In a vast landscape of streaming, Prime Video may very well have the best selection of movies around, and there are some great movies on the service.

For the record, Amazon first announced in September 2023 that ads would be coming to Prime Video. Even if you don’t upgrade your Prime Video plan, any movies or TV shows that you purchase or rent on Prime Video will be ad-free. Amazon added commercials to Prime Video for the same reason most of the other big streamers did: It wants more revenue.

Amazon and Lionsgate have struck a streaming deal to have as many as 20 Lionsgate theatrical releases stream on Prime Video each year.

New Lionsgate movies like the next ‘Hunger Games’ title will be available to stream on Prime Video after their theatrical and STARZ runs. Lionsgate is putting its ducks — and its movies — in a row. The studio is busy getting ready for a life without STARZ,

We know that Prime members love great movies, and as a first-stop entertainment destination, we are excited to bring Lionsgate’s terrific slate of entertaining films to Prime

The deal provides an exclusive window for Prime Video soon after release The post Amazon’s Prime Video Locks Multi-Year Deal With Lionsgate for Theatrical Films appeared first on TheWrap.

Sure, the company used to offer its own streaming service, but nowadays, unless you pay for a Starz subscription where Lionsgate films premier for streaming, you may come up empty-handed with any other legal way to watch that content on your favorite streaming device.

The agreement will see titles like ‘Now You See Me 3' and ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' land on the streamer after leaving cinemas and Starz's earlier exclusive first-run window.