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iptv news0703.qxp 11/3/13 17:33 Page 5 Amazon expands CBS content deal mazon.com has secured an expanded content licensing agreement to bring classic series and hit TV shows from CBS Television and Showtime Networks to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service, extending the catalogue of CBS content available for Prime members to stream instantly, and enjoy at no additional cost. With this agreement, popular CBS and Showtime series coming to Prime Instant Video for the first time include America’s Next Top Model, Everybody Loves Raymond, Jericho, The L Word, Undercover Boss and United States of Tara, among others. In addition, favourite TV series such as Medium, The Tudors, the complete Star Trek franchise, I Love Lucy and more, will continue to be available for Prime members to stream, commercial-free at no additional cost on Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, among other devices. “CBS was one of our earliest content partners for Prime Instant Video and our Prime customers have consistently told us how much they love having access to great CBS and Showtime shows,” said Brad Beale, director of digital video content acquisition for Amazon. “Adding a wider selection of great TV series, while extending our already popular selection A of CBS programming, continues to make Prime an even better deal for customers – and we love that.” “We’re very pleased to extend our relationship with Amazon ????????A????%?????Y????????????t?????M????-????????????????????????????????????????? L? ???????????q ??????????????????? L??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e????????????????t?????e?A????%?????Y??????????????????????????????????????????()??????????????????????????? L??????????U????????????L???????????M????M????????????????????M??????-????e?????????????????????????????????L??????????????????A??????????????????????????????QX????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%?????Y??????%???????????????????????????A????%?????Y?????????????????????????????????????????????????????A L???????????????Q???A????%?????Y???????????????????????????????????????????QX????????()5???????????????????????I??? ???5??????????????????????????????M???????????????????????????????????????????M??????e????????????M????QY???????????????????????Q???????????????I??? ???5???????????????A?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????U,????????????????9???????????????9????????????I??? ???5?????e???????????????????????QX?????????????????????????M??????M????QY??????????????????????????????????????????????()I??? ????????M??????A?)????????????????????????????????A??????Q???????????????????????????I??? ???5???????????????q]???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????QX???????????????????????e???????????????????????????M???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()???????????M????QY??]??e???????????????????M??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t?I??? ???5????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????I???????????????????????????????I??? ???5?????e?I???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????((??%@????????((0