Amazon Prime Video Latest Streaming Service to Follow Netflix in Tapping Ads
Amazon has set the date for Prime Video’s addition of advertisements into the viewing experience, as streaming companies increasingly find new ways to drive revenue from their content libraries.The eCommerce giant informed subscribers in an email that it will add ad breaks starting Jan. 29, charging an extra $2.99/month for the option to continue watching content without these interruptions, according to The Verge.“We aim to have meaningfully fewer ads than linear TV and other streaming TV providers,” the c ...