Amazon to Shut Down Freevee?

Cats4U

According to this report, Freevee shows may be "absorbed" into Amazon Prime as early as April.
https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/amazon-sunset-freevee/

Sebastian001

According to this report, Freevee shows may be "absorbed" into Amazon Prime as early as April.
https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/amazon-sunset-freevee/
Cats4U

well, it didn't make any difference to us!

Germania

well, it didn't make any difference to us!
Sebastian001

I would no longer be able to test any content in the UK or USA without a subscription

Chameleon

[quote]asked for comment, amazon said the adweek report is inaccurate. Ã£Â¢Ã¢ÂÃ¢Âthere are no changes to freevee,Ã£Â¢Ã¢ÂÃ¢Â the rep said in an email to variety. Ã£Â¢Ã¢ÂÃ¢Âamazon freevee remains an important streaming offering providing both prime and non-prime customers thousands of hit movies, shows, and originals, all for free.Ã£Â¢Ã¢ÂÃ¢Â54 minutes ago[/quote]

variety magazine 54 minutes ago.

Cats4U

Cord Cutter News, also reports a denial by Amazon. https://cordcuttersnews.com/amazon-denies-freevee-will-be-shut-down/

But as one reader of CCN commented,

OTOH...doesn't everyone deny something is going to happen, right up until it actually does?

KidJoe

It would make no sense for Amazon to eliminate Freevee, its all add supported content.

The only benefit I could see to rolling Freevee into Prime could possibly be *IF* those watching that Ad Supported Content would sign up for Prime video, and maybe also convert some of them to pay the $2.99 per month fee to remove adds? BUT how many instead would move on to other free add supported services? And would those losses offset any potential gains in moving the Freevee behind that Prime pay wall? I mean Google added "free tv" with Google/AndroidTV, Roku has some in the Roku Channel, Vudu (soon to be Fandango again) has ad supported content. There is Pluto TV and others.

So I know some falsely deny when something leaks out too soon, but I don't see this happening from a financial perspective.

Cats4U

Did you read the original Adweek article? I think it explains the reasoning pretty well.