Amazon’s video streaming service has masses of content — but how do you get it onto your TV?
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(Pocket-lint) — Amazon’s streaming service Amazon Video is the main global rival to Netflix, and like its peer it offers TV shows and movies to watch instantly on an internet-connected device.
Amazon invests fortunes in original TV content, and also covers sports exclusive to the platform, so you need a subscription to access them.
If you want to watch those — or any of the thousands of other programmes or films — this is all that you need to know, including how to get it on your TV.
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Amazon What is Amazon Video and how much does it cost?
Amazon Video is the name given to Amazon’s TV show and movie streaming application and service available on multiple devices. It comprises two elements: there are thousands of films and TV box-sets to rent or purchase digitally, which you pay for on an ad hoc basis; there is also Amazon Prime Video, a subscription service that offers thousands of other TV shows and movies to watch as part of Prime membership.
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Prime content is clearly marked as such, and much of the TV programming available is homegrown. Amazon Originals is the name of the many series made by Amazon itself, plus localised exclusives, such as Vikings and Mr Robot, that might be screened on TV in the US but are first available to Prime members in the UK, for example.
You can either gain access to Prime Video through an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $119 (or £79 in the UK) a year or $12.99 (£7.99) a month. Or can pay $8.
