Amazon Prime Video streaming now showing in Canada

It took a while but the Amazon Prime Video streaming service is available in Canada to Amazon Prime subscribers. This means they are able to watch such acclaimed shows as The Grand Tour (only the most pirated TV show in recent history), Mozart in the Jungle and Transparent as well as a wide variety of other programs. The range of movies and TV shows is limited right now, certainly looks very sparse compared to Netflix, here's hoping for more parity to the US version of Prime Video.

Exisiting Amazon Prime Canada subscribers get the video streaming with their $79 yearly subscription. And, just like with Netflix, subscribers can download episodes for offline viewing.

Source: The Toronto Star

As Amazon Prime Video prepares to come to Canada, Netflix now allows video downloads

Hey Canada, the streaming video wars are about to go to the next level. There are rumours that Amazon Prime Video is officially coming to Canada on December 1 which will give Amazon Prime subscribers access to a range of shows, movies and exclusive. You can already stream some of the stuff from Amazon if you're a Prime subscriber but you can only use a web browser.

Seeing that it's days as a streaming giant monopoly in Canada are nearly over, Netflix has announced that it will now enable subscribers to download movies or TV shows for offline viewing. This is ideal for travel or if you have kids who want Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol on heavy rotation and is, coincidentally, one of the features that Amazon Prime Video subscribers in the USA have enjoyed for some time now.

Canadians are currently paying $79 a year for Amazon Prime which costs $99 in the US, will this price be increased to support the video service once it is officially offered.

Source: CP24

Waze adds the voices of ‘The Grand Tour’ boys to its roster

In the past life, you knew Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May as hosts of Top Gear. Now, they host a new Amazon original show called The Grand Tour (which you now have access to). And one way to promote the show and add a bit of entertainment to your drives is by lending their voices to Waze. Yes, there is now an option to hear these snarky and hilarious gearheads while you go through traffic. But the promotion will only last until February 5. Sign us up. We hope the update comes our way faster than access to Amazon Video (kind of) headed our way.

Source: Venture Beat