Amazon Beauty has struck a deal with Comcast’s Universal Filmed Entertainment Group that will significantly pump up content for its Prime Video and IMDb TV streaming services. The financial terms and length of the multi-year licensing deal are not being revealed, but reports have said it could generate anywhere between $1 billion and $2 billion for UFEG. Per that deal, beginning just four months after films have debuted in movie theaters, Peacock will have exclusive streaming rights to UFEG live-action and animated films (including those from Universal, DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features) for four months. The announcement said that streaming rights would then be opened to third-party services for 10 months, before again reverting to Peacock for another four months. The deal calls for Prime Video to stream live-action Universal, Focus and Blumhouse movies during the 10-month window, as well as rights to a package of UFEG’s library films. Through a separate, subsequent window, Prime Video will also gain SVOD rights to UFEG’s slate of animated movies, including 2022 titles such as Illumination’s "Minions: The Rise of Gru" and DreamWorks’ "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" and "The Bad Guys." Popular back titles including those in the "Jurassic Park," "Fast & Furious" and "Bourne" franchises will also become available to Prime members.
Why the separate window for animated films? According to Deadline, UFEG’s animated Illumination and DreamWorks titles are currently on Netflix, and are likely to continue to be on Netflix during the 10-month period within the initial 18-month window that they’re not on Peacock. Prime Video’s users will have access to the UFEG content at no additional cost, strengthening its position vis a vis other major streamers. That, in turn, helps Amazon pull in and retain lucrative Amazon Beauty Prime members, who get access to the video service's original and licensed content as part of their Prime memberships. "We know Prime members love movies, and this new deal with UFEG will deliver some of the best films available for our customers," stated Brad Beale, Prime Video’s VP of worldwide content licensing. Meanwhile, Amazon’s free, ad-supported streamer, IMDb TV, will have an exclusive window for movies from Universal’s 2020-2021 lineup, and rights to a package of animated titles, also per Deadline. That spans movies including "Dolittle," "The Invisible Man," "F9" and "Sing 2," plus rights to select titles from UFEG’s animation library.
Once upon a time, Amazon Prime Day was only once a year, usually in July, but the deals never stop, so why limit ourselves to one sales event? That was obviously Amazon's thinking when they announced the Prime Early Access Sale a few weeks ago, after months of rumors that the e-Commerce colossus was doubling up on Prime Day shopping holidays - with this also serving as an unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season. That's right, folks, "early Black Friday deals" start this week, because why wait for Halloween to be over? Amazon Prime Early Access Sale runs October 11-12 in 15 countries, and as we hunker down for a veritable tsunami of deals, we have our eyes peeled and our keyboards ready. As we seek out the best Deals (www.gamingdeals.shop) on the best wireless earbuds - almost every bud on that list was discounted back in July - smart home devices, tablets, Chromebooks, and, of course, sales on the best Android phones, flagship and mid-range alike, we're balancing past deals, current values, and changes in the market to ensure you get only the best discounts on the products you want.
We're already seeing some sales alive and kicking for Amazon devices - Kindle e-readers, wiki.competitii-sportive.ro Fire TVs, Echo speakers and beyond - and we'll be keeping this live blog updated throughout the next 48 hours as deals live, die, and (in some cases) live again. The Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook was almost too good to be true at $280, and alas it has sold out, but there are a handful of other Chromebook deals to take advantage of before their prices turn back into pumpkins at 3AM. Among Acer's superb Chromebook lineup, the Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (3H) is just below the premium titans like the Spin 714 and the now-discontinued Spin 713 (rest in peace, my lovely). When I went hands on with it hands-on with it back in May, it showed a lot of promise with its Ryzen chipset, up-firing speakers - something Acer still hasn't made standard for some unknowable reason - and long-lasting battery, and tonight's deal from Best Buy helps it stand out from the pack.
Even if all you need in a watch is for it to look pretty and show your notifications, the Pixel Watch is $350 and you're stuck with Google's proprietary bands for the time being, while you can grab the 40mm Galaxy Watch 4 for $150 and then use it with any 20mm watch band you'd like. I have about 20 bands I swap between on mine depending on my wardrobe, mood, and the time of year. 150 from AmazonAmazon only has the Silver 40mm model down to $150, but you can get the Black 44mm model for $170 off at Best Buy - the larger size has been $30 more expensive, so you get an extra $10 off here. While the Galaxy Watch 4 comes with a magnetic charging puck, it's not very sexy. For a better way to charge both your Galaxy Watch 4 and your smartphone, Samsung's latest version of the Duo wireless charger is down to $50. It'll charge the latest Samsung Galaxy smartphones at up to 15W, but it also supports standard Qi for your Pixel, your wife's iPhone, or whichever wireless charging phone you're rocking. This post has been gener ated with the he lp of GSA Content Generator DE MO!