(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing
agreement with Tribeca Film that will make Prime Instant Video the
exclusive online-only subscription home for streaming of Academy
Award-nominated foreign language film The Broken Circle Breakdown,
as well as several other acclaimed documentary and feature films. The
Broken Circle Breakdown, directed by Felix van Groeningen from
Belgium, was theatrically released in the fall and is one of five
nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s 86th Academy
Awards.
The licensing deal brings a long list of other Tribeca Film releases to
Prime Instant Video, the majority of which are available now for instant
streaming to Prime members. In addition to The Broken Circle Breakdown,
they include How to Make Money Selling Drugs, a top 2013
documentary about the war on drugs, featuring Susan Sarandon, Arianna
Huffington and Russell Simmons, Greetings from Tim Buckley, Sparrows
Dance, and the animated children’s film Moon Man.
“The Academy has honored The Broken Circle Breakdown with a
nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category and we are excited
to bring this engaging film to Prime members,” said Brad Beale, Director
of Digital Video Content Acquisition for Amazon. “We know the
independent film category is a favorite among Amazon customers and this
agreement with Tribeca Film will add even more high-quality films to
Prime Instant Video.”
“Tribeca Film is pleased to deliver a large selection of diverse and
quality independent films to Amazon Prime Instant Video customers. The
Prime Instant Video platform is an ideal way for our films to be
discovered by a highly targeted audience who we feel is looking for this
type of content,” said Todd Green, GM of Tribeca Film.
Prime Instant Video Exclusives
Prime Instant Video is the exclusive online-only subscription home for
PBS series Downton Abbey and Mr. Selfridge, FX drama
The Americans, CBS summer blockbuster series Under the Dome
and later this summer, Extant. Other hit TV series exclusives
include Veronica Mars, Justified, Falling Skies, Grimm,
Workaholics, Suits and Covert Affairs. Prime
Instant Video also offers an exclusive collection of kids shows from
Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. that customers won’t find on any other
online-only subscription service, including favorites like SpongeBob
SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, Blue’s
Clues, and The Bubble Guppies. Airing now, Amazon’s first
original series Alpha House and Betas can be found
exclusively on Prime Instant Video as well.
Customers can enjoy Prime Instant Videos on hundreds of compatible
Amazon Instant Video devices including Kindle Fire HDX, Kindle Fire
HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation and the Wii. Prime
Instant Video is the only U.S. online subscription streaming service
that enables offline viewing—on a plane, on vacation, and anywhere else
where you may not have Wi-Fi. Customers can download tens of thousands
of Prime Instant Videos to their new Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire HDX.
About Amazon Instant Video
Amazon Instant Video is a digital video streaming and download service
that offers Amazon customers the ability to rent, purchase or subscribe
to a huge catalog of videos. Customers can choose from more than 150,000
titles to purchase or rent—movies range from new releases to classic
favorites, and Amazon Instant Video offers major television shows,
entire seasons, or even day after air TV. Prime Instant Video is
Amazon’s video subscription offer—it includes tens of thousands of
movies and TV episodes selected from the full assortment available at
Amazon Instant Video.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle,
opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books;
Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home
& Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health &
Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web
Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any
type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the world’s best-selling and most
advanced e-reader. It features new display technology with higher
contrast, the next generation built-in light, a faster processor, the
latest touch technology, and exclusive new features designed from the
ground up for readers. Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle,
features improved fonts and faster page turns. The new Kindle Fire HDX
features a stunning exclusive 7” or 8.9” HDX display, a quad-core 2.2
GHz processor, 2x more memory, and 11 hours of battery life, as well as
exclusive new features of Fire OS 3.0 including X-Ray for Music, Second
Screen, Prime Instant Video downloads, and the revolutionary new Mayday
button. The all-new Kindle Fire HD includes an HD display,
high-performance processor and dual speakers at a breakthrough price.
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About Tribeca Film
Tribeca Film is a comprehensive distribution label dedicated to
acquiring and releasing independent films across multiple platforms,
including theatrical, video-on-demand, digital, home video and
television. It is an initiative from Tribeca Enterprises designed to
provide new platforms for how film can be experienced, while supporting
filmmakers and introducing audiences to films they might not otherwise
see. Current and upcoming Tribeca Film releases include the Oscar®
nominated and award-winning The Broken Circle Breakdown, Gotham
award winner Beneath the Harvest Sky directed by Aron Gaudet and
Gita Pullapilly, Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto, and David MacKenzie’s Starred
Up.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment and
data center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements,
acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system
interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments
and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect
Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
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