SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–(NASDAQ:AMZN) — Amazon today announced that Prime members in the US, UK
and Germany can now enjoy Prime Instant Video on their Android phones.
The latest update of the Amazon App for Android combines the fast and
easy mobile shopping experience customers have come to know and love
with access to unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV
episodes from Prime Instant Video. After updating their existing Amazon
App for Android, customers wishing to stream Prime Instant Video movies
and TV episodes can install the Prime Instant Video player app, which is
delivered exclusively via the Amazon Appstore. Prime members can enjoy
popular HBO series like The Sopranos, True Blood. The
Wire, as well as favourites like Downton Abbey, Under the
Dome. 24, on their Android phones at no additional cost
to their membership. Eligible customers who aren't already Prime
members can sign up for a 30-day free trial to start receiving all of
the benefits of Prime using the updated Amazon App for Android.
Customers who don’t yet have the Amazon App for Android can get the
latest version at amazon.com/androidapp.
The new Amazon App for Android phones provides an award-winning mobile
shopping experience on hundreds of millions of physical goods and now
enables customers to discover and purchase all of Amazon’s digital
catalogue.
The new Amazon App for Android includes:
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Hundreds of millions of items for purchase, along with Customer
Reviews, 1-Click purchase and access to account and delivery
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Tens of thousands of movies and TV shows available for unlimited
streaming for Prime members, including favourite HBO shows such as
The Sopranos, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, Six Feet Under and The
Wire. Amazon Original series like Alpha House, Tumble
Leaf, Creative Galaxy and Annedroids
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More than 200,000 movies and TV episodes to rent or buy
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Over 30 million songs
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More than two million Kindle books, along with over 150,000 audiobooks
and more than 600,000 exclusive books that customers won’t find
anywhere else
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5GB of free photo back-up with Amazon Cloud Drive
“Tens of millions of our customers have installed the Amazon app on
their Android phones in order to enjoy the ease and convenience of
shopping Amazon on the go,” said Paul Cousineau, Director of Mobile
Shopping. “Now, the latest Amazon App for Android combines that
award-winning mobile shopping experience with access to Amazon’s digital
products and services, including unlimited streaming of tens of
thousands of movies and TV episodes at no additional cost for Prime
members. At Amazon, we're always innovating on behalf of our customers
and we look forwards to receiving their feedback on this enhanced
shopping experience.”
Customers can visit amazon.com/androidapp
for more information about the new Amazon App for Android.
Prime Instant Video Exclusives
Prime Instant Video is the exclusive online-only subscription home for a
large and constantly-expanding selection of hit series, making it the
go-to destination for Prime members who want to stay up to date on their
favourite shows. Popular choices include HBO classics The
Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Rome and Six
Feet Under, recent HBO favourites Eastbound &. Down, Enlightened and Flight
of the Conchords. Select seasons of current HBO series True
Blood, Boardwalk Empire and Treme. Other hit TV
show exclusives include PBS series Downton Abbey and Mr.
Selfridge, FX dramas The Americans and Justified,
as well as 24, Orphan Black, Falling
Skies, Hannibal, Grimm, Workaholics, Suits,
Covert Affairs, Teen Wolf, Veronica Mars, CBS summer
blockbuster series Under the Dome and now, Extant.
Prime Instant Video also offers an exclusive collection of kids shows
from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. that customers won’t find on any other
online-only subscription service, including favourites like SpongeBob
SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, Blue’s
Clues, and The Bubble Guppies. Airing now, Amazon’s
first original series Alpha House and Betas and
first original kids series Tumble Leaf can be found
exclusively on Prime Instant Video as well.
Customers can enjoy Prime Instant Videos on hundreds of compatible
Amazon Instant Video devices, including Amazon Fire TV, Fire phone,
Kindle Fire HDX, Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox,
PlayStation and the Wii. Prime Instant Video is the only U.S. online
subscription streaming service that enables offline viewing—on a plane,
on vacation. Anywhere else where you may not have Wi-Fi. Customers
can download tens of thousands of Prime Instant Video titles to their
new Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire HDX.
About Amazon Instant Video
Amazon Instant Video is a digital video streaming and download service
that offers Amazon customers the ability to rent, purchase or subscribe
to a huge catalogue of videos. Customers can choose from more than 200,000
titles to purchase or rent—movies range from new releases to classic
favourites. Amazon Instant Video offers major television shows,
entire seasons. Even day after air TV. Prime Instant Video is
Amazon’s video subscription offer—it includes tens of thousands of
movies and TV episodes selected from the full assortment available at
Amazon Instant Video.
About Amazon.com
Amazon opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided
by three principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus,
passion for invention. Long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click
shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfilment by Amazon,
AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets.
Fire TV are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.
