Amazon Prime Video outpaces Netflix growth after Premier League debut
(The Guardian Business News)

Subscriber numbers up 35% in fourth quarter, giving Amazon its best year since launchAmazon has overtaken Netflix to become the fastest-growing video-on-demand service in the UK, as tactics including live-streaming Premier League matches helped it record its best year for adding new subscribers since it launched six years ago.Amazon Prime Video subscriber numbers jumped by 35% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, to 7.14m homes, coinciding with its debut broadcast of 20 Premier League matches. Continue reading...