Amazon’s new Prime TV service lets you subscribe to Showtime, Starz and more without a cable plan
Amazon surprised its customers on Tuesday, launching a brand new feature for its Amazon Prime video streaming service: access to premium TV networks. The new service kicks off only days after a report claimed that Amazon is looking to up the ante in its bid to better compete against Netflix, Hulu and other online streaming programs.
In other words, it might be better than ever to subscribe to Amazon Prime in light of the new bundled programming, though new content channels will still require separate subscriptions.
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Amazon partnered up with a bunch of networks that will offer Prime subscribers additional content, and you can trial them all free of charge for 7, 14 or 30 days (depending on the channel). After that, you’ll have to pay $99/month for the Amazon Prime subscription, and a monthly fee for each independent service you add to your account.
Here’s what each of these additional TV network subscriptions will cost when purchased directly from Amazon – prices range from $2.99 per month to $9.95 per month:
Showtime: $8.99/month
Starz: $8.99/month
Comedy Central Stand-up Plus: $3.99/month
Acorn TV: $4.99/month
LifeTime Movie Club: $3.99/month
Gaia: $9.95/month
Ello Concerts. : $7.99/month
DramaFever Instant: $3.99/month
Shudder: $4.99/month
CuriosityStream: $5.99/month
HooplaKidz: $5.99/month
ScreenJunkies: $4.99/month
ConTV: $4.99/month
Tribeca Shortlist: $4.99/month
SundanceNow Doc Club: $6.99/month
IndieFlix Shorts: $2.99/month
Film Forum: $2.99/month
Cinefest: $4.99/month
Acacia TV: $6.99/month
RingTV : $2.99/month
Dove Channel: $2.99/month
UMC: $4.99/month
Monsters and Nightmares: $2.99/month
Fear Factory: $2.99/month
Warriors and Gangsters: $2.99/month
Visit this link to learn more details about Amazon’s extended Prime streaming service.
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