Amazon and Google announced Thursday they had agreed to allow each other's streaming media applications to work on their platforms, ending a spat over video between the tech giants.
Users of Amazon's Fire TV will be able to use the YouTube application and Google Chromecast users will have access to Amazon Prime Video under an agreement by the two tech giants. GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File/Dia Dipasupil
The companies said in a statement that the official YouTube apps will be available on Amazon’s Fire TV in the coming months, allowing users of the Amazon platform to access the music videos, movies, shows and other content from the Google-owned service. The deal appears to end a spat between the two tech giants that made it difficult or impossible for users of one of the video services to use the platform to access the other’s.
“Bringing our flagship YouTube experience to Amazon Fire TV gives our users even more ways to watch the videos and creators they love.”
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