Amazon Prime Video goes global with introductory $3 per month price

[Jos]

Amazon is finally making its Prime Video service available in more than 200 countries, stepping up its efforts against Netflix for streaming dominance. As always the service is still free for Prime subscribers in markets where Amazon currently operates its retail business, while everywhere else people will be able to subscribe to a standalone Prime Video package for $5.99 per month.

That’s $2 less than the minimum Netflix subscription of $7.99 that lets you stream movies and TV shows from Netflix on one device at a time in standard definition (SD). Amazon is also offering introductory price of $2.99 a month for the first six months to encourage new signups.

Up until now, Amazon Prime Video has been available as a standalone package in the U.S. for $8.99 a month, so it’s unclear if the new pricing applies there as well. It’s also unclear exactly what content will be available in which countries, but Amazon says that shows available around the world will include originals such as Mozart in the Jungle, Transparent, The Man in the High Castle, and The Grand Tour.

Amazon recently secured a whopping 11 Golden Globe nominations for its original content, including two nominations for best comedy series and five nominations for Manchester by the Sea. Meanwhile, it’s reboot of the BBC’s Top Gear has attracted more illegal downloads than even Game of Thrones.

Netflix still has the lead when it comes to available content and number of subscribers, but more competition is ultimately good for the viewing public. The full press release is available here, complete with the list of countries where Prime Video is now available.

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[IAMTHESTIG]

Good move. Although $6 seems a bit steep if you still have to buy other shows and movies to see everything in their catalog. However if it is all included, then this is good...

 

[Kenrick]

Permanently make it a $3 a month restricted to 1 device and you will sure be a winner even in developing countries. $6 is a lot in other countries where piracy is their first option.

 

[Experimentongod]

In Spain right now Prime Video is included with the "Amazon Premium" subscription (that's the name here) and it's 19,95EUR (~$20.78) a year (that's what I've been paying for free 24-hour shipping and barely any other advantages). I hope they don't raise the price!!!

 

[wiyosaya]

Permanently make it a $3 a month restricted to 1 device and you will sure be a winner even in developing countries. $6 is a lot in other countries where piracy is their first option.

If it included everything for $3/mo, I might jump at it but...

In Spain right now Prime Video is included with the "Amazon Premium" subscription (that's the name here) and it's 19,95EUR (~$20.78) a year (that's what I've been paying for free 24-hour shipping and barely any other advantages). I hope they don't raise the price!!!

If they offered that same price for the exact same service, I.e., free 2-day shipping, and everything that offers in the prime video catalog, in the US, everyone in the US who can probably would subscribe. The price for Prime in the US is currently $99/yr.