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| Amazon launched another free video streaming service |
Amazon has long confirmed that its Prime Video streaming service is helping to boost sales with its shopping app after launching its IMDb TV commercial streaming service in the US two years ago.
Der E-Commerce-Riese testet jetzt, was passiert, wenn sein Video-Streaming-Dienst in seiner Einkaufs-App eingeführt wird, und hat daher MiniTV gestartet, einen werbefinanzierten India-Streaming-Dienst, der in Amazon-App völlig kostenlos he is.
Amazon says MiniTV is currently only open to Indian users, and offers web series, comics and content on tech news, food, beauty, and fashion.
Some of the titles currently available are being produced or recommended by comedians by TVF and Pocket Aces, the two largest web studios in India.
Most of the content on the MiniTV list appears to be outdated, and some content partners have either originally developed it for other platforms or published it through their YouTube channel.
In the coming months, MiniTV will add more new videos and exclusive videos without putting its future projects on the roadmap, the company added.
Amazon said: MiniTV is currently available through Amazon's Android app and will be launched on iOS in the coming months.
Amazon's move is similar to Flipkart, the popular Indian competitor Walmart, which launched its integrated video streaming service in 2019.
In the past few years, dozens of companies in India have considered adding video demos to their apps.
In the past few quarters, Amazon has also worked hard to drive the expansion of Prime Video's business in India.
The company has guaranteed the right to play some cricket games in the country, and Amazon Prime Video is also offered in India as part of the Amazon Prime subscription.
This service is priced at INR 999 ($ 13.6) per year and also includes access to Amazon Music and faster delivery speeds.
In April, the number of monthly active Prime Video users in India exceeded 60 million, beating Netflix with 40 million.
This new Amazon service may offer another way to prevent viewers from turning to paid Indian alternatives like Netflix or Disney + Hotstar.
In addition to the competition, video streaming services in India face another challenge. At the end of March, Amazon apologized to users in South Asian countries / regions, demanding that parts of the TV series harm people's religious feelings. In the political drama series. some people.
Days after New Delhi announced new regulations for video-on-demand services and social media companies, Amazon has apologized.