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Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman, Episode 38

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Friday June 7, 2013 @ 3:43pm PDTTags: Amazon Prime, Deadline Big Media, Steve Ballmer, TiVo

Listen to (and share) episode 38 of our audio podcast Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman. Deadline’s Executive Editor talks with host David Bloom about the recent trip by Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Nancy Tellem to romance Hollywood moguls with the Xbox One ahead of next week’s E3 videogame convention; Google’s pitch for movie marketers for their ad dollars; whether Amazon Prime can move beyond the shadow of Netflix with deals such as this week’s Viacom arrangement; and why Wall Street punished Tivo’s stock price after its latest lawsuit settlements.

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Netflix Continues To Crush Competition In Fast-Growing Streamed TV Market: Report

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Tuesday June 4, 2013 @ 6:06am PDTTags: Amazon Prime, Big Deals TV, Hulu Plus, Netflix

TV shows accounted for 80% of the streams for subscription video on demand (SVOD) services in Q1, The NPD Group reports this morning — and the number of people who watched TV online was up 34% vs … Read More »

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Amazon Lands Streaming Rights To NBCU Shows Including ‘Grimm’ And ‘Suits’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday May 16, 2013 @ 6:35am PDTTags: Amazon Prime, NBCUniversal

SEATTLE—May 16, 2013—(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon.com today announced an expanded content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution that will bring a variety of popular programs to Prime Instant Video. Prime Instant Video offers more than 40,000 movies and TV episodes for Prime members to stream on Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, among other connected TVs and devices – all at no additional cost. To sign up for Amazon Prime, visit www.amazon.com/primeinstantvideo.

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Amazon Licenses Streaming Rights For Scripps Networks Shows

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday February 28, 2013 @ 7:27am PSTTags: Amazon, Amazon Prime, Big Deals TV, Scripps Networks Interactive

SEATTLE–Feb. 28, 2013– (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing agreement with Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: SNI) that will make Prime Instant Video a subscription home to hundreds of episodes from past seasons of hit TV shows from the Scripps family of brands: HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel and Travel Channel.

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Amazon Picks Up Exclusive Streaming Rights For ‘Justified’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday February 26, 2013 @ 6:29am PSTTags: Amazon Prime, Justified

SEATTLE–Feb. 26, 2013– (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Television, making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online subscription home to the FX Network western crime drama Justified. The award-winning and gritty series has been one of the most watched shows on Amazon Instant Video, where customers can purchase and download episodes for $1.99 each, and will now be available to Prime members at no additional cost. In addition, Prime Instant Video will add the critically-acclaimed inner-city Los Angeles crime drama The Shield to its catalog.

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UPDATE: Netflix To End ‘Downton Abbey’ Streaming As Amazon Snatches Exclusive Rights To Latest Season

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Friday February 1, 2013 @ 12:24pm PSTTags: Amazon Prime, Downton Abbey

UPDATE: Deadline has learned that beginning July 1st, Netflix will cease streaming of season 1 of Downton Abbey. Hulu will continue to offer seasons 1 and 2 until an unspecified time near the end of 2013, at which point all streaming rights will belong solely to Amazon. When asked for comment, Netflix referred Deadline to statements made last week after their 2012 earnings were announced. The service stated it would “forgo or not renew content that doesn’t optimize for engagement and cost efficiency across the available content choices within the constraints of our budget.”

PREVIOUS: Seasons 1 and 2 are already available on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service, and the company says the PBS drama is its most watched series ever. Now Amazon says that it will have exclusive streaming rights to the current season of the Carnival/MASTERPIECE co-produced series beginning June 18 — and will remain the sole streaming home for the series for next season and, if it’s produced, the one after. Later this year, it says, “no digital subscription service other than Prime Instant Video will offer any seasons of Downton Abbey.” Amazon Prime shows are available to people who pay $79 a year for a combination of services including the ability to have many products that Amazon sells delivered without an additional charge. Read More »

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Amazon Prime Lands A+E Networks Shows

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Friday January 4, 2013 @ 7:36am PSTTags: A&E Networks, Amazon Prime

Here you go, fans of Pawn Stars, Storage Wars and Dance Moms: A+E Networks programming — including some unscripted series that Netflix dropped last fall — will be available to people who pay $79 a year for Amazon’s Prime … Read More »

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Amazon Reaches Exclusive Streaming Deal For ‘Falling Skies’ And ‘The Closer’

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday December 17, 2012 @ 6:36am PSTTags: Amazon Prime, Big Deals TV, Falling Skies, The Closer, TNT

The agreements with Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution will add the TNT dramas to the Prime Instant Video catalog. Those who pay $79 a year for Amazon Prime — which also provides free … Read More »

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How Much Pain Will Netflix Feel From Amazon’s New Deal With EPIX?

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Tuesday September 4, 2012 @ 11:59am PDTTags: Amazon Prime, Big Deals Film, Big Deals TV, Epix, Netflix

Netflix shares have settled to about $55.88, -6.4%, in early afternoon trading following the announcement that Amazon Prime will double its video offerings with a new agreement to stream movies from EPIX. But analysts say Netflix faces a difficult stretch as a rival service begins to offer content that Netflix had exclusively in the online universe for the last two years. The new agreement “puts a significant dent” into some investors’ hope that Amazon would buy Netflix, Janney Capital Markets’ Tony Wible says. EPIX is expensive and Amazon “would not likely want to pay twice for the same content.” He adds that the competition from Amazon could hurt because about half of Netflix customers subscribe to watch movies. Read More »

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EPIX Signs Streaming Deal With Amazon Prime Instant Video

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Tuesday September 4, 2012 @ 6:16am PDTTags: Amazon Prime, Big Deals Film, Big Deals TV, Epix

The arrangement more than doubles Amazon Prime Instant Video’s offerings, and knocks some of the wind out of its chief competitor: Netflix. The streaming video company’s shares were down about 10% shortly after the market opened this morning. Epix’ new agreement with Amazon comes just days after the premium movie service’s exclusivity arrangement with Netflix expired. Films from Epix — backed by Paramount, MGM, and Lionsgate — will now appear on Amazon and Netflix about 90 days after they run on traditional pay TV. Epix’ announcement also comes just before Amazon’s press conference on Thursday where it’s expected to unveil a new line of Kindle Fire tablets — possibly including a model with an 8.9-inch screen that could compete more directly with Apple’s iPad. “We think customers will really enjoy watching new titles like The Avengers, Iron Man 2 and The Hunger Games on their Kindle Fire, PlayStation 3, Xbox, iPad or any of the other of the Amazon Instant Video compatible devices,” says Amazon VP Bill Carr. Epix CEO Mark Greenberg calls the deal “a great line extension” for Amazon. He adds that with the expiration of the exclusivity arrangement with Netflix, part of the distribution deal they cut two years ago, Epix is talking with other potential distributors.

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‘Parks & Rec’,'Parenthood’, Friday Night Lights’ Now On Amazon Prime

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday August 24, 2012 @ 7:00am PDTTags: Amazon Prime

Amazon.com’s expanded content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Cable and New Media Distribution announced today adds hundreds of past episodes of NBC shows to Prime Instant Video, including Parks & Recreation, Parenthood, Friday Night Lights, Heroes and Battlestar Galactica. … Read More »

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Amazon Introduces iPad Instant Video App

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Wednesday August 1, 2012 @ 10:15am PDTTags: Amazon, Amazon Prime, IPad App

This means you don’t have to own a Kindle Fire to watch Amazon Instant Video movies and TV shows on a tablet — or use Netflix or the iTunes Store to watch studio fare on an iPad. Amazon says … Read More »

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Amazon To Stream MGM Movies And Shows

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Wednesday June 13, 2012 @ 6:38am PDTTags: Amazon Prime, Big Deals Film, Big Deals TV, MGM

Nostalgic baby boomers will like this new movie and TV licensing deal with Metro-Golydwn-Mayer Studios. It will enable Amazon Prime customers to stream the late 1980s TV series thirtysomething — as well as Baby Boom, the 1987 film starring Diane … Read More »

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Amazon Licenses Right To Lend ‘Harry Potter’ E-Books To Amazon Prime Members

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday May 10, 2012 @ 6:15am PDTTags: Amazon E-Books, Amazon Prime, Harry Potter Franchise

SEATTLE–May. 10, 2012– Owning a Kindle just got a whole lot better for magic-loving Muggles. Starting June 19, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is adding all seven Harry Potter books (in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish) to the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library (KOLL). Harry Potter is the all-time best-selling book series in history, and Amazon has purchased an exclusive license from J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore to make the addition of these titles possible. The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library is a benefit of Amazon Prime membership—Prime members also enjoy free two-day shipping on millions of items and unlimited streaming of more than 17,000 movies and TV episodes. The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library has now grown to over 145,000 books that can be borrowed for free as frequently as once a month, with no due dates.

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Discovery Strikes Deal With Amazon Prime To Stream Prior Season Shows

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Wednesday March 14, 2012 @ 6:35am PDTTags: Amazon Prime, Discovery Communications

SEATTLE – 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.

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Viacom Agrees To Stream TV Shows Through Amazon Prime

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Wednesday February 8, 2012 @ 6:42am PSTTags: Amazon Prime, Viacom

This appears to be the new partner announcement that Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman told analysts last week to expect. Nothing here about financial terms. Shows that will be available include Jersey Shore, some seasons of The Real World, Chappelle’s Show, The Sarah Silverman Program, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Hot in Cleveland — but not The Daily Show or The Colbert Report. Here’s the release:

SEATTLE– Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a licensing agreement with Viacom that will allow Amazon Prime members to instantly stream TV shows from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and Logo. This deal will bring the total number of Prime Instant Videos to more than 15,000. Amazon Prime members can enjoy this selection on over 300 different devices, including Kindle Fire—the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, magazines, apps, books, games, and more. Right out of the box, Kindle Fire users experience the benefits that millions of Amazon Prime members already enjoy — unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Instant Video and the convenience of Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items from Amazon.com.

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‘Glee’ & ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Headed To Amazon Prime As Part Of Fox Pact

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday December 9, 2011 @ 10:20am PSTTags: Amazon Prime, Glee, Sons of Anarchy

SEATTLE– (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon.com, Inc. today announced an extended licensing agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution that will bring the popular FOX and FX television shows, Glee and Sons of Anarchy, to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service. Prime

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Disney-ABC Strikes New Streaming Deals With Netflix And Amazon

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday October 31, 2011 @ 3:57am PDTTags: Amazon, Amazon Prime, Army Wives, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Disney ABC, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Netflix, Netflix Online Rights, Private Practice, Switched at Birth, Ugly Betty

Disney’s announcement with Netflix this morning extends and expands a current deal, giving the streaming service rights to several shows 30 days after the last episode of the season airs. The one with Amazon is new and includes more than 800 library episodes. Both include prior seasons of Grey’s Anatomy and all episodes of Lost. They also both landed ABC Family’s The Secret Life Of The American Teenager and Phineas and Ferb. Beyond that there are a lot of differences, with Amazon landing prior seasons of Marvel’s animated shows including X-Men Evolution and Netflix getting ABC Studios’ Army Wives. Here’s the release for Netflix:

BEVERLY HILLS and BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 31, 2011 — Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Disney-ABC Television Group today announced that they recently entered into an extension of their previous existing licensing agreement. The extension allows Netflix to continue to stream hundreds of library episodes from ABC Studios, Disney Channel and ABC Family over the Internet. As part of the deal, Netflix is also adding new content to its lineup of Disney-ABC series and TV movies.

The agreement adds to the growing selection of content that can be streamed from Netflix in the United States. Episodes from new seasons of current Disney-ABC series will be made available to Netflix 30-days after the last episode of each season airs. Among the series and TV movies extended as part of the deal include:

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Amazon Extends PBS Streaming Pact

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday October 19, 2011 @ 10:23am PDTTags: Amazon, Amazon Prime, Kindle, Kindle Fire, PBS, PBS Distribution

SEATTLE — Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced an expansion of a licensing agreement with PBS Distribution that will allow Amazon Prime members to instantly stream, at no additional cost, current and archived PBS programming. This will bring the total number of Prime instant videos to 12,000 by the end of this year, more than doubling the Prime instant video title count since its launch. Amazon Prime members can enjoy this selection on over 300 different devices, including the recently announced Kindle Fire—the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, magazines, apps, books, games, and more. Kindle Fire customers enjoy a free month of Amazon Prime right out of the box.

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