Amazon is taking the fight to Netflix. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Amazon is stepping up its battle with competitor Netflix by introducing a payment option allowing customers to buy its streaming video service for a monthly fee of $8.99 — one dollar less than Netflix’s most popular subscription plan.
Previously Amazon’s video service was only available to Prime members, who paid $99 annually for cheaper, faster shipping, alongside other perks.
Streaming video is finally coming to Spotify, but it starts on Android only. Image: Spotify
Spotify has made video streaming available via its Android app, although integration of the feature into Spotify’s desktop app is said to be off the table (at least for now).
The Spotify video service brings content from the likes of NBC, BBC and Comedy Central to the app, with the company claiming that it will recommend clips based on music a user has been listening to.
Amazon Instant Video is one of the best reasons to sign up for Amazon Prime. It’s not as good as Netflix yet, but it’s getting there, and it’s cheaper. To make things better, Amazon just announced that they’re adding A&E’s networks to Amazon Instant Video.
The licensing agreement between Amazon and A&E gives Prime Instant Video customers access to popular shows from A&E, bio, History, and Lifetime. So now you can watch all the shenanigans of Duck Dynasty right from your iPad or Kindle Fire.
PlayLater has finally opened viewing support to Android devices and that should make a lot of you out there very happy. PlayLater is software for your PC that allows you to record movies and TV shows to your hard drive from popular websites such as Hulu, Hulu Plus, Netflix, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Comedy Central and more (provided you have subscriptions to those services). You can then take those recorded videos and transfer them over to your Android device to watch at anytime, without the need for an internet connection.
