{"id":149337,"date":"2024-10-07T18:58:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/amazon-fire-tvs-to-carry-freely-streaming-platform-in-boost-for-bbc-itv\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T18:58:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T18:58:37","slug":"amazon-fire-tvs-to-carry-freely-streaming-platform-in-boost-for-bbc-itv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/amazon-fire-tvs-to-carry-freely-streaming-platform-in-boost-for-bbc-itv\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Fire TVs to Carry Freely Streaming Platform in Boost for BBC, ITV"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Freely, a new streaming service backed by the BBC, ITV and other British public broadcasters, will be available on Amazon Fire televisions<\/a> following a “landmark deal” with the US technology giant, the companies said on Monday.<\/p>\n

The deal is a win for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, whose joint venture, called Everyone TV, launched Freely earlier this year, allowing viewers to stream both live TV and on-demand content for free when they purchase smart TVs carrying the service.<\/p>\n

The tie-up will help take content from the four public broadcasters – which are required by UK law to offer programming beneficial to the public interest – to more British households, through smart TVs using Amazon’s<\/a>\u00a0popular Fire operating system.<\/p>\n

“A deal of this kind, between a technology giant and those working in the public interest, is remarkable,” Everyone TV Chief Executive Jonathan Thompson said.<\/p>\n

“It represents a significant development in widening the availability of Freely and therefore ensuring UK audiences can access free TV well into the future.”<\/p>\n

Freely’s launch in April marked the first time all four of Britain’s public service broadcasters joined hands to set up a streaming service, as they look to future-proof live TV in the age of streaming.<\/p>\n

Freely offers 70,000 hours of on-demand content, more than any other major streaming platform in Britain including Netflix<\/a>, Disney<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a>, and Apple TV<\/a>, according to data from London-based Ampere Analysis.<\/p>\n

Everyone TV has also signed a deal with TV manufacturer TCL, which will include Freely in their new 2024 smart TVs, it said.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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