The tip is in sight for Freevee as Amazon pronounces 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 person expertise by merging its FAST service content material with its Prime Video app.

FAST (free ad-supported TV) companies have gained vital recognition within the US, with platforms similar to The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, and Tubi rising as prime opponents within the house.

Main tech corporations have additionally ventured into offering FAST companies. In 2023, Google TV launched its FAST channels, later rebranded as Freeplay. Samsung affords Samsung TV Plus, whereas Amazon’s service, initially referred to as IMDb TV, was renamed Amazon Freevee in 2022.

Nevertheless, Amazon introduced final 12 months that it was shutting down Freevee to shift its complete focus to constructing Prime Video. However 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 by way of the newest Freevee app replace (through AFTV News). Amazon states customers can “Proceed watching your favourite Freevee Originals and our library of hit films, exhibits, and stay TV on Prime Video totally free, no subscription wanted.”

notable exhibits: Jury Obligation, Bosch: Legacy, Judy Justice, Misplaced, The X-Information
notable films: Sing 2, EXmas, Stillwater, Outdated, Final Evening in Soho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 out there 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 might be misplaced. Final 12 months, Amazon added all of Freevee’s content material to Prime Video, permitting customers to proceed watching it totally free. This contains Freevee Originals and its library of free films and TV exhibits.

Whereas Prime Video sometimes requires an Amazon Prime subscription to entry most content material, Freevee’s exhibits and flicks on Prime Video might be watched totally free with adverts, 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 modification 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 dwelling for Freevee TV exhibits, films, and Reside TV.” In 2024, Amazon introduced it could shut down Freevee in 2025, citing the choice to “section out Freevee branding” as a approach to “ship a less complicated viewing expertise for purchasers.”

You probably have the Freevee app in your smartphone or TV, you may proceed utilizing it by way of July, however it should cease working in August. If you have not tried Prime Video earlier than, you may obtain it totally free 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 determination to section out Freevee and switch its content material to Prime Video is smart. Any Freevee person who needs to maintain watching free exhibits or films now must browse Prime Video, which affords a wide array of paid content material by way of its Prime membership and extra paid channels. Amazon clearly hopes this modification will encourage Freevee customers to think about signing up for a Prime membership, in the event that they have not already.