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Amazon to Premiere Niko and the Sword of Light on Jul 21
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In a bid to further penetrate into the growing streaming market, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN - Free Report) is making constant efforts toward expanding its video content and making its Prime Video more attractive. It has a host of original series lined up for release this year and in 2018.
Recently, Amazon’s film production division, Amazon Studios, scheduled the premiere of its original animated kids series, Niko and the Sword of Light, on Jul 21.
The pilot is already available to Prime members via the Amazon Video app on TVs and connected devices like mobile, Fire TV, and online at Amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their membership.
In the last two years, shares of Amazon have steadily treaded higher. The stock has returned 115% compared with the Electronic Commerce industry’s gain of 78.9%.
Details About the Series
Niko and the Sword of Light is an animated story revolving around a 10-year-old boy Niko who does wonders with his magic sword. The little boy tries to defeat darkness and bring light back to his land. He embarks on a journey to the Cursed Volcano, where he makes new friends and foes along the way and also discovers secrets about his mysterious past.
The pilot has received positive response and has also won an Emmy Award.
The series is animated by Titmouse and executive produced by Rob Hoegee.Niko and the Sword of Light features the voice talent of Tom Kenny, Andre Robinson, Steve Blum, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Cummings, and Kari Wahlgren.
Our Take
Amazon’s growing offerings in the original program series is expected to help the company in diversifying its online content and making a mark for among other streaming content providers.
We believe that these initiatives will be incrementally beneficial to the company, helping it to add new Prime subscribers and retain the older ones in the U.S. as well as in the international market, going forward.
Moreover, these will help the company withstand stiff competition from other service providers such as Netflix, Inc. (NFLX - Free Report) , HBO, Hulu and Comcast, among others.
Currently, Amazon has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Some better-stocks in the broader technology sector are Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA - Free Report) and Autobytel Inc. , both sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited delivered a positive earnings surprise of 20.53%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
Autobytel Inc. delivered a positive earnings surprise of 41.98%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
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Amazon to Premiere Niko and the Sword of Light on Jul 21
In a bid to further penetrate into the growing streaming market, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN - Free Report) is making constant efforts toward expanding its video content and making its Prime Video more attractive. It has a host of original series lined up for release this year and in 2018.
Recently, Amazon’s film production division, Amazon Studios, scheduled the premiere of its original animated kids series, Niko and the Sword of Light, on Jul 21.
The pilot is already available to Prime members via the Amazon Video app on TVs and connected devices like mobile, Fire TV, and online at Amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their membership.
In the last two years, shares of Amazon have steadily treaded higher. The stock has returned 115% compared with the Electronic Commerce industry’s gain of 78.9%.
Details About the Series
Niko and the Sword of Light is an animated story revolving around a 10-year-old boy Niko who does wonders with his magic sword. The little boy tries to defeat darkness and bring light back to his land. He embarks on a journey to the Cursed Volcano, where he makes new friends and foes along the way and also discovers secrets about his mysterious past.
The pilot has received positive response and has also won an Emmy Award.
The series is animated by Titmouse and executive produced by Rob Hoegee.Niko and the Sword of Light features the voice talent of Tom Kenny, Andre Robinson, Steve Blum, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Cummings, and Kari Wahlgren.
Our Take
Amazon’s growing offerings in the original program series is expected to help the company in diversifying its online content and making a mark for among other streaming content providers.
We believe that these initiatives will be incrementally beneficial to the company, helping it to add new Prime subscribers and retain the older ones in the U.S. as well as in the international market, going forward.
Moreover, these will help the company withstand stiff competition from other service providers such as Netflix, Inc. (NFLX - Free Report) , HBO, Hulu and Comcast, among others.
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Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Amazon has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Some better-stocks in the broader technology sector are Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA - Free Report) and Autobytel Inc. , both sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited delivered a positive earnings surprise of 20.53%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
Autobytel Inc. delivered a positive earnings surprise of 41.98%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.
Today's Stocks from Zacks' Hottest Strategies
It's hard to believe, even for us at Zacks. But while the market gained +18.8% from 2016 - Q1 2017, our top stock-picking screens have returned +157.0%, +128.0%, +97.8%, +94.7%, and +90.2% respectively.
And this outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. Over the years it has been remarkably consistent. From 2000 - Q1 2017, the composite yearly average gain for these strategies has beaten the market more than 11X over. Maybe even more remarkable is the fact that we're willing to share their latest stocks with you without cost or obligation. See Them Free>>