Amazon is shutting down its free streaming service Freevi. The tech giant confirmed this to the American media. All content previously shown on Freevi will move to Prime Video in the coming weeks.
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Mazda CX-60: chassis tuning becomes more comfortableFirst, Bloomberg reported on the upcoming moveAmazon ultimately confirmed the report in a statement to multiple US media. “To provide a simpler streaming experience to our customers, we will use the ‘FreeVie’ branding”, Amazon wrote to industry magazine Deadline,
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According to the statement, previous Freeview content should also be available to watch for free on Prime Video – possibly with advertising. Freevi was intended as an advertising-supported alternative to Prime Video. But when Amazon introduced advertising for Prime Video, tech company FreeVee snatched a big share of it.
FreeVie content such as “Jury Duty” or “Bosch Legacy” could already be accessed in Amazon’s Prime Video app, but it was branded as FreeVie and was only visible to Prime subscribers with commercial breaks. Was.
There are no further details yet about the practical process. Amazon has not explicitly stated whether FreeV series will be available for ad-free viewing in the future for subscribers to the ad-free Prime Video tier. This change will take place in all markets where FreeVie is available. Apart from America, these also include Germany and Austria. FreeVie is available in Germany from 2022.
There were already reports of the possible end of the freeway in February. Amazon objected at the time: “Amazon Freebie remains an important streaming service that offers thousands of breakthrough movies, shows, and originals for free to both Prime and non-Prime customers,” a spokesperson commented on reports at the time. .
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