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Amazon Freevee to get 23 free ad-supported TV channels, including ‘Cake Boss,’ ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ and more

Amazon Freevee to get 23 free ad-supported TV channels, including ‘Cake Boss,’ ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ and more

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and MGM have reached a deal with Amazon Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) to bring 23 free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to the streaming service, the companies announced Monday. The new agreement will help Amazon reach its goal of growing Freevee’s slate of FAST channels by 75% in 2023. There are currently over 280 channels available on the platform. Over the next few months, Freevee will launch 11 WBD channels, such as “Cake Boss,” “Say Yes to the Dress,” “Extreme Couponing,” “Ghost Brothers,” “Paranormal Lockdown” and more. The  “Cake Boss” and “Say Yes to the Dress” channels have already been available on Roku and Tubi, two streaming services that struck similar deals with WBD back in January. Freevee will also add 12 MGM FAST channels, including “The Pink Panther,” “Stargate,” “MGM Presents” and “The Outer Limits.” When Amazon acquired MGM in 2022, the company received access to over 21,000 titles. Recently, the company launched Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, marking the first time that Amazon has licensed original content like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” to …

Amazon will juice its Freevee free streaming service with 100+ Amazon Originals in 2023

Amazon will juice its Freevee free streaming service with 100+ Amazon Originals in 2023

As part of its pitch to advertisers this week at the IAB NewFronts, Amazon announced today it has plans to bring over 100 Amazon Original series and movies from Amazon Prime Video to its ad-supported free streaming service Amazon Freevee (previously known as IMDb TV). The titles will be released throughout the year, the company says, noting this marks the first time marketers will be able to advertise against this group of Amazon Originals. According to its announcement, some of the coming titles include popular programs and films like “Reacher,” “The Summer I Turned Pretty” (May 26), “The Wheel of Time,” “Troop Zero,” “A League of Their Own,” “LuLaRich,” and “Late Night.” Other Originals will be released each month, offering advertisers access to Freevee’s audience across devices, including Fire TV. In many cases, the shows will not be offered in full, but will serve to entice viewers to subscribe to Amazon Prime Video. For instance, in May, Amazon Freevee will release the first three episodes of “A League of Their Own,” “The Terminal List,” “Paper Girls,” …