Amazon is now poised to revolutionize the e-commerce experience again after announcing it is extending the benefits of its Prime membership loyalty program to third-party websites. Merchants who use Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) will now be able to offer all the perks of membership to Prime customers on their own websites. Initially by invitation only, the program will enable third-party sellers on Amazon to offer their customers the Prime shopping experience without ever having to actually visit Amazon. Read More...
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Lionsgate to stream upcoming movies on Roku Channel
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Roku Inc. have closed a multiyear deal that allows the streaming platform to offer Lionsgate films beginning with the studio’s 2022 theatrical releases. Under the terms of the agreement, The Roku Channel (Nasdaq: ROKU) will receive two separate windows for each Lionsgate film, the first of which provides exclusive rights to Lionsgate’s film slate immediately following its first window on Starz, which is owned by Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.
