Amazon & CBS Expand Licensing Agreement

NEW YORK/SEATTLE: CBS Corporation and Amazon.com have signed a deal to extend the amount of classic series and hit TV shows from CBS Television Distribution and Showtime Networks that are offered to Prime Instant Video customers.

Through the expanded deal, America’s Next Top Model, Everybody Loves Raymond, Jericho, The L Word, Undercover Boss and United States of Tara, among others, are going to be available through Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service. Medium, The Tudors, the Star Trek franchise, I Love Lucy and a host of others continue to be available for members to stream commercial free at no additional cost.

“CBS was one of our earliest content partners for Prime Instant Video and our Prime customers have consistently told us how much they love having access to great CBS and Showtime shows,” said Brad Beale, the director of digital video content acquisition for Amazon. “Adding a wider selection of great TV series, while extending our already popular selection of CBS programming, continues to make Prime an even better deal for customers—and we love that.”

“We’re very pleased to extend our relationship with Amazon and their Prime Instant Video service,” added Scott Koondel, chief corporate licensing officer for CBS Corporation. “Clearly the appetite for CBS programming continues to be very healthy, and we look forward to continuing to reach and establish new fans through Amazon’s terrific platform.”