Amazon to produce, acquire original movies
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it will significantly expand into movie production by acquiring movies for theatrical release and early online streaming.
January 19, 2015
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it will significantly expand into movie production by acquiring movies for theatrical release and early online streaming.
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said Amazon Studios would produce and buy original movies to be released in theaters and for early-window distribution on Prime Instant Video. The company has been investing heavily in digital media, hoping to draw traffic and drive sales as consumers increasingly spurn traditional TV offerings in favor of on-demand content
Coming to a theater near you: Amazon plans to start producing “close to twelve†movies a year. The films will “premiere on Prime Instant Video in the U.S. just 4 to 8 weeks after their theatrical debut,†…
—Amazon Studios, known for television series such as multi-Golden Globe winner Transparent, Annie-nominated Tumble Leaf, and Mozart in the Jungle, today announced that it will begin to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution on Amazon Prime Instant Video.
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Sony Pictures will release a “Freedom Edition†DVD of “The Interview,†with 90 minutes of outtakes and gags from the film following the disruption of its theatrical run by a cyber-attack.
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