Amazon to shut down Freevee, move content to Prime Video
Amazon is moving forward with a plan to consolidate its FAST service Freevee into Prime Video, according to a report.
Freevee
Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) is a free, ad-supported streaming television service operated by Amazon. The service offers hundreds of streaming content feeds along with thousands of hours of on-demand movies and TV series, including some original series produced and distributed by Amazon’s Prime Studios.
Freevee shares common ownership with Amazon’s premium streaming service Prime Video.
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