Prime Video: James Bond honors himself

In May 2021, Metro Goldwyn Meyer confirmed that the film studio had been acquired by Amazon. In addition to Vikings, Fargo and Stargate, the portfolio includes films about James Bond. With a price of 8.45 billion US dollars, the takeover is the second most expensive in the company’s history after Whole Foods in 2017. Now Amazon has announced that from October 5th 24 James Bond films will be available to Prime members at no extra cost will. Only the current Bond title “No time to die” is currently not part of Prime Video. After all, Sky Deutschland has the exclusive rights to broadcast the last part with Daniel Craig via streaming.

24 Bond films are only available for a short time in the Prime subscription

According to Amazon, the 24 Bond films are only available for a limited time for Prime subscribers. It is unclear how long the subscription films will remain available. There may be license agreements that prohibit Amazon from permanently subscribing to the Bond films. Not included are the two James Bond films that were not produced by Eon. Casino Royale from 1967 and Never Say Never With Sean Connery from 1984 are missing. Both films are usually not counted among the official James Bond productions because the cast is different compared to the other Bond titles. Eon Production now uses Sky owner Universal Pictures as a sales partner after Sony left. Eon Productions itself is majority owned by the Broccoli family. Around 05.10. Amazon will air the exclusive documentary The Sound of 007, which takes into account all Bond films produced by Eon and offers insights into the story.

In order to be able to watch films and series without extra costs, a subscription to Amazon Prime or Prime Video is required. A membership with Amazon Prime costs EUR 89.90 per year and also includes access to exclusive shopping events. The next Mini Prime Day will take place on October 13th and 14th. There are already exclusive savings offers on Amazon for Alexa devices and Fire TV Sticks.

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James Bond Collection on Prime Video:

• Amazon has announced it will make 24 Bond films available on demand at no extra cost to Prime members.
• Only the current Bond title No Time to Die is currently not part of Prime Video. After all, Sky Deutschland owns the exclusive streaming rights for this film.
• Starting October 5th, Prime subscribers will be able to stream James Bond movies. According to Amazon, the 24 Bond films are only available for a limited time for Prime subscribers.

Source: golem