Amazon brand on a brick constructing exterior in San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2024.
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Amazon is discontinuing its stand-alone free streaming TV service subsequent month because it seems to consolidate its content material choices beneath Prime Video.
The service, known as Freevee, launched in 2019 beneath IMDb, the movie and TV website Amazon purchased in 1998. It provided a steady of free, ad-supported video, together with authentic collection and a few Prime Video content material, primarily by an app.
The Freevee app will shut down in August, at which level customers will be capable of watch exhibits and flicks on Prime Video totally free and not using a subscription to Amazon’s Prime loyalty program, in keeping with a discover to customers.
“Prime Video is the brand new unique residence for Freevee TV exhibits, films and Dwell TV,” the discover states.
Amazon telegraphed final November that the corporate would wind down the Freevee service to “ship an easier viewing expertise for patrons,” Deadline reported.
The corporate is sunsetting Freevee after introducing adverts on Prime Video in January 2024. Prime Video is included in a $15-a-month Prime membership, or as a stand-alone service for $9. Customers pays an extra $2 a month to forgo adverts.
