You'll find favorites like Sesame Street, SpongeBob SquarePants, Shaun the Sheep and Thomas and Friends along with originals like Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny.  Another area where Prime Video stands out is its selection of kids' shows.

With a neat and compact 5.5-inch touch screen display, the Echo Show 5 helps control your smart home devices, plays TV programmes and films via Prime Video, Netflix and more, and connects with friends and family.

A second lawmaker briefed by a person with first-hand knowledge of the meeting confirmed a proposal in the region of 2 euros had been made.
A third lawmaker informed of the meeting said the figure "sounded right".

The book quotes an actor who plays a Uyghur "country bumpkin" saying that ethnicity is "not a problem" there. One book extols life in Xinjiang, where United Nations experts have said China interned one million ethnic Uyghurs in a network of camps. The book - "Incredible Xinjiang: Stories of Passion and Heritage" - discusses an online comedy show situated in the region.

Most Amazon Original movies and shows, along with several others, are available to stream in 4K Ultra High Definition with HDR. This is great news, since in our experience, HDR actually delivers a more noticeable picture quality improvement, especially on a good TV, than 4K resolution. You'll need a 4K UHD display and a streaming device that supports the format.

PARIS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Amazon proposed raising book delivery charges in France to around 2 euros from almost nothing if parliament withdrew a bill that would make it more difficult for the e-commerce group to undercut local bookshops, a French senator told Reuters.

It's less cool when big tech companies potentially spy on your kids while they're playing with the Alexa connected toys or talking with Grandma over Facebook's Portal or even wearing a fitness tracker for kids, because we don't always know the intentions of the people behind that spying.

"We are not making judgement on whether it is right or wrong." Among them: "Ideological control and propaganda is the core of the toolkit for the communist party to achieve and maintain its success," the document notes.

The report detailed how the Kindle business was one it had sought to expand in China, and cited an internal 2018 Amazon briefing document that said by the end of 2017, Classic Novels China had become Kindle's largest global market, "accounting for 40%+ of our world device sales volume".

Amazon's China office responded to CAC that "it is difficult for Amazon China to accommodate such requests, and we'll relay the message to" Amazon headquarters "and seek their views about possibilities," the briefing document stated.

Senator Laure Darcos said Amazon had made the proposal for a minimum delivery charge of 1.80-2.00 euros ($2.03-$2.25) when its vice president for Books and Kindle content, David Naggar, met Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot on Aug.

The law would only increase Amazon's margins, company officials told the second lawmaker aware of the Aug. 25 meeting, who requested anonymity because Amazon's operations are a sensitive matter in her constituency.

That briefing document, and interviews with more than two dozen people who have been involved in Amazon's China operation, reveal how the company has survived and thrived in China by helping to further the ruling Communist Party's global economic and political agenda, while at times pushing back on some government demands.





If you are one of the 150 million-plus people worldwide who subscribe to Amazon Prime for the free two-day shipping ($15 per month or $140 per year), Prime Video is included with the service. How to get Prime Video  The setup works in two ways. If you don't have an Amazon Prime account, you can still subscribe to Prime Video for $9 a month, which is one dollar less than Netflix's Basic Plan, and a few bucks more than Hulu's base ad-supported plan. Prime Video subscribers can add on subscriptions to HBO, Showtime, Starz, Paramount Plus and several other channels for an extra monthly cost as well.

Those that did included the £59.99 Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition smart speaker, and two versions of the Amazon Fire HD Kids tablet, for those aged three to seven and six to 12, priced at £139.99 and £199 respectively.

Otherwise Prime Video's interface is pretty similar to those of Netflix and other streaming services. As you scroll, you'll see personalized categories like Movies based on your viewing, Popular movies and TV shows we think you'll like and live stream offerings followed by more typical ones like Trending TV. At the top, you'll see tabs for Search, Home, Free, Movies, TV shows, Channels, My Stuff and Settings.



If you're a big fan of movies (good, bad and everything in between), a Prime Video subscription might be worth it for the extensive film catalog -- especially if you can use it to replace pricey digital rentals. The growing collection of quality Amazon Originals is also a big draw -- especially since there are no ads in any shows. And the large number of 4K HDR offerings is a plus for those with 4K TVs.  Is paying for Prime Video worth it if you don't have Amazon Prime?  Depends on what you're looking for in a streaming service.