Seattle-In celebration of five Emmy wins for Amazon Original series Transparent at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, Amazon announced that Amazon Prime will be available for just $67. This one day discount will start on Friday, September 25 at 12:00 am ET and end at 11:59 pm PT. On Sunday night, the star of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Transparent creator Jill Soloway took home the trophy for Outstanding Directing … [Read more...] about Amazon celebrates Emmy wins with exclusive offer
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Netflix, Amazon join Open Media alliance
Seven leading Internet companies have formed the alliance for Open Media – an open-source project that will develop next-generation media formats, codecs and technologies in the public interest. The alliance’s founding members are Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix. The new alliance is committing its collective technology and expertise to meet growing Internet demand for top-quality video, audio, imagery and streaming across devices of all kinds … [Read more...] about Netflix, Amazon join Open Media alliance
XiveTV expands to Roku streaming platform
Washington, D.C. and New York – XiveTV (pronounced “zive”) announced its expansion to the Roku® streaming platform. Hot on the heels of its launch in February as the first-to-market mobile and streaming documentary network, XiveTV now counts Roku players and Roku TV models as part of a growing list of digital distribution platforms and services that feature its content, including Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Instant Video, and iOS and Android mobile apps. As more viewers … [Read more...] about XiveTV expands to Roku streaming platform
“Transparent” breaks records
Seattle — Amazon Original Series Transparent is already breaking records. In just over a week since its debut, the critically acclaimed dark comedy, created by Jill Soloway (Afternoon Delight, Six Feet Under) and starring Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), Judith Light (Dallas), Gaby Hoffmann (Girls), Amy Landecker(Louie) and Jay Duplass (Togetherness), is the no. 1 ranked series on Prime Instant Video since the … [Read more...] about “Transparent” breaks records
Amazon’s “Creative Galaxy” available exclusively on Prime Instant Video
Seattle – Amazon announced on June 27 its second original kids series, Creative Galaxy, is now available for exclusive unlimited streaming on Prime Instant Video at no additional cost to Prime members. A make-along, create-along art adventure series for children ages three to five, Creative Galaxy comes from Angela Santomero (Super Why!, Daniel Tigers Neighborhood), the creator of the hit show Blue’s Clues. The series features “Arty,” an … [Read more...] about Amazon’s “Creative Galaxy” available exclusively on Prime Instant Video
HIT Entertainment brings “Fireman Sam” franchise to Amazon
New York — HIT Entertainment, a preschool entertainment company and a division of Fisher-Price, announced on June 2 that Amazon will be the exclusive U.S. home to the popular preschool franchise Fireman Sam, bringing TV episodes, eBooks, as well as physical products from apparel to toys to lunch boxes to Amazon.com, all of which will be available with fast, free shipping and free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime. In addition to merchandise, the popular Fireman Sam TV episodes will be … [Read more...] about HIT Entertainment brings “Fireman Sam” franchise to Amazon
