[September 01, 2015] |
![](https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/images/Powered-by-Business-Wire-5.gif) |
Amazon Expands Prime Video Downloads to iOS and Android Platforms-The First and Only Subscription Streaming Service to Offer This Feature
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Prime members in the U.S.,
U.K., Germany and Austria will now be able to download movies and TV
episodes, including award-winning Amazon Original Series, to iPhones,
iPads and Android (News - Alert) phones and tablets for offline viewing, at no
additional charge. Amazon Video is the only online subscription
streaming video service that enables downloads of titles, meaning unlike
other subscription streaming services such as Netflix, Prime members can
enjoy movies and TV shows as part of their membership even when they
don't have an internet connection available. For more information and to
download the app, visit http://www.amazon.com/GetAndroidVideo
and http://amzn.to/1IBFZlU.
Titles available on Prime Video to download for offline viewing include:
-
Drama
series such as the Amazon Original Series Bosch based on
Michael Connelly's best-selling books; the Starz miniseries The
White Queen; and hit network shows including 24,
Covert Affairs, Downton Abbey, Extant, Grimm,
Hannibal, Justified, Mr. Selfridge, Orphan Black,
Sons of Anarchy, Teen Wolf, The Americans, The
Good Wife, Suits, Under the Dome, Veronica Mars,
Vikings, and many more
-
Comedy
series including Amazon's multi-Golden Globe-winning and
Emmy-nominated series Transparent,
the Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman comedy Mozart
in the Jungle, and the critically acclaimed comedy created by
and starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe
-
Binge-worthy
series such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage,
Girls, Veep, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire,
The Newsroom, and True Blood, among others
-
Kids
shows exclusive for Prime members including Amazon Original Series Wishenpoof!,
Creative
Galaxy, the 2015 Annie Award-winning animated series for
preschoolers Tumble
Leaf, the live-action kids series Gortimer
Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, and Annedroids
-
Blockbuster
movies including Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Star Trek Into Darkness, The
Captive, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and The
Wolf of Wall Street, in addition to exclusives such as Life
After Beth, Palo Alto (News - Alert), Starred Up, The Bling Ring,
If I Stay, and The Spectacular Now
"There's no doubt that the way people watch entertainment is
changing-anytime, anywhere viewing is important and we are excited to
provide our Prime members with offline viewing capabilities on iOS and
Android platforms starting today," stated Michael Paull, Vice President
of Digital Video at Amazon. "We are proud to be the first and only
online subscription streaming service that enables offline viewing-on
vacation, in a car, at the beach, on a plane, wherever our Prime members
want to watch they can, regardless of internet connection."
Prime members have already been loving video downloads on Fire devices.
Here is what they have said:
-
"DOWNLOAD AMAZON PRIME VIDEOS-AWESOME!"
-
"I download Prime TV and movie content for my kids to watch while we
are out and about (driving, waiting for sister's soccer or dance
classes, flying, etc.)."
-
"Prime members get to download Prime TV shows, movies, music & books
and are able to... wait for it. View, watch and listen OFFLINE!"
-
"I could take videos with me when I had no internet connection, such
as in a car. Second, when my kids want to watch videos, I can download
their favorites so they won't be hogging the bandwidth at home!"
The Amazon Video app for iOS has been updated to include Prime Video
downloads. For more details on what's new and to download the app,
visit: http://amzn.to/1IBFZlU.
The Amazon Video app for Android is newly redesigned as a standalone
video app to provide Android users with an improved in-app entertainment
experience, including the ability to download titles from Prime Video.
To learn more about what's new and to download the app, visit: http://www.amazon.com/GetAndroidVideo
In addition to offline viewing on Fire devices, iPads, iPhones and
Android devices, Prime members can instantly stream and enjoy their
favorite movies and TV series using the Amazon Video app for TVs,
connected devices and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/primevideo.
Later this year, Prime members and customers will also have instant
access to the complete Amazon digital video store while flying JetBlue.
Eligible customers who are not Prime members can sign-up by visiting amazon.com/prime
for a 30-day trial.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video includes tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes
available on Prime Video at no additional charge to Prime members, as
well as access to hundreds of thousands of titles to buy or rent. Amazon
Video is the only service in the world that brings customers both of
these options in one place.
Amazon Video can be accessed through the Amazon Video app on TVs,
connected devices and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/amazonvideo.
Prime Video titles can also be downloaded for offline enjoyment-the only
subscription streaming service to offer this functionality. Customers
who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at Amazon.com/prime.
Prime Video, available on Amazon Video, lets Prime members enjoy
binge-worthy TV shows including Amazon Original Series airing now such
as the multi-Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated series
Transparent, the hour-long drama Bosch, based on Michael
Connelly's best-selling books, the Roman Coppola and Jason
Schwartzman comedy Mozart in the Jungle, and the
comedy created by and starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe,
in addition to binge-worthy favorites like The Sopranos,
True Blood, and Girls, and popular primetime
series including 24, Downton Abbey, Extant,
Falling Skies, Grimm, Hannibal, Justified,
Orphan Black, Teen Wolf, The Americans, and Under
the Dome. Prime members also have access to an exclusive
collection of kids shows now airing including Amazon Original Series Annedroids,
Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, and the Annecy,
Annie and multi-Emmy Award-winning Tumble Leaf, as
well as popular shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. including SpongeBob
SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and
Blue's Clues.
Amazon Video also gives customers access to hundreds of thousands of
movies and TV episodes to buy or rent including new release movies such
as The Divergent Series: Insurgent, The Longest Ride, and Hot
Pursuit, or the latest TV programming like The Astronaut Wives
Club, Pretty Little Liars, How to Get Away with Murder,
and many more.
In addition to tens of thousands of titles to instantly stream on Prime
Video, the Amazon Prime membership (www.amazon.com/prime)
includes more than one million songs, more than a thousand playlists and
hundreds of stations through Prime Music, unlimited Free Two-Day
Shipping on millions of items, early access to select Lightning Deals,
unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos, and access to borrow from
more than 800,000 books for Kindle owners-all for $99 a year.
About Amazon
Amazon.com opened
on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by four
principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for
invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking.
Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime,
Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire
phone, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo are some of the products
and services pioneered by Amazon.
![](http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&sty=20150901005624r1&sid=tmc01&distro=nx&lang=en)
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150901005624/en/
[ Back To Mobile World Congress's Homepage ]
|