Amazon Exploring Free Streaming Content Service, Report Says
 

Amazon Exploring Free Streaming Content Service, Report Says
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Amazon is reportedly considering a free streaming service that will feature video and music, a move that would put it squarely in competition for digital advertising dollars.

The offering, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, would be a new direction for Amazon, which had been bundling its media offerings with shipping discounts through Amazon Prime, which **w costs users $99 per year.

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As the WSJ **tes, Amazon's detailed consumer data could make it an appealing destination for advertisers, but the paper's sources **ted that the project was **t guaranteed to make it to customers. Amazon has a track record of experimenting with a wide range of ideas, some crazier than others. Read more...

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