• It´s time for Amazon vs. Netflix: HBO and Amazon Agree To Exclusive Deal To Bring HBO Shows To Amazo
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[QUOTE]SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 23, 2014-- (NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing agreement with HBO, making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online-only subscription home for select HBO programming. The collection includes award-winning shows such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Big Love, Deadwood, Eastbound & Down, Family Tree, Enlightened, Treme, early seasons of Boardwalk Empire and True Blood, as well as mini-series like Band of Brothers, John Adams and more. Previous seasons of other HBO shows, such as Girls, The Newsroomand Veep will become available over the course of the multi-year agreement, approximately three years after airing on HBO. The first wave of content will arrive on Prime Instant Video May 21. This is the first time that HBO programming has been licensed to an online-only subscription streaming service. This programming will remain on all HBO platforms.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1921211&highlight=[/URL]
Amazon Prime is such an amazing service, especially for the price.
I wonder if this is HBO testing the waters before just expanding to other services.
YES!!!
but I like HBO GO
instead of giving americans a second option how about giving the rest of the world a first
[QUOTE=Scot;44623101]instead of giving americans a second option how about giving the rest of the world a first[/QUOTE] Takes a lot longer to expand to "the world" compared to 1 country.
[QUOTE=nater;44623106]Takes a lot longer to expand to "the world" compared to 1 country.[/QUOTE] Isn´t "the world" currently most of West EU countries+ NA+some parts of the world?
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[QUOTE=Scot;44623101]instead of giving americans a second option how about giving the rest of the world a first[/QUOTE] umm... there's a 'rest of the world'???
[QUOTE={TFS} Rock Su;44623115]Isn´t "the world" currently most of West EU countries+ NA+some parts of the world?[/QUOTE] Actually I think comedy central is licensed here so all their shows are watchable online here. Or maybe they keep their stuff open to international viewers, I dunno.
No Game of thrones.
I hate amazon prime's service. It uses silverlight, and the DRM doesn't allow playback of HD videos if your Monitor and GPU aren't compatible with HDCP. [editline]23rd April 2014[/editline] Not to mention that silverlight isn't even officially available for linux, and development for silverlight has been discontinued.
THREE YEAR delay after airing? That is insane.
Title made it seem like a good thing for people without HBO subscriptions. Instead it's basically the stuff that's already out on DVD...
[QUOTE=DrDevil;44623357]I hate amazon prime's service. It uses silverlight, and the DRM doesn't allow playback of HD videos if your Monitor and GPU aren't compatible with HDCP. [editline]23rd April 2014[/editline] Not to mention that silverlight isn't even officially available for linux, and development for silverlight has been discontinued.[/QUOTE] Doesn't Netflix also use silverlight? On the other hand, I don't like Amazon's player on the PS4/PC, because if you want to go to the next episode takes like 3 extra clicks just to watch, where as Netflix spoiled me, Netflix would automatically countdown to the next episode and skip the intro too. I like Amazon prime's instant streaming, it's just that when I'm working on things I like to be able to work without stopping and picking up the controller across the room, if it's charging, PS4 controllers don't last too long, just to switch an episode. Also, Band of Brothers, can't wait.
highly recommend watching The Sopranos and The Wire if you have not watched them before.
[QUOTE=The freeman;44622947]Amazon Prime is such an amazing service, especially for the price.[/QUOTE] Last week Amazon showed a little popup telling me that I could get Prime for free for a month. I clicked and it said I could stream tons of free stuff and get free next day delivery. I took the free month and tried streaming some movie. It said that movie wasn't available in my country. I tried another movie, not available either. I decided to try Breaking Bad instead. NOT AVAILABLE IN MY COUNTRY. I tried 3 other shows. Not available either. I decided it might still be worth the price for the free next day delivery and ordered a Pacific Rim on BluRay with next day delivery. During checkout it suddenly wanted a few € for delivery with the note that free next day delivery wasn't possible for the chosen delivery address, MY HOME ADDRESS. At this point I was really confused and sure there must have been an error, why would anyone even pay for Prime if all you get are free ebooks (I didn't try them, maybe they are locked too). Turns out this is actually what Amazon Prime is like. LITERALLY NOTHING AT ALL WORKS! Keep in mind that this was Amazon Austria ([url]www.amazon.at[/url]) and I live in Austria and the actively tried to sell me this shit.
[QUOTE=The freeman;44622947]Amazon Prime is such an amazing service, especially for the price.[/QUOTE] Amazing if you live in the States maybe.
I live in the states and close enough to a distribution center where if I order in the morning it'll be there the next day. I utilize all the subscribe and save stuff and I've made huge savings at this point. Not even counting the streaming stuff (which isn't that great but its still better than cable) the membership paid for itself in the first three months.
I tried the month free and to watch loads of the shows (which are advertised to draw you in) you have to be in the US or pay by the episode. There was only like one show out of about 15 that i tried which you could actually watch, the rest were £1.50 per episode.
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