While the specific service will no longer be offered, Amazon will still offer Prime members free returns for eligible products that weigh less than 50 pounds and are received in new and unused condition for up to 30 days after purchase. The canceled program comes after the company laid off 200 staffers from its corporate offices.

For the record, Amazon first announced in September 2023 that ads would be coming to Prime Video. Even if you don’t upgrade your Prime Video plan, any movies or TV shows that you purchase or rent on Prime Video will be ad-free. Amazon added commercials to Prime Video for the same reason most of the other big streamers did: It wants more revenue.

You can now watch a broad selection of PBS programming on Amazon Prime for free even if you don’t have a subscription. Though much of PBS ’ programming is already available to stream through through its own apps, now you can access it through Amazon Prime Video.

Follow me on X. Amazon’s Prime Video next month (February 2025) plans to add 102 new TV shows and movies to its lineup. Here are the three most interesting, in my humble opinion: Reacher S3 (Amazon Original) Alan Ritchson is back for season three as the man-mountain Jack Reacher,