rss
04-18-2016, 09:07 AM
Amazon launches monthly video streaming service to rival Netflix
http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE4L2ZhL2FtejA5ODcuMGFjNjcuanBnCnAJdG h1bWIJNTc1eDMyMyMKZQlqcGc/454aff75/637/amz0987.jpghttp://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Amazon+launches+monthly+video+streaming+servi ce+to+rival+Netflix&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F17%2Fa mazon-prime-video%2F)http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04 %2F17%2Famazon-prime-video%2F&src=sp)
Netflix just got a brand new and extremely powerful competitor: Amazon.
On Sunday, the company launched a new, stand-alone service called Prime Video that will allow users to sign up for a monthly video streaming service for just $8.99
See also: The best tips and tools to get the most out of Netflix (http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/netflix-best-tips-tricks/)
That price is one dollar more than Netflix's lowest plan (https://www.netflix.com/getstarted) ($7.99) which lacks HD video, but a full dollar less than Netflix's popular Standard plan (HD included), which goes for $9.99. The service will include the ability to download shows for offline viewing according to (http://www.wsj.com/article_email/amazon-ups-the-ante-on-streaming-video-1460944802-lMyQjAxMTI2MDE5ODAxMjg4Wj) the Wall Street Journal. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/17/amazon-prime-video/)
More about Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Netflix (http://mashable.com/category/netflix/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Amazon Prime (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-prime/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Video Streaming (http://mashable.com/category/video-streaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Media (http://mashable.com/media/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1460954837 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1460954837)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/_VKUU5Dv6Zo
http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzE4L2ZhL2FtejA5ODcuMGFjNjcuanBnCnAJdG h1bWIJNTc1eDMyMyMKZQlqcGc/454aff75/637/amz0987.jpghttp://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Amazon+launches+monthly+video+streaming+servi ce+to+rival+Netflix&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F17%2Fa mazon-prime-video%2F)http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04 %2F17%2Famazon-prime-video%2F&src=sp)
Netflix just got a brand new and extremely powerful competitor: Amazon.
On Sunday, the company launched a new, stand-alone service called Prime Video that will allow users to sign up for a monthly video streaming service for just $8.99
See also: The best tips and tools to get the most out of Netflix (http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/netflix-best-tips-tricks/)
That price is one dollar more than Netflix's lowest plan (https://www.netflix.com/getstarted) ($7.99) which lacks HD video, but a full dollar less than Netflix's popular Standard plan (HD included), which goes for $9.99. The service will include the ability to download shows for offline viewing according to (http://www.wsj.com/article_email/amazon-ups-the-ante-on-streaming-video-1460944802-lMyQjAxMTI2MDE5ODAxMjg4Wj) the Wall Street Journal. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/17/amazon-prime-video/)
More about Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Netflix (http://mashable.com/category/netflix/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Amazon Prime (http://mashable.com/category/amazon-prime/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Video Streaming (http://mashable.com/category/video-streaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Media (http://mashable.com/media/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1460954837 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1460954837)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/_VKUU5Dv6Zo