electronista.com - 1/5/2009
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Amazon.com announced on Monday that it has teamed up with Roku to offer Amazon Video On Demand video service via the Roku Digital Video Player. Roku already streams movies from Netflix and will now give its users access to more than 40,000 movies, in...
gizmodo.com - 1/5/2009
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gizmodo.com —
Roku's Netflix box is currently a one-trick pony,
but it's getting Amazon's Video on Demand later this
year, meaning you can soon buy or rent and instantly stream movies and TV shows from Amazon's service. Amazon's Video on Demand library has about ...
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Roku Netflix Box Gets Amazon Video on Demand [Amazon]
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Amazon.com Video Service Coming To Roku Set-top
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Amazon.com announced that their video on demand service will be coming soon to the Roku Digital Video Player. This will add 40,000 movies to the Roku player, along with new releases and TV shows. Combined with Netflix, this box should keep you glued to the set until your eyes pop out.
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