Amazon Inks Deal to Double Its Instant Movie Selection

Watch out, Netflix.

Amazon has signed a multi-year movie streaming deal with Epix, an entertainment channel that partners with several major movie studios, that will double the selection of streaming movies for Amazon Prime members.

Epix is a joint venture of Paramount, Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate, which streams thousands of recent releases online, including popular titles like The Avengers, The Hunger Games and Iron Man 2. Netflix entered into an exclusive video streaming partnership with Epix in 2010, but that deal expired this month, opening up the door for Amazon.

"We are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the Prime Instant Video library for our customers,"s…
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