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By Amelia Schwanke
published 2 May 2023
Lots of free stuff is coming, as long as you don’t mind ads
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Amazon has unveiled plans to roll out free streaming channels with ads for all Fire TV Stick owners. The big tech giant said that it will launch the free channels on its Fire TV Channels program in the first week of May 2023.
Amazon revealed in its presentation at the event that the reason it’s doubling down on free live TV is because it has noticed a 300% increase in monthly viewing hours on its Fire TV Channels. In the US, the company’s ad-supported streaming services also reach an average of 155 million monthly viewers.
Streaming platforms are increasingly rolling out subscription-free, ad-supported digital channels as more and more pay-TV customers cut the cord. Google TV, for example, has also been increasing its free live TV channels – it added over 800 channels to watch for free in the US just last week.
Roku also announced that it was adding 350 free channels to its own streaming platform in March. Other streaming services set to announce similar free channels include YouTube, which has said that it is experimenting with this type of content, as well as Plex, Pluto, Warners Bros. Discovery, Tubi and Sling TV.
The rising interest in launching free channels with ads can also be attributed to the fact that customers are increasingly looking to cut back on subscriptions to the growing number of streaming services being launched.
“We’ve offered some of this content for a while for customers – we’ve helped them discover it throughout the [user interface] by having rows of content for example throughout ‘Home’ or other pages,” Maines explained during the presentation. “We’ve seen that they’ve been engaging with it when we surface it in a topical way… so we know it’s working for our customers,” she added.
Amazon is focusing on free TV shows and movies so much that it has even adding more than 100 Amazon Originals from its Prime Video service to its own ad-supported Freevee service, allowing you to watch the likes of Late Night and The Grand Tour with ads for free.
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May 2, 2023 · During its NewFronts 2023 event, Amazon announced its new Fire TV Channels service. Available this summer on all Fire TV devices (streaming sticks and smart TVs), this free and ad-supported service will offer content from notable networks like TMZ, ABC News, the NHL, and the PGA.
May 1, 2023 · Amazon just announced the impending launch of Fire TV Channels, allowing customers access to a wide variety of “premium, free content” on Fire streaming sticks, streaming boxes, and, of...
