“To deliver a simpler viewing experience for customers, we have decided to phase out Freevee branding,” an Amazon spokesperson says

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    8 days ago

    Wow, a few items here:

    1. Had anyone heard of it?
    2. IMDb is apparently owned by Amazon?
    3. IMDB had a streaming service?
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      Biggest way I knew of them was the Alex rider tv show. It was released on Freevee

      Edit: been a fan of Alex rider since I read the books when I was younger.

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        I knew about this, but as a Prime Original. I guess it was put out on Freevee later?

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          According to wikipedia

          The eight-episode first season, based on the book Point Blanc, premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2020. In November 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, adapting the book Eagle Strike. The second season premiered on 3 December 2021 on IMDb TV. In June 2022, the series was renewed for a third season, adapting the book Scorpia. The third and final season premiered on 5 April 2024 on Amazon Freevee.

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      8 days ago

      It used to be imdbtv.

      I guess you don’t need an ad supported TV app when prime video also has adverts now 😞

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      1. I learned about it when I subscribed to Amazon Prime Video and learned I can watch all the classic Mario Bros cartoon from the late 80s. Honestly, the whole Prime Video is chaos. Even though I got Prime for free, I would not pay for it.

      2. Yeah. It’s so bad now!

      3. This one surprised me.

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      It was a PITA to find because as always the Amazon Prime Video interface is 1000% trash however I can confirm that the Nickelodeon 24x7 TMNT cartoon channel is there. It’s currently playing “Venice on the Half Shell”.

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    8 days ago

    Does this mean I’ll finally be able to delete the app they forcibly installed on my Fire tablet without my permission?