For the record, Amazon first announced in September 2023 that ads would be coming to Prime Video. Even if you don’t upgrade your Prime Video plan, any movies or TV shows that you purchase or rent on Prime Video will be ad-free. Amazon added commercials to Prime Video for the same reason most of the other big streamers did: It wants more revenue.

The winner of the largest prize in TV history—$5 million—is expected to be revealed in a Feb. 13 episode of “Beast Games.”

Another major music streaming service is hiking its subscription price.

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Prime Video to focus on live sports to reach profitability by 2025. This strategic move aligns with CEO Andy Jassy's vision.

Amazon's streaming service already boasted the largest catalog of movies before 2024, and it expanded further by 71.7% last year

Longlegs. Starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, this movie has become a phenomenon. After its theatrical run, fans eagerly awaited its streaming release. Now, it's finally available, but not for everyone.

Culpa Tuya' has set a Prime Video record as 'Apocalypse Z', 'Maxton Hall' & 'Citadel' make up top 10 non-English productions.

Former EastEnders star Davood Ghadami looks completely transformed in his exciting new role for an Amazon Prime series. The actor, who played Kush Kazemi in the show, will appear in House of David, a historical drama series that follows the story of David, a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third kind of the United Monarchy.

The service has emerged from the fuzzy early days in streaming history to a position both enviable and perilous

The United Kingdom is considering making households who only use streaming services such as Netflix and Disney pay the British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) licence fee, as part of plans to modernise the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.