“It’s hard to isolate one product initiative, but we have seen significant growth on Fire TV” because of the live integration, McCollum said.
In the US, you can find movies like The Wolf of Wall Street, Titanic, Full Metal Jacket, Silence of the Lambs, and TV series like Cops, The Equalizer, and Degrassi. Philo, the low-cost internet TV service that strips out sports and broadcast networks, has seen its active user base on Fire TV pop roughly threefold since its listings were integrated into Fire TV’s discovery features in early 2019, CEO Andrew McCollum said. The best way to check out whats available to watch is simply to head over to the Pluto TV site and scroll through the listings to find something youll love. In the U.S., Fire TV now provides live listings for Amazon’s Twitch, Prime Video Channels and live events (NFL’s “Thursday Night Football,” HBO, Showtime, Starz, Cinemax, MLB.tv, PGA Tour Live, NBA League Pass), Pluto TV, Philo, Red Bull TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV (with Hulu + Live TV coming in the next few weeks). Once users have logged into any of the integrated live streaming apps or channels, they can unlock additional Alexa functionality by using the Alexa Voice Remote, Fire TV Cube with Alexa built-in, or a paired Echo device to issue commands like “Alexa, open the channel guide” or change the channel by saying “Alexa, tune to. “Live TV is having a moment,” said Gupta.įire TV displays program listings only for apps that customers subscribe to (or can access for no extra charge, like Pluto TV). During COVID-19 stay-at-home quarantines, live TV apps on Fire TV have seen a nearly 100% increase in duration of usage - and 50% more customers, according to Amazon.
For a free service, it has a lot of great content and it’s. Gupta said live TV streaming apps have some of the most engaged customers, who spend on average 40 hours per month streaming video. The platform offers an On-Demand service with a plethora of movies, shows, and even live TV. On average, live-streaming apps on Fire TV have seen total time spent in-app and number of active customers more than double after being integrated into the live TV discovery features. Never tried Tubi but its on the list now. Roku TV also has a pretty interesting live tv lineup and it has two This Old House channels. The live tv feature on Peacock is a similar lineup to Pluto.
“What we have focused on is, how to not just be a sea of app experiences.”Īccording to Amazon, Fire TV’s Live Tab has become the second most-visited destination on the device’s user interface after the home screen. First mention of the 007 channel on Pluto TV I think Ive seen every episode of This Old House 3 times now I have it on so much. “We believe the future of connected TV is one that brings live content forward, simplifies the streaming and OTT landscape, and enables customers to discover the programs they want to watch with ease,” said Sandeep Gupta, VP of Fire TV.