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Amazon Launches Streaming Video Service

In a challenge to Netflix, the company is bundling its Amazon Prime service with 5,000 movies and TV shows from such content companies as Warner Bros., Sony and the BBC.

NEW YORK – Amazon.com has officially launched a much-awaited competitor to Netflix’s streaming service, which has made the company the second-largest U.S. subscription media business.