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Amazon Announces Exclusive Prime Instant Video Licensing Agreements with Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for Two of TNT's Hit Series
SEATTLE --(Business Wire)--
(NASDAQ: AMZN)�- Amazon.com,
Inc. today announced�an exclusive�content licensing agreement with
Turner Broadcasting (News - Alert) System, Inc. and Warner Bros. Domestic Television
Distribution to add the epic TNT drama series�Falling Skies�and
the Warner Bros. Television-produced TNT�series�The Closer�to
its Prime Instant Video catalog, giving Prime members instant access to
these titles at no additional cost. Fans will be able to enjoy all seven
seasons of�The Closer�and the current as well as future
seasons of�Falling Skies�on Prime Instant Video.
Prime Instant Video now features more than 30,000 movies and TV episodes
for Amazon Prime members to stream instantly on Kindle Fire HD or any of
the hundreds of compatible Amazon Instant Video devices, including iPad,
iPhone (News - Alert), iPod touch, Roku, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii U. To
start watching Prime Instant Video, visit www.amazon.com/PIV.
"Today's agreements with TNT and Warner Bros. Domestic TV add two great
TV series to Prime Instant Video," said Brad Beale, Director of Digital
Video Content Acquisition for Amazon. "Falling Skies�and�The
Closer�are some of Turner's most-watched and highly talked about
series and we're happy to offer them exclusively for Prime members to
enjoy. Amazon Prime just got even better."
"We are pleased to�offer�Falling Skies�to Amazon Prime
members," said Deborah K. Bradley, Senior Vice President of Program
Acquisitions for Turner Broadcasting. "Subscription-on-demand services
continue to grow in the consumer marketplace, and this deal represents a
way to help expand our viewership from TV�Everywhere�and introduce a
wider audience to this hit series."
"Amazon has proven to be a terrific distribution platform for our
popular television titles and we are confident that The Closer�will
also�meet with that same success," said Ken Werner, President, Warner
Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. "There will be 109 episodes of
this riveting drama available for fans to enjoy for the very first time
or to rewatch their favorite episodes from TNT."
Falling Skies, which ranked this year as basic cable's #1 summer
drama with key demos, tells the extraordinary story about life and
survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Noah Wyle (News - Alert) stars
as a college professor who becomes an unlikely resistance leader in this
gripping series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven
Spielberg.
TNT's Warner Bros. Television-produced series�The Closer�is
the only show in basic cable history to rank #1 for five consecutive
years. Emmy-winner Kyra Sedgwick stars as Los Angeles Deputy Police
Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, whose impeccable investigative and
interrogation skills have resulted in countless confessions and
convictions.
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 catalog of videos. Customers can choose from more than 145,000
titles to purchase or rent and content ranges from new release movies to
classic favorites, major television shows, entire seasons, or even day
after air TV. Prime Instant Video is Amazon's video
subscription�offer-it includes more than 30,000 movies and TV episodes
selected from the full assortment available at Amazon Instant Video.
This subscription offer allows US Prime customers to stream as many
titles from Prime Instant Video as they like, at no additional cost.
About Prime
Amazon Prime is an annual membership program for $79 a year that offers
customers unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items including
books, home and garden products, electronics, video games, clothing, and
much more. Amazon Prime members also get access to unlimited instant
streaming of thousands of movies and TV episodes and access to tens of
thousands of books to borrow for free, as frequently as a book a month,
with no due dates from a Kindle device. Customers who receive free Prime
shipping benefits through our Amazon Student or Amazon Mom programs can
upgrade to an annual paid membership to receive Amazn Prime's digital
benefits.
About�Amazon.com
Amazon.com,
Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on
the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest
Selection.�Amazon.com,
Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers
can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and
endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com�and
other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items
in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads;
Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery;
Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools,
Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer
customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on
Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to
enable virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the
most-advanced e-reader ever constructed with 62% more pixels and 25%
increased contrast, a patented built-in front light for reading in all
lighting conditions, extra-long battery life, and a thin and light
design. The new latest generation Kindle, the lightest and smallest
Kindle, now features new, improved fonts and faster page turns. Kindle
Fire HD features a stunning custom high-definition display, exclusive
Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with
dual-band support,�dual-antennas�and MIMO for faster streaming and
downloads,�enough storage for HD content, and the latest generation
processor and graphics engine-and it is available in two display
sizes-7" and 8.9". The large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available
with 4G wireless, and comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G
LTE (News - Alert) data package. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster
processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer battery
life.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,�www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
www.amazon.cn,
www.amazon.it,
www.amazon.es
and www.amazon.com.br.
As used herein, "Amazon.com,"
"we," "our" and similar terms include�Amazon.com,
Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
About TNT
TNT is television's destination for drama. Seen in 99 million households
and ranking among cable's top networks, TNT is home to such original
drama series as�Rizzoli & Isles,�Falling Skies,�Dallas,�Perception,�Major
Crimes,�Franklin & Bash, Leverage,�Southland�and
the upcoming�Monday Mornings. The network also features
dramatic unscripted originals like the upcoming�Boston's Finest,�72
Hours�and�The Hero. In addition, TNT is the cable
home to popular dramas like�Castle,�The Mentalist,�Bones,�Supernatural,�Smallville�and�Law
& Order; primetime specials, such as the�Screen Actors
Guild Awards®; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage,
including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Championship.
About Turner Broadcasting
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner (News - Alert) company, creates and
programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and
sports media environments on television and other platforms for
consumers around the world.
About Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD) is one of the
leading suppliers of entertainment programming to the domestic
television marketplace, distributing first-run syndicated series,
off-network television programs and theatrical motion pictures to local
broadcast television stations, as well as to pay, cable, digital,
satellite and broadcast networks throughout the U.S. WBDTD handles the
domestic distribution of television series produced by Warner Bros.
Television, Telepictures Productions, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner
Horizon Television; selected HBO Independent Productions and the Lorimar
Television library; current feature films from Warner Bros. Pictures;
and the Studio's unmatched motion picture library.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center
optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and
strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption,
inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More
information about factors that potentially could affect�Amazon.com's
financial results is included in�Amazon.com's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
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