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Amazon shuttering Freevee

Amazon has revealed that its free streaming service, Freevee, will close by the end of the year, with all content moving over to Prime Video. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the news to Deadline, stating: “We have built Prime Video into a first-stop entertainment destination where customers can personalise their viewing experience by streaming exclusive Prime […]

November 13, 2024

Report: “FAST correcting issues that VoD created”

Two in three (66 per cent) TV viewers in the US are using free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms in a typical month, according to Horowitz Research’s annual report, State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Viewing Behaviours 2024. Tubi, Pluto TV, Freevee, YouTube and Roku are the top-used FAST networks by consumers surveyed in the […]

August 22, 2024

Chrishell Stause to join Amazon Freevee’s Neighbours

Amazon Freevee and Fremantle announced Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset, All My Children, Days of Our Lives) will be joining the iconic daily drama Neighbours as a series guest star. Stause is set to arrive in Australia in July to begin filming. Stause will be playing a new character, Yasmine Shields, a glamorous and successful businesswoman […]

May 30, 2024

Amazin Freevee to premiere Season 3 of Alex Rider in April

Amazon Freevee has announced that the third season of hit spy-thriller, Alex Rider, will exclusively premiere on April 5th. All eight episodes will be released on premiere day in the UK, US, and Germany. Season 3 will bring this chapter of Alex’s journey of self-discovery to a shocking conclusion. Executive Producer and franchise author Anthony […]

February 29, 2024

Original Tastemade content for Prime Video, Amazon Freevee

Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade have announced a first-look deal to produce unscripted lifestyle content. As part of the partnership, Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade will bring 15 new shows to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee audiences over the next few years. Dish It Out will be the first unscripted series on the roster, hosted […]

January 17, 2024

wedotv FAST channels on freevee

AVoD and FAST channel operator and platform provider wedotv has launched all three of its FAST channels – wedo movies, wedo big stories, and wedo sports – in Germany on Prime Video’s premium free streaming service, freevee. In addition, these FAST channels will also be made available to freevee viewers in the UK in Q1 2024. […]

December 20, 2023

Turk on Video Free on Amazon Freevee

Kinostar, a European distributor headquartered in Germany, is launching its first FAST channel, Turk on Video Free in collaboration with Okast, the all-in-one SaaS streaming solution provider based in Paris. Okast specialises in OTT/FAST/LIVE streaming services and is the driving force behind the FAST4EU Consortium. The channel will be available on Amazon Freevee. Presenting Turkish […]

December 18, 2023

New Neighbours on Freevee throughout Xmas

Amazon Freevee has announced that its revived soap Neighbours will air new episodes throughout the Christmas holiday and feature a special holiday-themed episode arc. These episodes will include the wedding of fan-favourite couple Chloe Brennan and Elly Conway (played by April Rose Pengilly and Jodi Gordon respectively). The holiday time-line marks the first time in […]

December 18, 2023

Amazon Freevee announces Icons Unearthed: Marvel to premiere in December

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the most successful franchise of the 21st century. Taking a cue from their comic book source material, the films tell characters’ stories that occur in one shared universe. Each film introduces a key protagonist, leading to The Avengers, starring them all. If one of those films failed, it could derail […]

November 16, 2023

Mythical 24/7 FAST channel on Freevee, Freestream

Mythical 24/7, is now available on Amazon’s Freevee and Sling’s Freestream. Affirming their positions as two of the most successful creators in the entertainment industry, Rhett & Link (Founders & Co-CEOs of Mythical Entertainment), continue to produce stand-out creator-driven content and bring a next-generation television experience to the post-broadcast generation globally. Mythical Entertainment is home […]

November 16, 2023