The tip is in sight for Freevee as Amazon pronounces shutdown date

Abstract

Amazon’s FAST service known as Amazon Freevee FAST will formally shut down in August 2025.
Freevee’s content material has been moved to Prime Video, accessible underneath a brand new “Look ahead to Free” class with out a Prime subscription.
Amazon goals to streamline consumer expertise by merging its FAST service content material with its Prime Video app.

FAST (free ad-supported TV) providers have gained important recognition within the US, with platforms resembling The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, and Tubi rising as prime opponents within the house.

Main tech corporations have additionally ventured into offering FAST providers. In 2023, Google TV launched its FAST channels, later rebranded as Freeplay. Samsung provides Samsung TV Plus, whereas Amazon’s service, initially often known as IMDb TV, was renamed Amazon Freevee in 2022.

Nonetheless, Amazon introduced final 12 months that it was shutting down Freevee to shift its whole focus to constructing Prime Video. However it did not specify precisely when Freevee would shut down. Now, Amazon has lastly confirmed that Freevee will shut down this August, lower than a month away.

This information was shared by Amazon by means of the most recent Freevee app replace (through AFTV News). Amazon states customers can “Proceed watching your favourite Freevee Originals and our library of hit motion pictures, reveals, and dwell TV on Prime Video free of charge, no subscription wanted.”

notable reveals: Jury Responsibility, Bosch: Legacy, Judy Justice, Misplaced, The X-Recordsdata
notable motion pictures: Sing 2, EXmas, Stillwater, Outdated, Final Evening in Soho
Premium Subscription: No
Originals: Sure

Amazon Freevee is shutting down in August 2025.

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All of Freevee’s content material is now on Prime Video

Prime Video has a brand new “Look ahead to Free” class out there alongside all its paid content material

Prime Video on living room TV. — Amazon / Pocket-lint

Amazon / Pocket-lint

Though the Freevee app will now not be accessible after August, none of its content material will probably be misplaced. Final 12 months, Amazon added all of Freevee’s content material to Prime Video, permitting customers to proceed watching it free of charge. This consists of Freevee Originals and its library of free motion pictures and TV reveals.

Whereas Prime Video usually requires an Amazon Prime subscription to entry most content material, Freevee’s reveals and films on Prime Video could be watched free of charge with adverts, with out a subscription. Freevee content material seems on Prime Video underneath the “Look ahead to Free” class on each the app and web site.

Amazon clearly hopes this alteration will encourage Freevee customers to think about signing up for a Prime membership, in the event that they have not already.

Within the app discover despatched to Freevee customers, Amazon states, “Prime Video is the brand new unique dwelling for Freevee TV reveals, motion pictures, and Dwell TV.” In 2024, Amazon introduced it will shut down Freevee in 2025, citing the choice to “section out Freevee branding” as a approach to “ship a less complicated viewing expertise for patrons.”

When you’ve got the Freevee app in your smartphone or TV, you may proceed utilizing it by means of July, however it is going to cease working in August. If you have not tried Prime Video earlier than, you may obtain it free of charge out of your TV’s app retailer or from the App Retailer and Google Play Retailer in your cellular machine.

From a enterprise standpoint, Amazon’s resolution to section out Freevee and switch its content material to Prime Video is smart. Any Freevee consumer who needs to maintain watching free reveals or motion pictures now must browse Prime Video, which provides a big selection of paid content material by means of its Prime membership and extra paid channels. Amazon clearly hopes this alteration will encourage Freevee customers to think about signing up for a Prime membership, in the event that they have not already.