Amazon announces that its Paid Amazon Prime Membership now includes Video Streaming in addition to the Free 2-Day Shipping.
SEATTLE, Feb 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) —
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of a new benefit for Amazon Prime members: unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows. This new benefit is being added at no additional cost — Prime membership will continue to be $79 per year. Amazon Prime’s all-you-can-eat free Two-Day Shipping has already attracted millions of members. Customers can learn more about an Amazon Prime one-month free trial and start watching instantly at www.amazon.com/primevideos.
Roku box supports Amazon VOD in addition to Netflix. Apple TV and Boxee do not have native Amazon VOD support.
Amazon Student does not get the video streaming features since it is a free Amazon Prime Membership.
If there were an Amazon Video Streaming App for the iOS, it wouldn’t be conflicting with Apple iOS subscription rules.