Big change coming to your Fire TV Stick as Amazon confirms free app shutdown [Video]

If you regularly use your Amazon Fire TV Stick to indulge in some free-to-air shows, the way you access them is about to change. Amazon has confirmed it is phasing out its Freevee streaming service, which means the branding and app will be disappearing from your screens.

It means if you regularly boot up Freevee to get your free TV fix, you’ll now have to look elsewhere. The app will also disappear from popular products such as Roku streaming sticks and the Apple TV box.

“To deliver a simpler viewing experience for customers, we have decided to phase out Freevee branding,” an Amazon spokesperson told Variety.

“There will be no change to the content available for Primemembers, and a vast offering of free streaming content will still be accessible for non-Prime members, including select originals from Amazon MGM Studios, a variety of licensed movies and series, and a broad library of FAST …

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