And the best value streaming service in Australia is…
Hold onto your eyeballs, because Prime Video has dangled a carrot in front of streaming video fans that is too good to refuse.
After quietly launching in Australia last year, Amazon’s streaming video-on-demand service (SVOD), which offers a selection of TV series and movies, is now available for a monthly price so insane it feels like a crime.
Competing with well-known SVOD services Netflix, Stan, Foxtel Play and Quickflix, it appears Amazon is priming (pun definitely intended) the Australian market for a full release of its online shopping and media services later this year.
The price
Amazon is now offering Prime Video subscriptions for the price of US$2.99 (AUD$3.95) per month, for six months, which renews at US$5.99 per month after that.
You read that correctly. Amazon has opened its video library to Australians for the price of a coffee.
How to get it
You can sign up the Prime Video directly through your web browser or mobile device.
Laptop or desktop
- Log onto https://www.primevideo.com
- Create an Amazon account, or log in with your existing Amazon details
- Select ‘Start your 7-day free trial’ and start watching today!
Smart device
- From your laptop or Desktop, log onto https://www.primevideo.com
- Create an Amazon account, or log in with your existing Amazon details
- Select ‘Start your 7-day free trial’
- On your smart device, search for ‘Amazon Prime Video’ in the App Store or Google Play
- Download the app to your device and enter your Amazon account details
- Start watching today!
What to watch
While the content available in Australia is somewhat restricted by legacy rights deals, there is more than enough award-winning TV available for a low, low price.
Crisis in Six Scenes
Dry, dysfunctional and hilarious – a Woody Allen dramedy up there with his best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KOsQMfEMXM
The Grand Tour
Irreverent automotive fun from the team behind Top Gear.
Man in the High Castle
A sleeper mystery set in a world where the Axis powers won WWII.
Sneaky Pete
A stolen-identity crime drama created by Bryan Cranston and David Shore (House, Law & Order).
Goliath
Mystery legal drama at its finest, starring Billy Bob Thornton as the washed-up protagonist.
Mozart in the Jungle
A dramady that proves a life spent playing in the world’s greatest orchestra is anything but boring.
The Shield
A classic cop drama for anyone who loved The Wire and The Sopranos.
Transparent
Multi-award-winning drama about a trans father and his dysfunctional family.
Startup
A drug lord, a banker, a hacker and an FBI agent crack open the shady world of modern digital crime.
