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Amazon sunsets Freevee platform for ad-supported streaming video

<p>Amazon is closing down Freevee, its free ad-supported video on demand service. This platform was home to original programming as well as more than <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/amazon-is-making-over-100-prime-video-originals-available-for-free-160032958.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/amazon-is-making-over-100-prime-video-originals-available-for-free-160032958.html">100 originals[/url] from the Prime Video roster. Freevee will be phased out over the coming weeks, and its content will become available as part of Prime Video. The ad-supported tier of Prime Video is included as part of Amazon's Prime membership for $15 a month.</p>
<p>"To deliver a simpler viewing experience for customers, we have decided to phase out Freevee branding," an Amazon spokesperson told <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/amazon-freevee-shutting-down-1236208451/" data-original-link="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/amazon-freevee-shutting-down-1236208451/">Variety[/url]. "There will be no change to the content available for Prime members, and a vast offering of free streaming content will still be accessible for non-Prime members, including select originals from Amazon MGM Studios, a variety of licensed movies and series, and a broad library of FAST channels – all available on Prime Video."</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>The free viewing platform went through several rebrands since its original launch as IMDb Freedive in January 2019. It <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="https://www.engadget.com/amazon-imdb-tv-freevee-rebranding-160405693.html" data-original-link="https://www.engadget.com/amazon-imdb-tv-freevee-rebranding-160405693.html">entered[/url] its final phase as Freevee in April 2022.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-sunsets-freevee-platform-for-ad-supported-streaming-video-000614080.html?src=rss

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