Erik Gruenwedel
September 30, 2019
Google-owned YouTube TV Sept. 30 announced it is now available on Amazon Fire TV streaming media devices.
The $49.99 (monthly) online TV service’s app is embedded in the Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen), Fire TV Stick 4K, all-new Fire TV Cube, all Toshiba, Insignia, Element, and Westinghouse Fire TV Edition smart TVs and previous generation Fire TV devices including Fire TV Cube (1st Gen), Fire TV (2nd Gen), Fire TV (3rd Gen — Pendant Design). The YouTube TV app is not compatible with Fire TV Stick (1st Gen) and Fire TV (1st Gen).
“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,” Michael Polin, Fire TV product marketing, wrote in a blog post.
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