Boston, MA 02/06/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is not ready to play second fiddle to anyone in the streaming video service. The company is well aware of its many rivals including but not limited to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Hulu and Google Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) YouTube.
But the real content arms race is getting red-hot between Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix. While the two streaming video content providers understand the power of exclusive original content as a key to their growth Amazon Inc’s approach is turning out to be in sharp contrast to that propagated by Netflix. Instead of throwing money at the best talents as Netflix prefers to do it, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) with its Prime Instant Video is clinging on the so-called pilots.
What’s new from Amazon?
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), in a show of a no-let-up sign in the crowded platform of streaming video service, has dropped its latest assault. Prime Instant Video, which streams on the web and on mobile devices, is now pushing forcefully into exclusive, original, new and popular TV shows. In short, the company has inked a deal with Fox and that means that FX series The Americans is coming to stream on Prime Instant Video.
As if that is not enough, the latest Amazon content deals also unleash archived episodes like Louie, Archer, How I Met Your Mother, The League and more. The latter will stream on non-exclusive arrangements next month.
As The Americans returns later this month around February 26, there is no gainsaying that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has hit sort of a jackpot with its exclusive offering in the latest deal with Fox.
Revenue opportunities
The growing competition in e-commerce, tablets and Internet services provision, leave no room for tech companies like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) to take chances with opportunities when they show up. Basically if you don’t spot opportunities and jump on them as soon, the opponent is going to do just that. It is thus no surprise that Amazon, Netflix, Google and all other video content providers are putting their best foot forward to tap every dollar in this segment.
The newly announce exclusive and free contents on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) stream on the web and other devices like tablets through Prime Instant Video or Lovefilm apps.
