10 posts and columns on Amazon Instant Video

News Byte

Nintendo Says TV Services Are Coming to Wii U December 20

in Commerce on December 19, 2012 at 9:11 am PT

I wonder how long this software update will take? A month after launch, Nintendo is finally launching its TVii service, which lets customers access their TV guide from the GamePad controller. The TVii service is launching Dec. 20 in the U.S. and Canada, and will support various cable and satellite providers, as well as Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus. Integration with Netflix and TiVo have been delayed to early 2013. (Answer: Nintendo says it won’t take any time at all since it was included in the original software update and just has to be turned on.)

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Amazon Video Player Comes to iPhone

in Media on December 13, 2012 at 6:28 am PT

Amazon, which rolled out a video player for Apple’s iPad earlier this year, now has an app for the iPhone. Like the iPad app, the iPhone app will let users watch video they’ve rented or bought from Amazon’s store, but won’t let them purchase video directly.

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After Initial Delay, Hulu Plus Now Operational on Nintendo Wii U

in Commerce on November 21, 2012 at 11:37 am PT

The Nintendo Wii U launched on Sunday, despite missing a few promised features, like YouTube and Amazon Instant Video. Today, one of those apps, Hulu Plus, is going live on the device. Hulu Plus will allow Wii U owners to simultaneously watch TV on their big screen while looking up more information about the TV shows on the console’s tablet controller. The app also will allow shows to be watched on the controller while the TV is being used for something else. In her review of the console, AllThingsD’s Katie Boehret ran into some frustrations.

Nintendo Wii U Launch Hindered by Software Updates, Missing Features

in Commerce on November 18, 2012 at 10:12 pm PT

Nintendo Wii U owners are facing slow downloads of required software updates, and finding some of the most notable features of the new gaming console to be unavailable.
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Netflix CEO: Amazon Losing Up to $1 Billion a Year on Streaming Video

in Media on November 16, 2012 at 12:27 pm PT

“Amazon is the best competitor we’ve ever faced,” says the Netflix CEO. But that title doesn’t come cheap.
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Amazon Brings Its Videos to the iPad

in Media on August 1, 2012 at 6:01 am PT

Jeff Bezos brings his video catalog — but not his store — to Tim Cook’s devices.
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Consumer Reports Joins the Netflix Pile-On

in Media on July 26, 2012 at 3:00 am PT

Reed Hastings gets ranked behind almost all of his peers.
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No Cable? No Problem, AMC Tells “Breaking Bad” Fans.

in Media on July 16, 2012 at 6:02 am PT

Yet another example of the pay-TV industry reminding viewers that they don’t need a pay-TV subscription to watch their favorite shows.
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Ahead of Tablet Launch, Amazon Boasts About Its Digital Video Library

in Media on August 18, 2011 at 7:16 am PT

Alternate title: In Which Amazon Says Some Things That Confuse Some People.
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