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Fire TV Stick Now in UK, Germany, Japan

by Alan Spencer

Amazon is introducing voice control to its new Fire TV Stick. The new Fire Stick will be sold in UK, Germany and Japan and will feature Alexa voice control. Alexa voice control is currently …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 07

Apple Hires Amazon’s Former Head of Fire TV

by Alan Spencer

Apple has hired Timothy D. Twerdhal, the former head of Amazon’s Fire TV unit since 2013. His role will be VP in charge of Apple TV product marketing. The change has possibly been brought …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Large Display Monitor| People| Vol 24 - Issue 05

TV OS, UI and Delivery News

by Chris Chinnock

The integration of third party Operating Systems (OS) into TV and bundling of content from a wide array of sources, picked up steam at CES 2017. The range of solutions seems to be consolidating …

Seiki/Westinghouse/Element Integrate Fire TV

by Chris Chinnock

Three TV brands, Seiki, Westinghouse and Element (the Best Buy house brand), will feature TVs in 2017 that have integrated the Amazon Fire TV service. However, the integration is more than just the streaming …

Amazon Prime Now on Android TVs

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has added the Sony Android TVs from 2015 and 2016 to the devices that are now supported by the latest version of its Prime Video app. (Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More …

Amazon Re-vamps Fire TV Interface

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has designed a new user interface for its Fire TV STB. The new interface includes video ‘snippets’ and trailers and Amazon said that it would add more content services in the longer term. …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More Than 200 Countries and Territories Around the World

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has now made its Prime Video service available in 200 countries and territories around the world, either free as part of its Prime service, or for €2.99 (or $2.99) in most of the …

Amazon Prime Video Now Available in More Than 200 Countries and Territories Around the World

by Isaac Oburu

Amazon today announced that Amazon Prime Video is now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe. Customers around the world can now enjoy popular new original series like …

Tags:Amazon| Streaming Video

Netflix and Amazon drive Western European SVOD

by Milos Pavlovic

Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVOD for the next five years. However, Amazon Video will provide a stiff challenge as Digital TV Research estimates that 15 Western European countries will …

Tags:Amazon| Netflix| SVOD

Amazon Tries No Check Out Shops

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has started a trial of a new shop concept that it is calling “Just Walk Out” in Seattle. Customers swipe into the store using a ‘Go’ app, then the shop systems track items …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Is Amazon Adding Display to Speaker?

by Yvette Raikes

Amazon has been updating its Echo line of voice-enabled speakers regularly since their introduction in November 2014. Now, according to Bloomberg, the company is developing a new voice-activated speaker with a 7″ touchscreen which …

Tags:Amazon| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Amazon Prime Going Global

by Bob Raikes

Amazon is following Netflix by going global with its Prime TV business and has said the new “The Grand Tour” auto show will be released to 200 countries in December.

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 46