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Amazon Prime taking over the world one room at a time

It seems like Amazon is reaching the tipping point of world domination. After overhauling the book publishing and distribution world long ago, it’s Amazon Prime service has reshaped the way the world shops online.

Now it appears, they are going after your kids — finally integrating Twitch Interactive into its Amazon Prime video service. What will be next?

Amazon.com Inc. will add video-game streaming features to its $99-a-year Prime membership, expanding its entertainment services while positioning itself to challenge video game console makers Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp.Amazon Prime members will receive one free channel subscription on Twitch Interactive, the video-game streaming site the Seattle-based e-commerce giant purchased for about $1 billion in 2014. It’s free to watch people play video games on Twitch. Subscribers pay $5 a month per channel to interact with their favorite streamers in chat rooms and get access to emoticons that are a popular method of communicating on the fast-moving site.

Source: Amazon Eyes Living Rooms by Adding Gaming Features to Prime – Bloomberg

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Chris Broussard
I'm the Co-Founder and President of Tematica Research and editor of Thematic Signals, which aims to uncover confirming data points and items to watch for our list of investing themes. Whether its a news item, video clip, or company commentary, we've included this full list of items literally "ripped from the headlines." I have been involved in financial services marketing and publishing for over 20 years – having held senior level positions with financial publishers, financial services corporations and providing marketing support and consulting services to financial institutions and independent financial advisors. My background in digital marketing, financial services and consumer research provides me with a unique perspective on how to uncover the underlying proof points that are driving the themes our Chief Investment Officer Chris Versace utilizes in our various Tematica publications.

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