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• Insights: Amazon’s Brand Ambassadors Swear Everything’s A-OK
• Twitch Prime Will Rescind Ad-Free Viewing Beginning Next Month

  As of Sept. 14, new Twitch Prime members will no longer get ad-free viewing as one of their perks, the company announced yesterday. For current members, ad-free viewing will be sticking around a little longer: month-to-month subscribers will have access to ad-free streaming until Oct. 15.

  
• Amazon Names Two Showrunners For Its Big-Budget Adaptation Of ‘Lord Of The Rings’

  JD Payne and Patrick McKay have been named as the showrunners for Amazon's upcoming prequel to the 'Lord of the Rings' film series.

  
• Amazon Studios’ Top Film Executive Is Departing Amid Strategic Shift

  Amazon Studios' top film executive, Jason Ropell, has departed the company as recently-ascended Studios chief Jennifer Salke takes the company’s movie business in a new direction. Ropell had served as Amazon Studios' VP and head of motion pictures worldwide for the past three years, according to his LinkedIn profile.

  
• Following Nazi Drama ‘The Hunt’ And ‘Lorena’ Bobbitt Doc, Jordan Peele Signs First-Look TV Deal At Amazon
• Viral YouTube Dance Recital Star Johanna Colón Books Amazon Film Starring Viola Davis
• 11 NFL Games Will Stream Live On Twitch This Fall
• After Strong First Quarter, Amazon Raises Price Of Prime By $20 Per Year
• Jeff Bezos Says Video Has Helped Drive 100 Million Amazon Prime Members
• Amazon Developing Sci-Fi Drama ‘The Peripheral’ With ‘Westworld’ Creators
• New Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke Reorganizes Top Video Team
• You Can Visit ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ On Twitch Today