(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that as part of its
licensing agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution,
Prime Instant Video is now the exclusive online-only subscription home
for streaming all 192 episodes of the award-winning series 24,
starring Kiefer Sutherland as heroic agent Jack Bauer.
Prime members can access all eight seasons of the groundbreaking
political thriller and 24: Redemption, a TV movie based on the
series, in advance of the eagerly awaited 24: Live Another Day,
which will premiere on FOX on May 5. Prime Instant Video will also be
the exclusive online-only subscription home for streaming 24: Live
Another Day later this year. Those who are not already members of
Amazon Prime can sign up at www.amazon.com/primeinstantvideo.
During its eight seasons, 24 chronicled Jack Bauer’s race against
the clock to thwart political assassination attempts and multiple terror
plots, with each season taking place within one 24-hour period. The
series won a Golden Globe for Best Television Drama and a Primetime Emmy
for Outstanding Drama Series; Kiefer Sutherland also won a Golden Globe
and Primetime Emmy for his performance. Sutherland, co-star Mary Lynn
Rajskub (Chloe O’Brian), producer Howard Gordon (Homeland),
writers Evan Katz and Many Cato and director Jon Cassar reunite for the
suspenseful 12-episode event, 24: Live Another Day. Set and shot
in London, the series picks up four years after we last saw Jack, who
was then a fugitive from justice. Now in exile, he is nevertheless
willing to risk his life and freedom to avert yet another global
disaster.
“24 has been extremely popular with Amazon customers over the
years,” said Brad Beale, Director of Digital Video Content Acquisition
for Amazon. “Whether they are hard-core Jack Bauer fans or just
discovering the series for the first time, Prime members are going to
love catching up on the previous seasons of 24 as well as 24:
Live Another Day.”
24: Live Another Day will bring back the groundbreaking real-time
format of the original show, complete with split screens and multiple
storylines. The event series, featuring an all-star cast that includes
Benjamin Bratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Kim Raver, William Devane, Tate
Donovan and Michelle Fairley.
Prime Instant Video Exclusives
Prime Instant Video is the exclusive online-only subscription home for a
large and constantly-expanding selection of hit series, making it the
go-to destination for Prime members who want to stay up to date on their
favorite shows. Popular choices for catch-up viewing include PBS series Downton
Abbey and Mr. Selfridge, FX dramas The Americans and Justified,
as well as Orphan Black, Falling Skies, Hannibal, Grimm,
Workaholics, Suits, Covert Affairs and Teen Wolf.
Other hit TV series exclusives include 24, Veronica Mars,
CBS summer blockbuster series Under the Dome and later this
summer, Extant. 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.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
www.amazon.cn,
www.amazon.it,
www.amazon.es,
www.amazon.com.br,
www.amazon.in,
www.amazon.com.mx,
and www.amazon.com.au.
As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
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.
About 20th Century Fox Television
Distribution
A unit of 21st Century Fox, Twentieth Century Fox Television
Distribution is a global leader in the distribution of award-winning
motion pictures, television programming and entertainment content across
pay-TV, broadcast television and SVOD. Twentieth Century Fox Television
Distribution connects audiences around the world with premium content
from the production divisions of Twentieth Century Fox Films, Twentieth
Century Fox Television, FX and FBC as well as other 21st Century Fox
companies.
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