Amazon gets creative with focus on original video content

A set of job postings by Amazon for creative executives to oversee the production of original video series reflects the online retailer's interest in challenging the industry film and television studios with exclusive video content.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 25

Viacom deal brings MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon shows to Amazon Prime

Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that it has inked a deal with another major content provider — Viacom — to bring shows from networks like MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, TV Land VH1 to its Prime Instant Video subscription service.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 30

Amazon nears deal with Viacom as it readies standalone video subscriptions

Amazon is reportedly close to finalizing a Web video licensing agreement with Viacom and is nearly ready to launch a standalone video subscription service that would challenge Netflix.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 9

29% of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more at Amazon, but only 54% very satisfied

A new survey has revealed that 29 percent of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more money at online retailer Amazon, but only 54 percent of them said they were very satisfied with the device.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 74

Amazon earnings miss Street estimates, Kindle sales nearly triple

Amazon misses Wall Street expectations with a 57 percent decline in net income despite tripling Kindle sales during the holiday season.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 131

Amazon "defined and dominated" low-end tablet market with 6 million Kindle Fires

While Amazon isn't selling half as many Kindle Fires as iPads, investment bank Stifel Nicolaus said Monday that first quarter shipments of the new tablet rose to 6 million, placing the Fire's ramp-up on par with that of the original iPad while carving out a strong-hold on the low end of the market this past holiday season.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 126

Apple maintains dominance of global tablet market with 58% share in Q4 2011

Shipments of 15.4 million iPads in the fourth quarter of calendar 2011 gave Apple a commanding 58 percent of the market, while Amazon's Kindle Fire helped heat up Android tablet shipments to a record 39 percent, according to one analysis.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 74

US tablet ownership nearly doubles to 19% over holidays

With Apple's iPad continuing to dominate the tablet market, total tablet sales in the U.S. nearly doubled to 19 percent ownership among adults after the holiday shopping season, according to a new report.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 27

Amended class-action lawsuit alleges Apple, publishers engaged in 'price-fixing conspiracy'

Even as Apple unveiled new partnerships with publishers focusing on ebooks and digital textbooks earlier this week, lawyers have amended a class-action lawsuit against Apple and five of the six big publishers accusing them of "deep antagonism" toward Amazon and its pricing scheme.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 103

Amazon expected to cut Kindle Fire orders in half as new iPad looms

Orders for Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet will reportedly be cut in half to 3 million units in the first quarter of 2012, with slower post-holiday sales and the anticipated launch of Apple's third-generation iPad.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 53

Apple jumps 9 spots to become 8th most valuable brand in the world

Apple was ranked the eighth most valuable brand of the world in 2011, with an estimated total value of $33.49 billion, making it bigger than Disney, Mercedes-Benz and Budweiser.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 128

Comcast launches live TV on iPad, Amazon optimizes Kindle store for iPad

Comcast on Tuesday began to roll out its new "AnyPlay" functionality for iPad, allowing subscribers to stream live TV to Apple's tablet. Also, Amazon launched a new Kindle storefront designed to take advantage of the touchscreen interface of the iPad.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 29

Apple projected to reach 116M iPhone, 55M iPad sales in 2012

Combined iPhone and iPad sales in calendar 2012 are expected in one new forecast to reach more than 170 million in another record breaking 12-month span.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 19

Google rumored to become Amazon Kindle Fire's fiercest competitor in early 2012

Despite the fact that Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet is based on Google's Android operating system, sources within the supply chain claim Google plans to become the Fire's biggest competitor with the release of a low-margin own-brand tablet early this year.

14 years ago 44

Kindle Fire cannibalized 1M to 2M iPad sales 'at most' this holiday

The launch of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire had a detrimental effect on iPad sales for Apple, but the company is still expected to report record sales this quarter, a new report states.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 52

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