Google’s paid TV streaming service, YouTube TV, is now officially available on Amazon’s Fire TV platform. Amazon confirmed the news in a blog post stating that YouTube TV is now available on a wide range of devices such as n Fire TV devices including Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen), Fire TV Stick 4K, all-new Fire TV Cube, Toshiba and Insignia Fire TV Edition Smart TVs and more.
“The YouTube TV app brings 70+ channels of live sports, breaking news, must-see shows and movies from major broadcast and popular cable networks to the big screen. We are excited to give Fire TV fans more choice than ever to watch live TV content on Fire TV,” wrote Amazon in a blog post.
YouTube TV offers channels from networks like ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC, as well as popular channels such as Discovery, TNT, CNN, ESPN, FX, as well as on-demand programming. Amazon also added that the app is compatible with Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen), Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube (1st and 2nd Gen), All Toshiba, Insignia, Element, and Westinghouse Fire TV Edition Smart TVs, Fire TV (2nd Gen), Fire TV (3rd Gen — Pendant Design).
Besides, Amazon also said that the service is not compatible with first-generation Fire TV Stick or Fire TV. The YouTube TV app is now available on Amazon Appstore for users in the United States. The service now costs $50 a month after Google announced a price hike earlier this year.
To recall, Amazon and Google ended their dispute in April this year, which saw the arrival of Fire TV and Amazon Prime Video on Chromecast. In return, Google allowed Amazon to release YouTube on its streaming platform.
