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.

The winner of the largest prize in TV history—$5 million—is expected to be revealed in a Feb. 13 episode of “Beast Games.”

Another major music streaming service is hiking its subscription price.

Amazon's Prime Video has shifted its strategic focus towards live sports and away from original television shows and movies, seeking to meet internal corporate profit targets, The Information reported on Friday.

Amazon Prime viewers have urged TV fans to catch up with the first two seasons of a hit comedy with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score as the final episodes drop. Harlem follows four friends who met while attending university in New York and are now all in their 30s, living in the titular neighbourhood.

Prime Video to focus on live sports to reach profitability by 2025. This strategic move aligns with CEO Andy Jassy's vision.

The Kremlin is trying to cripple YouTube in Russia, internet experts say, pushing some people to state-controlled domestic alternatives. But many Russians have found workarounds.

Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon’s Prime Video movie seems destined to be a streaming hit. I’m not sure it should be.

The United Kingdom is considering making households who only use streaming services such as Netflix and Disney pay the British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) licence fee, as part of plans to modernise the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.

Amazon's streaming service already boasted the largest catalog of movies before 2024, and it expanded further by 71.7% last year

With the hike, Amazon's Individual plan costs as much as Spotify's, and Apple Music's Individual price is $1 less at $11. For more on each service, here are our picks for the best music streamers.

Seasons 4-6 will still be available, but if you’d like to have the entirety of the series on hand to watch whenever you’d like, good news: you can currently pick up the Blu-ray box set featuring all six seasons from Amazon for just $62.95 (was $79.98).