Amazon working on movie and TV show streaming service?

Posted on Wednesday, September 01 2010 @ 18:25 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
WSJ claims Amazon is in talks with major media firms to create a new subscription service to deliver movies and TV shows over the Internet.
The service, which would be accessible via Web browser and devices such as Internet-connected TVs, Blu-ray players, and the Xbox game console, has been pitched to media giants News Corp., Time Warner, Viacom, and NBC Universal, according to The Journal. Amazon's Video on Demand service offers digital downloads of movies and individual TV episodes, but the new service would focus on offering older content in a model similar to Netflix's, according the to the report.
More info at CNET.


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