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Amazon Prime Video 2026 updates and channel shutdown

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2026-08-03 13:14 UTC → 2026-08-04 10:12 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Amazon’s €8.99‑per‑month Prime subscription in Germany ~~remains~~ stays unchanged, with a 50 % discount for eligible students and young ~~adults. The service continues to offer~~ adults, a 30‑day free trial for new members, a six‑month Prime Student ~~trial,~~ trial and family‑share ~~options, while~~ options. Italy ~~introduced~~ offered limited‑time discounts of up to 60 % on Paramount+, Apple TV+ and MGM+ channels and 30‑day free periods on several niche channels (activations by 2 July). A second €0.99‑per‑movie rental promotion ran in late June, adding titles such as *Hamnet* and *Cold Storage* to the weekend‑only offer first launched in May. July’s content slate expanded dramatically: dozens of new films and series were added in Germany, including the prequel *Elle*, new seasons of *Poker Face* and *Isakapatnam*, full‑series packages of *Suits* and *Person of Interest*, and high‑profile originals like *Project Hail Mary*, *Ride or Die*, *Batman: Dark Knight* ~~(Season 2)~~ S2 and *Glennkill*. ~~The lineup also featured classic~~ Classic licences (*Nosferatu*, *The Magnificent Seven*) and 69 additional titles such as *Bones and All* and *The ~~Martian*. New~~ Martian* joined the library, alongside new episodes of *Brooklyn Nine‑Nine* and *This ~~Country* arrived, and the~~ Country*. The 2026 original‑series schedule was detailed, listing releases from *Good Omens* S3 to *Murder 101* and *Spider‑Noir*. On 1 August the linear Prime TV channel will be discontinued, with all content migrated to the on‑demand platform while preserving the same year‑long offering. Legal pressure mounted as the Saxony Consumer Centre filed a class‑action lawsuit over ads and perceived quality decline, seeking €80‑€150 compensation for over 291 000 subscribers; a parallel case in North‑Rhine‑Westphalia addresses a separate price increase. In the broader OTT market, August releases across platforms include Prime Video titles *Daddio*, *Sterling Point* and the documentary *Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter*, alongside new offerings from Netflix and Disney+. Amazon Prime Video added the flagship film *The Brutalist* on 10 August 2026 as the headline title for the month.

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