Amazon to Shut Down Freevee (Report)
Prime Video’s decision to embrace commercials appears to have cost Freevee dearly. According to AdWeek, Amazon is planning to shutter its free, ad-supported offshoot Freevee — home to last ye…
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i don't know, but if Variety or Deadline reports it, then we will know.So is there any solid info on Freevee's future, or are we just going on glorified fanboy sites playing pretend journalism by reporting rumors?
TVLine are owned by Penske, which owns Deadline and Variety. Guess will have to see where this story goes.i don't know, but if Variety or Deadline reports it, then we will know.
TVLine are owned by Penske, which owns Deadline and Variety. Guess will have to see where this story goes.
Judy Justice (for now, it's being syndicated for the fall season) and there are other Freevee exclusive shows.What does FreeVee offer that other FAST operators (Pluto, Tubi, Xumo, Plex, Sling Free) don't?
Just watched it tonight for original run of Night Court episodes.Freevee has the Canadian comedy Corner Gas, which I've never seen on any other FAST channel.
IIRC, FreeVee was previously IMDB TV. They streamed movies and shows and would play ads at about the same frequency as traditional broadcast outlets.What does FreeVee offer that other FAST operators (Pluto, Tubi, Xumo, Plex, Sling Free) don't?
Almost as bad as Crackle, though that played the same ads over and over.IIRC, FreeVee was previously IMDB TV. They streamed movies and shows and would play ads at about the same frequency as traditional broadcast outlets.
When it became FreeVee, I thought "okay, no big deal. Same product, different name." Nope. It was "here's 5-10 minutes of that movie or show you like. Now here's 3 minutes of ads you can't skip. Now here's 5 more minutes of content!"
The ads were relentless.