CBS Corporation CBS and Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN announced today a content licensing
agreement for the new CBS television series Under the Dome, establishing an
in-season, online subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) window for the show on
Amazon's Prime Instant Video service. Prime Instant Video will be the
exclusive online subscription home for Under the Dome.
The serialized drama from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, based on
Stephen King's best-selling novel of the same name, will premiere on the CBS
Television Network on June 24, 2013.
Amazon Prime members will have unlimited streaming of all the series' episodes
four days after their initial broadcast on CBS, at no additional cost, and
will be able to enjoy them on hundreds of compatible Amazon Instant Video
devices including Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3 and the Wii U gaming console. Episodes of Under the Dome will
also be available for purchase and download exclusively at Amazon Instant
Video (www.amazon.com/AIV).
Under the Dome tells the story of a small New England town that is suddenly
and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous
transparent dome. Under the Dome earned widespread critical acclaim and #1
best-seller status when it was first published by Simon & Schuster's Scribner
in 2009 and was an Amazon.com bestseller in both Books and Kindle Books in
2009.
“Amazon has the distinct combination of having a terrific video service with a
huge fan base among their customers for Stephen King's book, making them the
perfect partner for this summer programming event,” said Scott Koondel, Chief
Corporate Content Licensing Officer, CBS Corporation. “With this innovative
agreement, we're giving fans more options to watch and stay current with this
serialized series, and doing so in a way that protects the Television
Network's C3 advertising window.”
“With creative forces of Stephen King and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television
behind Under the Dome, we think our customers will love this new show and
we're excited to be able to offer this highly-anticipated series at no
additional cost to Prime members,” said Brad Beale, Director of Digital Video
Content Acquisition for Amazon. “Adding a current season major network TV
series like Under the Dome to the Prime Instant Video library so shortly after
its live airing enables us to increase our exclusive selection of great TV
shows and give customers access how, when and where they want to watch it.”
Just last week, Amazon announced that Prime Instant Video will soon become the
exclusive online subscription home for PBS hit Downton Abbey. The Prime
Instant Video library now features more than 36,000 movies and TV episodes
including fan-favorite shows such as Downton Abbey, Fringe, and The West Wing
and blockbuster movies including Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Rango and
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, for Amazon Prime members to stream, commercial
free at no additional cost on Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku,
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, among other devices. To sign up for
Amazon Prime, visit www.amazon.com/primeinstantvideo.
Under the Dome is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with
Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television. Neal Baer, Stephen King, Justin Falvey,
Darryl Frank, Stacey Snider and Brian K. Vaughan, who wrote the television
adaptation, will serve as executive producers. Acclaimed director Niels Arden
Oplev will direct the first episode.
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