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.

The studio's full 2026 slate and select titles in 2025 will be available for streaming shortly after their theatrical window.

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’s Prime Video entered into a multiyear theatrical output agreement with Lionsgate, under which it will get an exclusive streaming window on the studio’s films starting with its 2026 slate after an initial run on Starz.

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.

Sure, the company used to offer its own streaming service, but nowadays, unless you pay for a Starz subscription where Lionsgate films premier for streaming, you may come up empty-handed with any other legal way to watch that content on your favorite streaming device.

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,