The top is in sight for Freevee as Amazon proclaims 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 no 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 vital recognition within the US, with platforms corresponding to The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, and Tubi rising as prime rivals 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 presents Samsung TV Plus, whereas Amazon’s service, initially often known as IMDb TV, was renamed Amazon Freevee in 2022.

Nevertheless, Amazon introduced final 12 months that it was shutting down Freevee to shift its total focus to constructing Prime Video. Nevertheless 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 via the newest 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 without cost, no subscription wanted.”

notable reveals: Jury Obligation, Bosch: Legacy, Judy Justice, Misplaced, The X-Information
notable motion pictures: Sing 2, EXmas, Stillwater, Outdated, Final Night time in Soho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 obtainable 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 likely be misplaced. Final 12 months, Amazon added all of Freevee’s content material to Prime Video, permitting customers to proceed watching it without cost. This consists of Freevee Originals and its library of free motion pictures and TV reveals.

Whereas Prime Video sometimes requires an Amazon Prime subscription to entry most content material, Freevee’s reveals and films on Prime Video will be watched without cost with advertisements, with no 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 transformation 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 house for Freevee TV reveals, motion pictures, and Dwell TV.” In 2024, Amazon introduced it might shut down Freevee in 2025, citing the choice to “section out Freevee branding” as a method to “ship an easier viewing expertise for purchasers.”

When you have the Freevee app in your smartphone or TV, you possibly can proceed utilizing it via July, however it’ll cease working in August. If you have not tried Prime Video earlier than, you possibly can obtain it without cost 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 desires to maintain watching free reveals or motion pictures now must browse Prime Video, which presents a big selection of paid content material via its Prime membership and extra paid channels. Amazon clearly hopes this transformation will encourage Freevee customers to think about signing up for a Prime membership, in the event that they have not already.