Tag: Amazon Fire TV Stick

Amazon Fire TV stick active users soar to 40 million globally

Mumbai: As preferences of people shifting from cable TV to video-on-demand, Amazon Inc on Monday said its streaming device Fire TV stick has surpassed over 40 million active users globally.

Amazon Fire TV has successfully left behind the Roku TV, a US-based digital media player that allows customers to access internet streamed videos. Roku Inc had 32.3 million active users in November, said PTI report.

Apple TV, Chromecast and Fire TV have opened new avenues for the customers to stream internet content on television sets.

The Fire TV stick launched by Amazon in 2014, features content from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video among others and casts video directly to the television.

January 7, 2020
EPIC On brings special offer for Amazon Fire TV Stick users

MUMBAI: EPIC On, the premium video-on-demand platform by EPIC Channel, takes the next step to strengthening its relationship with users of one of the most popular streaming media players in the country – Amazon Fire TV Stick. For the first-time ever, Amazon Fire TV Stick users can avail the annual subscription of EPIC On at a discount of 50 per cent. This limited period, exclusive offer is currently available and valid only on the annual subscription plan of Rs. 499/-.

Amazon Fire TV Stick users have access to EPIC On’s high-definition (HD) content library across genres – with select shows in Hindi, English, and Tamil – along with short format content, video books by renowned author Devdutt Pattanaik, and classic tales from ACK Media and Tinkle.

EPIC On hosts content from EPIC TV’s acclaimed library along with a selection of exceptional stories and original series mentioned below.

Regiment Diaries – The show takes the audience behind the heavily guarded gates of new army regimental centres and highlights the training, legacy, history of the regiments, and all that goes into turning a civilian into a solider.

Siyaasat – Based on the famous book, ‘The Twentieth Wife’, the show is a story of politics, interpersonal conflicts, sabotage, grandeur, power and above all else, the love between Salim and Mehrunissa, who was Salim's twentieth and final wife.

Road Less Travelled – The host travels through India in search of exotic and unique experiences, moments not found in ordinary life.

Wilderness Days – Tom Alter takes viewers across the length and breadth of the country, traversing some of the wildest forests to get exclusive footage of unbelievably close encounters with animals in their natural habitats.

The Great Escape – Based on true events, this show takes you on a thrilling ride of the most daring escapes from Indian history.

Stories By Rabindranath Tagore – Ace director Anurag Basu presents a cinematic interpretation of Tagore's stories and characters, transporting the audience to a less complicated world filled with far more appeal and beauty.

Ekaant – The show documents and investigates the eerie processes of abandonment of historic sites like palaces and deserted forts, near some of the most populated places.

January 5, 2020
DishTV’s OTT app Watcho arrives on Amazon Fire TV

MUMBAI: With an aim to offer engaging and differentiated content catering to young audiences across the country, Dish TV India Ltd, the world’s largest single-country DTH company, has expanded distribution of its OTT app Watcho to Amazon Fire TV Stick. Effective immediately, Amazon Fire TV Stick customers can access Watcho app to discover original web shows, short films, more than 100 Live TV channels and various other regional shows and movies.

Watcho provides access to a large VOD content library of originals, movies and popular shows along with linear TV service. It is also the first OTT service to feature user generated content allowing users to create and upload their own content to Watcho. The flexible service was designed to address the large base of over 23 million subscribers of DishTV and d2h and is also open to new users.

“We are excited to bring Watcho to the wide audience base on Amazon Fire TV Stick. Watcho, since launch, has received a good reception and there has been demand to host it across platforms. The OTT market is continuously evolving and the consumption is growing on TV and mobile. We are confident that users will be delighted with the seamless experience of watching new-age and bite-sized video content of Watcho on the Amazon Fire TV Stick,” Dish TV India Ltd executive director and group CEO Anil Dua said.

Watcho offers 1000+ hours of library content including movies and short films and can now be installed directly from the Amazon App Store. At present it has around 20 original shows in Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. As an introductory offer, the service is available free of cost.

October 23, 2019
MX Player now on Amazon Fire TV Stick and Android TV

MUMBAI: Emerging as the one-stop-shop for all things entertainment, MX Player – India’s leading streaming platform is now going beyond your mobile phones and will feature on Amazon Fire TV Stick and Android TV. The entertainment app offers viewers an online content library with multi-genre and multilingual MX Original series’, the best in class offline video playing capabilities and audio music all on one common platform.

Elaborating on the app being available on the bigger screen via these streaming devices, Karan Bedi – CEO, MX Player said, “With entertainment at the core of our product, our vision is to bring viewers content that can be streamed anytime, anywhere and at a screen of their choosing – be it on their handheld devices or on the large screen. Also, featuring on Amazon Fire TV Stick and Android TV helps us to both, consolidate and expand our existing consumer base.”

With the recent boom in the sales of high definition TVs across Tier II and Tier III markets, content consumption patterns have evolved with an increased appreciation of an immersive viewing experience. More so, OTT content is poised to grow with innovative technology that will make for immersive, experiential and engaging viewing.

Speaking about the same, Karan said, “Our Originals are curated keeping in mind production values par excellence, stories that are relevant and a talent pool which brings alive the narrative – be it the actors, directors or writers. The cinematic experience that we bring viewers for free combined with the sheer scale of our content will further be amplified on the big screen and we are glad to be present on these streaming devices.”

July 19, 2019
Airtel & Amazon partner for Fire TV Stick with voice remote

MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with Amazon for Amazon’s Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote, which was launched in India today.

Customers purchasing Amazon Fire TV will get free 100 GB high speed data via Airtel Broadband or Airtel 4G Home Wi-Fi to enable them to enjoy online content on their TV. In addition, Airtel Movies, the OTT app from Airtel, will offer Airtel mobile and broadband customers access to an exciting collection of thousands of popular Bollywood movies & premium TV shows across a host of genres.

Bharti Airtel consumer business and chief marketing officer Raj Pudipeddi said, “We invite customers to experience the Amazon Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote Fire TV on Airtel and also enjoy thousands of movies with Airtel Movies.”

While the data offer can be availed by existing as well as new Airtel home broadband and 4G home Wi-Ficustomers, free access to content on Airtel Movies will be available to all Airtel mobile customers as well. The data quota can be availed in buckets of 35GB per month for three months from the date of activation. To activate the Airtel offer, customers of Amazon Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote have to just launch Airtel Movies and follow a few simple steps.

Airtel 4G is available to customers in all 22 circles across India and the Airtel 4G home Wi-Fi device enables a seamless high speed Wi-Fi experience in homes with the added benefit of portability. Airtel has been rated as fastest mobile network in India by Ookla. Airtel Broadband is available to customers in 87 cities and offers high speed broadband with speeds up to 100 Mbps with cutting edge offerings like V-Fiber that power digital homes of the future.

Airtel 4G Home Wi-Fi is currently available only in Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana, Kolkata, Punjab and Maharashtra.

April 19, 2017