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Amazon to Launch On-Demand Video Streaming

Service to rival Netflix will be up and running within weeks

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted May 29, 2008 9:41 AM CDT

(Newser) – Amazon plans to open the sluices for pay-per-view video streaming within weeks, Reuters reports. The Internet retail giant already rents videos for download via the Web but is enhancing its digital media service to better compete with rivals like Apple and Netflix. Amazon boss Jeff... Read full story »

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