Tag: Amazon Prime Video

  • Amazon Prime Video gets a new look with generative AI upgrades

    Amazon Prime Video gets a new look with generative AI upgrades

    Amazon Prime Video has introduced a significant redesign to improve the user experience on its platform. This update brings a user-friendly interface, enhancing subscribers’ ability to discover and enjoy content effortlessly. By prioritising navigation, sports, and artificial intelligence, the new design aims to enhance the streaming experience.

    The redesign reflects Amazon’s continuous efforts to stay competitive in the saturated streaming market. Prime Video strives to enhance user experience and customisation to maintain current subscribers and entice new ones.

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    Exploring the Enhanced User Experience of Prime Video

    The Prime Video redesign boasts a sleek and efficient navigation bar that enhances the user experience. Users can easily access categories like Home, Movies, TV Shows, Sports, and Live TV. This user-friendly layout streamlines browsing and lets users quickly locate their preferred content.

    In addition, the new Sports tab provides convenient access to live sports events, on-demand games, and sports-related programming, allowing sports enthusiasts to stay up-to-date effortlessly.

    In addition, the navigation bar provides options for handling add-on subscriptions. With a wide range of subscription options available, users can now manage their subscriptions more effectively, all from a single, convenient location.

    This upgrade is especially significant for people who love watching content from different networks and channels. It makes managing everything a breeze without switching away from Prime Video.

    Enhancing personalisation for Prime Video with AI

    The redesign also utilises artificial intelligence to improve personalisation. Prime Video has implemented cutting-edge generative AI technology to provide personalised content recommendations that align with users’ viewing habits and preferences. The new “Made for You” category in Movies and TV Shows offers personalised recommendations that cater to individual preferences, simplifying the process of finding new favourites.

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    In addition, synopses generated by AI provide brief descriptions of shows and films, making browsing more efficient. This feature lets users quickly evaluate whether a title catches their attention without reading long descriptions.

    Furthermore, the redesign incorporates enhanced animations and quicker page transitions, creating a more captivating experience. Video content in the hero rotator will automatically play on living room devices as users browse, capturing their attention with new and popular titles. The hero rotator also showcases content that is accessible with a Prime subscription and titles that can be rented or purchased, making sure users are informed about the choices they have.

    The Prime Video redesign brings about notable improvements in navigation, sports access, and AI-driven personalisation, making the user experience more intuitive and tailored to individual preferences.

    These improvements are designed to create a more user-centric experience, making it effortless for subscribers to discover and indulge in their preferred content. With its ongoing innovations, Amazon has positioned Prime Video as a strong contender in the constantly changing streaming industry.

  • Amazon Prime Video hires Super Sport CEO Gideon Khobane 

    Amazon Prime Video hires Super Sport CEO Gideon Khobane 

    Former SuperSport CEO Gideon Khobane has been named Amazon Prime Video Africa’s new director. 

    Khobane will be in charge of expanding Amazon’s video streaming business across Africa. 

    He previously worked as CEO of MultiChoice Group-owned by SuperSport, from 2016 to 2020, and as MultiChoice group executive for general entertainment from 2018 to 2022.

    According to Variety, Khobane will collaborate with Prime Video Africa Originals, directed by Ned Mitchell, content acquisitions headed by Ayanna Lonian, and the product teams responsible for introducing user features.

    Having worked as a television executive for 15 years (including 8 at M-Net), Amazon is probably hoping that Khobane’s expertise will help it gain ground in the very competitive African streaming sector.

    Specifically, “Khobane joins Amazon with a mandate to support the growth of the Prime Video service across sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa and Nigeria,” the firm explained.

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    Monthly Subscription on Amazon Prime Video

    In South Africa, a monthly subscription to Prime Video costs R79, and subscribers can stream content in 4K resolution on two devices at once. When compared to competitors like Netflix, Disney+, and Showmax from MultiChoice, that is very attractive pricing.

    The Terminal List, The Boys, and the award-winning Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring may all be found on Prime Video. However, as it begins to take the African market more seriously, the streaming service has concluded that international content alone is not enough to set it apart.

    With Khobane in his new position, Prime Video is demonstrating its long-term commitment to the region of sub-Saharan Africa and its dedication to providing its subscribers there with a service that meets their needs and interests.

    Spokesperson for Amazon Studios

    It’s the most recent move to strengthen Amazon’s executive team. Amazon’s Studios division expanded its local originals development team for South Africa and Nigeria towards the end of last year. In South Africa, Brendan Gabriel has been promoted to the role of senior unscripted creative executive, and Kaye Ann Williams has been promoted to the role of head of original scripted & movies.

    Kemi Lala Akindoju is in charge of finding and developing the next African originals for Prime Video in Nigeria in her capacity as senior movies creative executive, while Mike-Steve Adeleye is in charge of doing the same for Prime Video on a global scale in his role as senior scripts creative executive.