A federal judge gave the Federal Trade Commission the green light to pursue antitrust claims against Amazon, a newly unsealed order reveals, though some claims under state laws won’t move forward.

Amazon.com Inc. must face an antitrust suit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission over its online marketplace, but a federal judge dismissed some of the agency’s claims tied to state consumer protection laws.

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But Judge John H.

STREAMING SYNERGIES Amazon India has completed the deal to acquire assets of MX Player, including its app, and is combining it with its AVOD platform Amazon miniTV to create a new free streaming service called Amazon MX Player.

Amazon has finalized its acquisition of rival Indian streamer MX Player. Financial terms of the deal haven’t been announced, but numerous local press sites have pegged the deal at around $100M. This is a consider amount less than seller Times India paid for MX Player back in 2019.

Amazon has announced its acquisition of select assets from Times Internet-owned MX Player, including the MX Player app, which will merge with its ad-supported video-on-demand service, Amazon miniTV, to create Amazon MX Player.

Freely, a new streaming service backed by the BBC, ITV and other British public broadcasters, will be available on Amazon Fire televisions following a "landmark deal" with the U.S. technology giant, the companies said on Monday.