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Amazon is acquiring MGM Studios' catalog of 4,000 films and 17,000 television shows for $8.45 billion Amazon is acquiring MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, marking both the tech giant’s second second-largest acquisition behind the 2017 purchase of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion and the latest development...

As consumers continue to flock toward OTT streaming-media content providers, the industry needs to figure out how it will support the move There is a silent struggle brewing within today’s media environment. Streaming media user and device numbers are growing, and content providers are creating...

Sprint offering free year of Amazon Prime service on 40 GB data plans, continuing previous promotional activity with online retail giant Sprint continues to dangle Amazon.com’s Prime membership in front of consumers, announcing a new combination tied to the carrier’s 40-gigabyte data plan. Sprint said beginning...

The city levies 9% amusement tax on streaming services like Netflix, Spotify, Hulu and more Mobile commerce, including content streaming platforms, have quickly moved from novelty to ubiquity; as traditional tax revenue streams move from stores into the ether, some governments are taking out-of-the-box approaches...