Your Amazon Prime video may have commercials because the company needs to make money to keep the subscription service free for customers.
Amazon Prime members pay $99 a year for a range of benefits, including free two-day shipping on most items and access to a library of movies and TV shows.
But to offset the cost of Prime, Amazon also includes commercials in its video streaming service.
“We continue to invest in Prime, adding benefits and features for our members, and we’re always looking for ways to make the program even more valuable,” an Amazon spokeswoman said in a statement.
The spokeswoman said that adding commercials helps the company keep the Prime price low.
Some Prime members have expressed frustration with the commercials, but they are a necessary evil, said Bruce Leichtman, a media analyst and head of Leichtman Research Group.
“It’s something they have to do to maintain their subscriber base and to keep the price down,” he said.
Leichtman said that while the commercials are an inconvenience, they are not a deal-breaker for most Prime members.
“It’s not like they’re getting up and leaving in droves,” he said.
Amazon does not release figures on the number of Prime members, but analysts estimate that it has more than 60 million subscribers in the United States.
If you’re watching Amazon Prime video, you may have noticed that there are ads. Here’s how to get rid of them:
First, open Amazon Prime video.
Next, hover over the video you want to watch and click the play button.
Once the video starts playing, click the gear icon in the lower-right corner of the player.
Now, click the Ads button.
Finally, toggle the switch to the Off position.
You should now be able to watch Amazon Prime video without any ads.
There are a few ways that you can watch Prime videos without commercials. One way is to buy the Prime commercial-free subscription. This subscription costs $8.99 per month and you can watch Prime videos without any commercials. Another way to watch Prime videos without commercials is to buy the Prime Video add-on. This add-on costs $9.99 per month and you can watch Prime videos without commercials. You can also watch Prime videos without commercials by using a Prime Video subscription through a streaming device such as a Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Xbox.
As of right now, there are commercials on Amazon Prime. This is a recent change for the streaming service, as it had been ad-free for years. It’s not clear why Amazon made this decision, but it’s likely an attempt to make more money. The good news is that you can skip the ads if you want.
