Category: Amazon News
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Amazon Two-Way Video Calling on Fire TV Cube Now Includes Zoom
In December, Amazon introduced two way video calling for the Fire TV Cube to any other Alexa-enabled device with a screen. Now, the company has updated the feature and will now allow users to video call with the Zoom app. To access two-way video calling using Zoom, you will need to connect a webcam that…
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Nearly 26M Americans will Watch The Olympics on Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV This Year
While linear TV has long been the default option for watching the Olympic Games every four years, more people are moving over to streaming to cheer on Team USA. Recent data from Analytics IQ shows that nearly 10% of Americans (26M) are likely to watch the Games this year via Roku, Apple TV or Amazon…
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Study: 74% of TV Consumers Use an SVOD Service Every Month
TV viewing has long been a way to wind down and relax in your spare time. Now that streaming has become the go-to mode of watching TV, viewers have a lot of different options to choose from when it comes to how they get their entertainment. According to a study by Horowitz, Video On Demand…
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New Sling User Experience Rolls Out on Fire TV
Earlier this year, we reported that Sling TV will be updating its app look across its compatible devices this summer. The rollout began in the past few weeks and has now reached all Fire TVs. Starting today, all Fire TV users will notice some changes to the look and navigation on the Sling TV app…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video the Week of July 19, 2021
We’re more than halfway through July now, and to be honest, it’s kind of a sparse week on some of these streamers. But what is coming will be enough to keep you entertained for the next seven days. Get ready for the strangest dating reality show you’ve probably ever seen. Netflix is debuting Sexy Beasts…
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Netflix’s Market Share Lead Continues to Shrink
As a true pioneer in the world of streaming, Netflix has remained a constant leader when it comes to streaming service market share. But what once was a wide margin has now narrowed to a mere 8% lead over its next biggest contender, Amazon Prime Video. According to data from JustWatch, Netflix closed Q2 of…
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Amazon Fire TV Update Rolls Out to 2nd Gen Fire TV Stick
Amazon announced today that the updated Fire TV experience will begin rolling out to Fire TV Stick 2nd Gen today. The company first announced the interface update in December, with only the 3rd Gen Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite devices receiving the update initially. The all-new Fire TV experience then became available on the Fire TV…
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Amazon Will Add a Huge Collection of Classic TV to Prime Video and IMDb TV
Amazon has made a deal with Sony Pictures Television that will bring content from producer Norman Lear to Prime Video and the company’s free streaming service IMDb TV. Some of the iconic titles from Lear include All in the Family, Good Times, Maude, One Day at a Time, 227, Diff’rent Strokes, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Sanford & Son. “Norman Lear is…
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2021 Emmy Nominations are Flooded with Streaming Originals Including ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ and More
The 2021 Emmy Nominations are in, and streaming services are making their mark more than ever. Streaming services have been going all out with content over the past few years, and this year the nominations are mostly dominated by original streaming series. Netflix’s The Crown and Disney+’s The Mandalorian were frontrunners with 24 nominations each,…
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Consumers are Using Co-Viewing Apps 20% More This Year Compared to 2020
The pandemic taught us a lot of things, and one of those was how to be resourceful even when we couldn’t hang out with friends in person. It was a great year for having virtual movie nights with friends remotely by using co-viewing apps to stream our favorite films. Those types of watch parties seem…