able to instantly watch popular Universal
movies at no additional cost to their membership. Universal titles
available to Prime customers will include Oscar winners such as "Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Elizabeth," and "Gosford Park." For the
kids, there's "Babe," "Flipper," and "Jetsons - The Movie," as well as
other favorites like "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Notting Hill,"
"Being John Malkovich", "Fletch," and "Billy Elliott."
"We are very excited to offer Prime members popular Universal films at
no additional cost," said Cameron Janes, director of Amazon Instant
Video. "Our customers love movies and now we offer them more than 2,000
movies to choose from with Prime Instant Video."
Amazon Instant Video is a streaming video service that offers customers
more than 90,000 movies and TV shows available to purchase or rent, and
with this Universal content included, will offer more than 9,000 movies
and TV shows included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime
membership. Customers can instantly watch movies and TV shows from
Amazon on a Mac, PC or directly on TV with any of the 300 compatible
devices.
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. Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle with Special Offers, Kindle
3G with Special Offers and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable
readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and
personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display
that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle 3G, Kindle 3G with Special
Offers and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced
cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is
the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.
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,
and www.amazon.it.
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.
SOURCE: Amazon.com, Inc.
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