Amazon Prime Video will begin to present advertisements to subscribers in India beginning in 2025, in response to the corporate. Commercials on Prime Video had been beforehand launched in Australia, Canada, Mexico, the UK, the US, and some European nations, and Amazon Prime members in India will quickly see advertisements whereas watching content material on the e-commerce big’s streaming platform. Clients who don’t wish to see advertisements should buy a dearer subscription that will likely be launched sooner or later.

Amazon Prime Video to Introduce Advertisements in India Beginning in 2025

In a latest update posted to its web site, Amazon mentioned that it could introduce “restricted” advertisements on Prime Video in India beginning in 2025. The corporate mentioned that ads will let it spend money on content material for the video streaming platform and “preserve growing that funding over an extended time period”. These advertisements will likely be proven when customers are watching Prime Video exhibits and films.

The corporate claims that Prime Video will present “meaningfully fewer advertisements than linear TV and different streaming suppliers”. In India, streaming suppliers like Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar supply ad-supported and dearer ad-free plans. Amazon additionally provides prospects a Prime Lite subscription that gives entry to Prime Video content material at 720p decision with advertisements.

Clients who do not wish to see any advertisements whereas watching content material should go for a brand new ad-free subscription possibility for Prime Video, which might arrive as an add-on to the annual Amazon Prime membership price that’s priced at Rs. 1,499 and consists of entry to Prime Video. The corporate says this worth is not going to change in 2025, and it’ll reveal the price of the brand new ad-free subscription plan sooner or later.

Whereas there is no phrase on when advertisements will likely be launched on Prime Video in India subsequent 12 months, Amazon says that it’s going to inform Prime members “a number of weeks” upfront, together with particulars of the upcoming ad-free subscription and the way to enroll in it. The change will have an effect on Amazon Prime members, whereas Prime Lite subscribers, who already see advertisements on the streaming service is not going to be impacted.