Amazon is scaling back its efforts to expand its video-streaming services as competition heats up. The e-commerce giant is consolidating its services, diverting its efforts away from smaller streaming services, which generate less revenue but require greater marketing and engineering resources. Instead, it will bolster channels that generate the most revenue, such as HBO and Showtime. (The Information)

Talking point: The shift comes as companies like Apple, Facebook and Roku look to join the market with their own video-streaming services. On Monday, Roku launched subscriptions to services like Showtime directly through its channel. Third-party content on Apple’s service will reportedly be available by mid-April.