Amazon Appears To Be Planning Linear TV Streaming Additions To Prime Video

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNBCUniversal’s Peacock is set to go live on July 15 for a national audience, stuffed with more than 20,000 hours for Premium subscribers — and more than 13,000 hours entirely for free.So what’s on the service? Here’s a breakdown of what to stream on Peacock Free and Peacock Premium ($4.99/month extra with ads, $9.99/month with no ads), including original TV shows and movies.See Also: Inside Peacock’s Ambitious Plan to Crash a Crowded Streaming FieldContent on Both

Amazon Prime Video has launched a new feature allowing users to add multiple profiles at once to their account.The streaming platform will now provide the option to have up to six different viewer profiles, following in the footsteps of Netflix and Hulu who offer the same.The feature is being introduced on Amazon Prime Video accounts in the US, Variety reports, and will soon be available worldwide.Another feature recently introduced on the streaming platform was a ‘Watch Party’ control, allowing

Jim Gaffigan is jacked in the artwork for Amazon Prime Video’s “Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist”.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon is now giving Prime Video customers worldwide the ability to create up to six viewer profiles on one account — a feature that rival services like Netflix and Hulu have offered for years.Starting Tuesday, July 7, Amazon is rolling out Prime Video profiles in the U.S. and other countries.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFunimation, a leading provider of anime content, plans to expand its streaming service to Brazil and Mexico this fall, offering select subtitled and dubbed anime series in Spanish and Portuguese.The company, an independent joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, already operates globally, with nine offices in six countries.

Will Thorne Staff WriterIn a move that even the great Don Draper might not have seen coming, the new streaming home for “Mad Men” will be Amazon’s IMDb TV.All seven seasons, 92 episodes of the iconic drama will be available to stream for free on the platform starting July 15.

Jill Goldsmith ViacomCBS has named Amazon exec Naveen Chopra as chief financial officer, effective August 10,, succeeding Christina Spade, who will transition into an advisory role after the company’s second quarter earnings call.Chopra joins ViacomCBS from Amazon where was CFO of Devices and Services, the divison housing the giant’s fast growing and most strategic consumer businesses, including Alexa, Echo, Fire TV, Ring, Kindle and the Amazon Appstore.

Netflix Party, Amazon is rolling out their own feature that will allow you to laugh and cry over Fleabag with your friends while social distancing. Prime Video Watch Party, which is available to all Prime members at no additional cost, is pretty easy to use.

Amazon Prime Video will allow up to 100 people to stream a film or TV show at the same time.The addition follows the surge in communal viewing experience apps during the coronavirus lockdown, including Netflix’s own Netflix Party.Amazon Prime Video’s Watch Party will be available to US Prime members on desktop computers, Variety reports.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon’s Prime Video has jumped into the “Watch Party” pool — a streaming trend that has gained momentum during the coronavirus crisis.The ecommerce company’s Prime Video service has started to gradually roll out Watch Party, its version of a native social-viewing experience, the company said Monday.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAmazon Prime Video is matching moves by streaming rivals by rolling out Watch Party, a new feature allowing simultaneous viewing of film or TV titles up to 100 Prime subscribers.The feature, available for Prime members in the U.S. at no cost, started to slowly roll out Monday on laptops only.

Hanna is July's highlight and features Samantha Morton's daughter, Esmé Creed-Miles, putting her fists into bad guys' faces in thrilling fashion. On the metaphorical side, science gets its ass kicked by Marie Curie in Radioactive, a film detailing the chemist's breakthroughs in radioactivity and the uphill battle she faced from a bunch of jerks with penises in the scientific community. Our full picks are below, but here is the complete list of what's new on Amazon Prime in July.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAmazon Prime Video has clinched U.S.

Amazon Prime Video just dropped the new trailer for Hanna season two which hits the online streamer very soon.Hanna returns with eight, one-hour episodes, and follows the journey of an extraordinary young woman as she evades the relentless pursuit of a sinister government agency and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is. Following her discovery at the end of Season One, Hanna (Esmé Creed-Miles) now knows she is not the only young woman with unparalleled skill and elite training.

Rupaul’s Drag Race queens from across the popular show’s 12 seasons are coming together for Amazon Prime Video’s virtual Pride Inside festival.Taking place this weekend (June 27-28, 2020), the event will feature stars including Manila Luzon, Monique Heart, Heidi N Closet, Raja and Valentina, all of whom will perform on the main stage, teach makeup tutorials, and contribute to round-table conversations.Hosted on a custom website, the immersive event, described as an “innovative, 360 degree

Bear Grylls is on a quest to crown the toughest team of survivalists.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon is looking to build out the technical team that supports the dozens of live TV channels available via its Prime Video service around the world.The ecommerce giant is seeking to hire more members for the engineering and product teams for Amazon Prime Video Channels, including a technical principal product manager, a senior software development engineer and a software development manager for Prime Video Live Events.

Also Read: Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes for 'Embarrassing' and 'Thoughtless' Past Blackface Sketches“As we confront systemic racism and injustice, Prime members can watch or re-watch a selection of titles such as ‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ ‘Just Mercy,’ ‘Betty Davis,’ ‘Crown Heights’ and many others in a dedicated carousel,” the streamer adds.Here is the full list of everything coming to Amazon in July:July 1 Movies 52 Pick-Up (1986) Ali (2001) An Eye For An Eye (1966) Anaconda (1997) Big Fish (2003) Bug