Amazon said it hopes to have 'meaningfully fewer ads than linear TV and other streaming TV providers.'
In addition to the streaming service, Amazon Prime subscribers also gain access to a an array of other perks, such as expedited shipping and discounts.
The supplemental ad-free fee will be $2.99 per month in the United States, Amazon said, with the prices in other countries announced at a later date.launched an ad-supported subscription in the United States, which is cheaper than the ad-free subscription, and then extended it to Europe. One of its main rivals, Netflix, has also launched this type of offer worldwide.
Amazon said it hopes to have “meaningfully fewer ads than linear TV and other streaming TV providers.” Streaming platforms are hoping to bring in new lines of revenue with less expensive ad-supported offers to supplement slowing subscriber growth, as well as by cracking down on password sharing between users.
Disney announced in August that it had lost subscribers for a third consecutive quarter, but promised to focus on tackling password sharing.reported that its subscriptions climbed by nearly six million to a record high in the wake of its own crackdown.
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