The battle for the King of the continuous video online like Amazon just announced a new option monthly fee, which allows non-Prime members pay a monthly fee strictly for access to its online video content. Although this news may be exciting for those who do not want to pay the annual fee for Amazon Prime members, it may be bad news for the Amazon competitor Netflix, which has raised the price of its accession to the norm longtime members. We break all you need to know about Amazon deploys changes and what this could mean for Netflix.
What's new for Amazon
from April 18, Amazon will offer a standalone video option which costs $ 8.99 / month streaming - giving users the opportunity to enjoy the streaming service without having to also get free two-day shipping. Before this new monthly package, Prime members had access to a video stream content from Amazon and non-premium members only had the opportunity to buy or rent individual episodes, full seasons and movies broadcast online or download for offline viewing. In addition to the new streaming video option, Amazon has also made some changes to its Prime membership options. The company will still keep its membership rate First $ 99 / year, but users also now have the option to use the first on a monthly basis if they want to make the commitment to a full year. You sign up for the first, on a month to month basis or with an annual subscription, you will have access to the same content on Amazon Video, and free delivery to two days. The first monthly subscription costs $ 10.99 / month and allows users to cancel at any time. Note that all Monthly plans or annual Amazon include a free 30-day trial.
What does this mean for Netflix?
This news follows the recent price rise of Netflix, which will begin next month. This hike just older subscribers impacts the Standard plan, the most popular plan Netflix, which will now pay $ 9.99 / month (from $ 7.99 / month), the price all the latest subscribers pay. Although most people probably will not mind shelling a $ 2 / month extra to stay on the same level the introduction of an Amazon video service turns out to be some competition for Netflix, especially because it costs $ 1 less per month.
Both Netflix and Amazon prove successful in producing original content with series like "House of Cards", "Orange is the New Black" and "transparent", all of which were nominated and won Emmy Awards . But where Amazon has a leg-up is its access to popular HBO and Showtime series, something Netflix has no right to broadcast on its platform. Yet it is important to emphasize that for the first time in six years, the results of an annual survey by Morgan Stanley found that more US consumers think Netflix has the best original content, beating HBO, Showtime and Amazon Video, and prove that it is really a matter of preference.
Although Netflix members will probably not jumping ship to Amazon, have access to a video monthly subscription is a nice option for those who do not want to sign up for an Amazon Prime members. Read our review for Netflix learn more about its plan options and visit our Amazon Instant Video to register for a free 30 day trial.