For the record, Amazon first announced in September 2023 that ads would be coming to Prime Video. Even if you don’t upgrade your Prime Video plan, any movies or TV shows that you purchase or rent on Prime Video will be ad-free. Amazon added commercials to Prime Video for the same reason most of the other big streamers did: It wants more revenue.

Starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, and Richard Harris, the film takes place in ancient Rome where Commodus (Phoenix) takes over power and demotes Maximus (Crowe), who is relegated to fighting to death as a gladiator.

You can now watch a broad selection of PBS programming on Amazon Prime for free even if you don’t have a subscription. Though much of PBS ’ programming is already available to stream through through its own apps, now you can access it through Amazon Prime Video.

Amazon and Lionsgate have struck a streaming deal to have as many as 20 Lionsgate theatrical releases stream on Prime Video each year.

We know that Prime members love great movies, and as a first-stop entertainment destination, we are excited to bring Lionsgate’s terrific slate of entertaining films to Prime

The deal provides an exclusive window for Prime Video soon after release The post Amazon’s Prime Video Locks Multi-Year Deal With Lionsgate for Theatrical Films appeared first on TheWrap.

New Lionsgate movies like the next ‘Hunger Games’ title will be available to stream on Prime Video after their theatrical and STARZ runs. Lionsgate is putting its ducks — and its movies — in a row. The studio is busy getting ready for a life without STARZ,