Amazon and Viacom have inked a licensing agreement that will bring the number of instant videos available to Amazon Prime customers to more than 15,000. The deal will add episodes from Viacom’s Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and BET outlets. Titles will include “The Hills,” “Jersey Shore,” “The Hard Times of RJ Berger,” several seasons of “The Real World,” and Comedy Central shows such as “Chappelle’s Show” and “The Sarah Silverman Program.” For kids, there will be “iCarly,” “Dora the Explorer,” “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Yo Gabba Gabba.”
Amazon Sweetens Prime Deal With More Instant Vid Titles
Posted by: Erika Morphy February 9, 2012 09:25 AMAmazon and Viacom have inked a licensing agreement that will bring the number of instant videos available to Amazon Prime customers to more than 15,000. The deal will add episodes from Viacom’s Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and BET outlets. Titles will include “The Hills,” “Jersey Shore,” “The Hard Times of RJ Berger,” several seasons of “The Real World,” and Comedy Central shows such as “Chappelle’s Show” and “The Sarah Silverman Program.” For kids, there will be “iCarly,” “Dora the Explorer,” “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Yo Gabba Gabba.”