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Amazon’s New Agreement Brings More Content To Prime

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Amazon.com  has inked an expanded content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Cable and New Media Distribution, adding hundreds of TV episodes to Prime Instant Video, including prior seasons of Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, and Battlestar Galactica, among others. Prime Instant Video now features more than 22,000 movies and TV episodes.

Brad Beale  (Director,  Digital Video Content Acquisition,  Amazon): We continue to invest heavily in our content selection for Prime members, and have now reached over 22,000 movies and TV episodes available instantly with unlimited streaming.

[Image Courtesy: NBC Universal]

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