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YouTube Red Hunts For High-End TV Content Vs. Netflix

Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned video unit YouTube is seeking streaming rights to TV shows and movies in order to bolster its new subscription service, turning up the volume on its rivalry with Netflix (NFLX), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Hulu in the competitive online video market, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Executives at YouTube — the world’s largest online-video service — have met with Hollywood studios and other production companies in recent

Amazon Launches Fire Tablet In Apple-Dominated China

Amazon.com (AMZN) announced today that its Fire tablet is available in China. “With millions of readers already using Kindle e-readers in China, we’re excited to now offer another incredibly affordable option, particularly for customers learning to read English,” Neil Lindsay, Amazon.com’s vice president of devices, said in a statement. The Amazon Fire has a 7-inch-diagonal screen and both a front and back camera. The tablet has access to hundreds

Online Shopping Makes History With Amazon Far In Lead

No. 1 online retailer Amazon.com (AMZN) drew more than a third of Americans’ Black Friday and Cyber Monday e-commerce spending by one estimate, while a Wednesday tally called Cyber Monday the heaviest U.S. online spending day in history. Amazon, however, actually appears to have lost a little Cyber Monday market share. Official numbers aren’t in from Amazon yet on holiday sales, but by analytics firm Slice Intelligence’s tally, Amazon accounted