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Amazon Challenges Netflix, Hulu With NBC Universal Film Deal
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Amazon.com Inc. reached an agreement letting customers view certain movies from Universal Pictures online, stepping up competition with Netflix Inc. and Hulu LLC.
The deal with Comcast Corp.’s NBC Universal adds films to Amazon Prime’s streaming-video service, the Seattle-based company said in a statement today. Oscar-winning movies such as “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Gosford Park,” and “Elizabeth” are part of the pact.