Fetch TV and Amazon today announced that the Amazon Prime Video app is launching on Fetch tomorrow. The Amazon Prime Video app will roll out to Fetch Mighty boxes over a 2-week period, commencing Tuesday. Subscribers with a Fetch Mini box are expected to receive the Amazon Prime Video app in the next release, currently scheduled for the end June.
Fetch households with Amazon Prime memberships will have access to exciting Amazon Original series including The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team, featuring the Australian Men’s Cricket Team and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Plus, Emmy and Golden Globe nominated series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fleabag, The Man in the High Castle, and Good Omens. Fetch customers can also stream thousands of popular TV shows and hit movies, with the Amazon Prime Video app. This includes the new Australian Amazon Original stand-up specials exclusively available now on Amazon Prime Video, with two specials being released each week over a five-week period.
“Fetch has enjoyed tremendous success by making good on the simple proposition of ‘All your entertainment in one easy place’ said Scott Lorson, CEO of Fetch TV. “Today represents another win for Fetch subscribers, with the highly anticipated addition of the Amazon Prime Video app.”
“We expect strong take up of the Amazon Prime Video service on Fetch. Australian households are, more than ever, looking for quality home entertainment options as they bunker down and practice social distancing.”
Prime members have access to thousands of movies and TV shows, more than two million songs and thousands of stations and playlists ad-free on Amazon Music, access to over 1,000 e-books with Prime Reading, benefits for gamers with Twitch Prime, access to discounted priority delivery and more.
Current Amazon Prime members simply enter their existing Username and Password to access the Amazon Prime Video app on Fetch. Fetch subscribers that are not currently Prime members can follow the easy on-screen instructions to sign up and start their Prime 30-day free trial. Thereafter, Prime membership is available for either AUD$6.99 a month or AUD$59 a year.
About Fetch TV
Fetch TV partners with leading internet service providers Optus, the iiNet Group (iiNet, Internode, and Westnet), Aussie Broadband, Vocus (Dodo and iPrimus), and Aussie Broadband, along with leading retailers Harvey Norman, JB Hi Fi, Bing Lee and The Good Guys to provide subscribers with an entertainment service delivered to the TV over a broadband connection to a set top box. In addition to a 1 terabyte personal video recorder for recording TV, the content line up includes an in-home movie store with over 8,500 titles including the latest new releases, a TV store with leading TV shows to purchase, leading SVOD services Netflix and Stan, Free to Air and subscription Catch-Up TV services, Pay per View access to UFC, apps including YouTube, as well as the option to add subscription entertainment channel packs from major content providers. Visit fetchtv.com.au for more information.
About Prime Video
Prime Video is a premium streaming service available as part of a Prime membership that offers customers a vast collection of award winning Amazon Originals, hit movies and popular TV shows, all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.
- Included with Prime Video: Prime members in Australia can stream hit TV shows, popular movies and Amazon Original series including The Boys, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winner The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Emmy award-winner Fleabag and more.
- Instant access: Watch where you want, when you want with the Prime Video app available on smart TVs, mobile devices, tablets, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, select game consoles, Fetch TV or online at PrimeVideo.com. In the Prime Video app, users can download episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost.
- Included with Prime: Prime members have access to free expedited delivery in as fast as two days on eligible items and free international delivery on eligible Amazon US items over $49, alongside entertainment benefits including music, video games and reading, for just AUD$ 6.99/month. New customers can find out more at amazon.com.au/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.
