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With MGM, Amazon’s Big Audience Finally Gets the Hits They Crave
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When Amazon.com Inc. agreed to buy the MGM film studio on Wednesday, it threw a spotlight on what has largely been an overlooked contender in the streaming wars.
Because many of Amazon’s video customers get the service as a freebie -- it’s bundled with the Prime fast-shipping offer -- the company often isn’t named as a streaming giant alongside the likes of Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co.