Amazon Fire TV challenges Roku with free shows — here’s what you get

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Amazon Burn down Television challenges Roku with gratuitous shows — here's what you get

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Amazon'south Fire TV platform is rolling out its own complimentary Tv set streaming hub as a rival to the popular Roku Channel, which aggregates pop free Boob tube shows and movies.

Today, Amazon introduced a dedicated tab titled "Free" where users can scan 20,000 titles from apps including Pluto Tv, Tubi Television set, Crackle, The CW and Twitch. The Free tab will be easily accessible from Fire Television receiver's main navigation menu and will highlight featured partners like IMDB TV and Amazon News as well every bit curated collections, personalized recommendations and trending movies and shows.

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With many people staying at home during the pandemic, demand for streaming (and free streaming) has skyrocketed. Amazon conspicuously saw the popularity of the Roku Channel — an attractive value-add for Roku streaming devices — and wanted a destination of its own. Amazon Fire TV powers a wide range of television sets likewise as the Amazon Fire Tv Cube, Fire Television set Stick and Burn Tv set Stick 4K.

"The new Gratis tab offers customers a single destination to a curated selection from thousands of gratuitous movies, TV shows, news, and more than," senior product marketing manager Michael Polin wrote in an announcement blog mail service.

The Complimentary tab browsing experience starts with a "featured apps" row and then moves on to curated and thematic sections. At that place are rows for content that is free for all Amazon Prime customers, including one dedicated to kids shows and family unit movies. The tab volition also characteristic unlocked content from other streaming services, like Netflix, Hulu and Disney Plus.

The new Amazon Fire TV Complimentary tab goes live today.

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Kelly is a senior writer covering streaming media for Tom'south Guide, and so basically, she watches TV for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, Television set Guide and other outlets. When she'due south not watching Television set and movies for work, she's watching them for fun, seeing live music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.

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