Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced that
in the coming months, the two companies will launch the official YouTube
app on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, as well as
the Prime Video app for streaming to Chromecast and Chromecast built-in
devices. In addition, Prime Video will be broadly available across
Android TV device partners, and the YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps
will also come to Fire TV later this year.
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“We are excited to work with Amazon to launch the official YouTube apps
on Fire TV devices worldwide,” said Heather Rivera, Global Head of
Product Partnerships at YouTube. “Bringing our flagship YouTube
experience to Amazon Fire TV gives our users even more ways to watch the
videos and creators they love.”
“We’re excited to bring the Prime Video app to Chromecast and Android TV
devices, and to give our customers convenient access to the shows and
movies they love,” said Andrew Bennett, Head of Worldwide Business
Development for Prime Video. “Whether watching the latest season of The
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, catching teams go head-to-head on Thursday
Night Football or renting a new-release movie, customers will have even
more ways to stream what they want, whenever they want, no matter where
they are.”
Official YouTube App on Fire TV
The flagship YouTube app will be the easiest way for users to watch all
of their favorite YouTube content on Fire TV. Users will be able to sign
in to their existing YouTube account, access their full library of
content, and play videos in 4K HDR at 60 fps on supported devices. In
addition, standalone YouTube TV and YouTube Kids apps will also launch
later this year on Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs where
available.
Prime Video App on Chromecast and Android TV
Chromecast and Chromecast built-in users, along with Android TV users,
will have easy access to the Prime Video catalog including the latest
seasons of Amazon Originals like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,
Hanna, Homecoming, Bosch, Catastrophe and The
Grand Tour, along with Amazon Original movies like Donald
Glover’s Guava Island, and Academy Award-nominated films like
The Big Sick and Cold War. Prime Video offers users exclusive
features like X-Ray as well as access to 4K titles included with Prime
at no additional cost. With Prime Video users can also rent or purchase
titles or choose from more than 150 Prime Video Channels including
Showtime, HBO, CBS All-Access, Cinemax and STARZ.
Android TV is a trademark of Google LLC.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than
competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational
excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping,
personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle
Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa
are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more
information, visit www.amazon.com/about
and follow @AmazonNews.
About Google
Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it
universally accessible and useful. Through products and platforms like
Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Chrome and YouTube, Google
plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of people and has
become one of the most widely-known companies in the world. Google is a
subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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