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Revision as of 21:27, 11 February 2022
Amazon Prime Video, also frequently referred to as Prime Video, is a subscription-based streaming and rental service for video, primarily television shows and movies. Amazon Prime Video's programming consists of live-streaming of television shows and sporting events, original series known as Prime Originals, and shows and channels licensed by Amazon. It has become one of the leading competitors in video streaming services, its library outsizing industry giants like Netflix.[1] Amazon Prime Video is available on both online and mobile platforms.
Contents
History
The overall Amazon website launched in 1995 as an online book retailer, followed by the establishment of the Amazon Marketplace in 2000.[3]
The predecessor service to Amazon Prime Video originated in 2006 as a video download service called Amazon Unbox.[4] Similar to other video services such as Blockbuster and Netflix, Amazon Unbox allowed its users to download television shows and movies from major studios, including Paramount, Warner Bros, and Fox.[5] Amazon Unbox was only available for use on PC with their application or a TiVo box.[6]
It was subsequently rebranded into Amazon Video On Demand and announced on September 3, 2008.[7] Amazon users could now stream within the browser, download, purchase, or rent titles.
In 2016, Amazon Prime Video was made available outside the United States in more than 200 countries globally.[8] International users can access it on the PrimeVideo.com website, while those in the United States can find it on the Amazon website or the specific Prime Video website.
Features
The service offers licensed content, produced originals, and user-uploaded content.[9] With a paid subscription, they have unlimited access to Amazon Prime Video's entire library alongside Amazon Prime's free shipping cost benefits.[10]
Users have access to seven navigation tabs on the Prime Video homepage. They include Home, Free to me, Store, Channels, Categories, My Stuff, and Deals.
Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is the paid subscription in which Amazon customers can have access for Amazon Prime Video, with an annual subscription fee of $120[11] for its shipping and extraneous benefits. Other subscription options are $12.99 per month, or solely a Prime Video membership that is $8.99 per month.[12] Students who sign up with through their school email can receive a discounted Prime membership of $6.49 per month or $59 per year.[13]
The membership launched in February of 2005.[14] With this membership, users benefitted with the shorter two-day delivery feature.
Prime Originals
Ethical Concerns
Unregulated Content
As Amazon Prime Video has been a newer streaming service compared to the likes of established services like Netflix and Hulu, Amazon's strategy has been focused on amassing large volumes of content to give it the competitive edge.[15] A large majority of the content the service has taken in and hosted is user-uploaded content rather than licensed content. Amazon Prime Video has as a result allowed an abundance of conspiracy theory videos, amateur productions, and short instructional clips.[16]
The lack of transparency with regards to user-uploaded content raises concerns on regulation given the nature of many of the titles in the library being conspiracy theorist and extremist works. For one, Amazon users who produce user-uploaded content receive a small revenue for each video that is posted.[17] Users have also discussed the inability to distinguish between produced and vetted content versus user-generated content.[18]
In December 2019, Ampere Analysis, a UK-based data and analysis firm,[19] researched that user-created content was almost double the amount of professional or licensed content on the service.[20]
Transparency
Copyright Issues
Amazon Prime Video
They also run into copyright issues for international Prime users. In 2016, despite having more than 18,000 titles[21], most of them were unavailable in other countries, rendering much of the content inaccessible. The same year, the European Commission had proposed a new bill that would require streaming services like Amazon Prime Video to contribute to the financing of European production.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag The algorithm therefore was designed before the existence of Amazon Prime Video, instead developed at the early stages of the Amazon website.
References
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-video-library-has-grown-big-on-amateur-content-11579792605
- ↑ https://logos-world.net/amazon-prime-video-logo/
- ↑ https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/3/18511544/amazon-prime-oral-history-jeff-bezos-one-day-shipping
- ↑ “What Was Amazon Unbox and Why Was It Discontinued?” What Was Amazon Unbox and Why Was It Discontinued?, Failory, 18 Mar. 2021, from https://www.failory.com/amazon/unbox.
- ↑ “What Was Amazon Unbox and Why Was It Discontinued?” What Was Amazon Unbox and Why Was It Discontinued?, Failory, 18 Mar. 2021, from https://www.failory.com/amazon/unbox.
- ↑ https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-customers-can-now-instantly-watch-ad-free-movies-and-tv
- ↑ https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-customers-can-now-instantly-watch-ad-free-movies-and-tv
- ↑ https://variety.com/2016/digital/global/amazon-prime-video-now-available-in-more-than-200-countries-1201941818/
- ↑ Molla, Rani. “The Dark Underbelly of Amazon Prime Video.” Vox, Vox, 24 Jan. 2020, from https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/24/21080240/amazon-prime-video-conspiracy-theory-offensive-content
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-video-library-has-grown-big-on-amateur-content-11579792605
- ↑ https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/24/21080240/amazon-prime-video-conspiracy-theory-offensive-content
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G34EUPKVMYFW8N2U
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G34EUPKVMYFW8N2U
- ↑ https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/3/18511544/amazon-prime-oral-history-jeff-bezos-one-day-shipping
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-video-library-has-grown-big-on-amateur-content-11579792605
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-video-library-has-grown-big-on-amateur-content-11579792605
- ↑ https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/24/21080240/amazon-prime-video-conspiracy-theory-offensive-content
- ↑ https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/24/21080240/amazon-prime-video-conspiracy-theory-offensive-content
- ↑ https://www.ampereanalysis.com/about
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-video-library-has-grown-big-on-amateur-content-11579792605
- ↑ https://variety.com/2016/digital/global/amazon-prime-video-now-available-in-more-than-200-countries-1201941818/
