Amazon to launch subscription video service

Amazon US have said they will launch a subscription based streaming service giving access to on-demand video content in addition to its video download platform. Speaking at a digital content conference in the US, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos observed that "a few different [business] models can be supported in digital content". Few other details about the new service were provided, though giving an indication of cost Bezos added: "If people can skip a latte that day and have it [the video] for free, they will".