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Amazon Finally Bows Streaming 4K Ultra HD Content From Its Original Series and Sony Pictures

Consumers who snatched up 4K TVs in Black Friday deals have more Ultra HD content to watch on them. Amazon announced Tuesday that its long-awaited Ultra HD streaming content is now available to Amazon Prime customers, for free under their…

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$99 annual membership fee, and starting at $19.99 per movie for non-Prime members. Amazon Ultra HD content currently available includes the Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! Concert -- sponsored by LG -- along with original series from Amazon including Alpha House and Transparent. Other 4K content available on Amazon includes Orphan Black from the BBC; and Sony Pictures movies such as After Earth, American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and This Is the End. Amazon Ultra HD movies and TV shows can be accessed on compatible Ultra HD smart TVs, “including models from LG, Samsung and Sony, with more added next year,” said Amazon. It didn’t immediately respond to questions about compatibility with other brands or streaming media players.