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Toggle Summary Amazon and UK Government Aim for the Sky with Partnership on Drones
New Programme Will Explore the Safe Use of Drones for Delivery SEATTLE – 26 July, 2016 – Amazon has today announced a partnership with the UK Government to explore the steps needed to make the delivery of parcels by small drones a reality, allowing Amazon to trial new methods of testing its
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Toggle Summary Amazon and UKTI Join Forces to Boost British Exports
New export partnership streamlines access for British SMEs to Amazon’s global market of 285 million customers who made nearly $90 billion of purchases in 2014 London – 17 September 2015 – Amazon today announced a new partnership with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) designed to help small and media
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Toggle Summary Amazon announces 10,000 new permanent jobs and multi-million pound training programme to boost the UK economy
New permanent jobs across the UK will bring Amazon’s total workforce to more than 55,000 in 2021 Company will invest £10 million over three years in training up to 5,000 employees in new skills to meet the UK’s future employment needs outside of Amazon Amazon is partnering with the British Chambers
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Toggle Summary Amazon Announces 70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform in the UK
Starting today, authors and publishers worldwide can earn more royalties from every Kindle book sold in the UK October 06, 2010: Amazon.co.uk today announced that the 70 percent royalty option for the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) is now available in the UK.
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Toggle Summary Amazon Announces Amazon Video Direct, Giving Video Providers a Self-Service Programme to Reach Amazon Customers, Including Millions of Prime Members in the UK
Creators and storytellers from around the world can now make their videos available to customers as part of Prime Video and earn royalties based on hours streamed Videos can also be made available to rent or own, to view free with ads, or packaged together and offered as an add-on subscription
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Toggle Summary Amazon Announces Autumn Slate for Kids Originals Including If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
Wishenpoof and The Stinky Dirty Show return for second series New autumn programming highlights impactful storytelling and inspiring characters LONDON — 07 September, 2017 – Amazon today announced its autumn slate for kids originals, exclusively on Amazon Prime
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Toggle Summary Amazon announces Clarkson, Hammond & May’s The Grand Tour studio recordings to take place in UK, U.S. and Germany with a Prime Day Prize Draw giving fans the chance to win tickets, travel and accommodation
The Grand Tour Prime Day Prize Draw opens today for a chance to win a pair of tickets, travel, accommodation and the chance of meeting Jeremy, Richard and James London – 7 July, 2016 – In June Amazon announced that the first ever studio recording of the new Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond & James
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Toggle Summary Amazon Announces Collaborations to Bring the First Fire TV Edition Smart TVs and Soundbar to the United Kingdom
Amazon and Dixons Carphone announce JVC Fire TV Edition Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TVs – the first Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the United Kingdom, sold at Currys PC World and on Amazon.co.uk Amazon and Anker Innovations announce the Nebula Soundbar – Fire TV Edition, delivering a cinematic
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Toggle Summary Amazon Announces Creation Of 100 New Jobs As It Officially Opens Global Digital Media Innovation Hub In London
Mayor of London Visits New Centre in the Heart of the Capital to Mark Opening  LONDON – 13th September 2012 – Amazon has announced the creation of 100 new jobs at its new global Digital Media Development Centre in London on the day of its official opening.
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Toggle Summary Amazon announces creation of a further 100 new jobs at global digital media innovation hub in London
LONDON – 9th January 2013 – Amazon has announced the creation of a further 100 new jobs at its global Digital Media Development Centre in London. The centre, near The Barbican, opened in September to house hundreds of employees in design and development teams from Pushbutton and LOVEFiLM, which are
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