Google and Amazon finally bury the ax of war streaming (video), so that Prime Video is about to land on Chromecast, where YouTube is about to land on the Fire TV.
It's been several years since Google and Amazon did not get along when it came to streaming , so each of the two companies arranged for none of its products to be compatible with the service of the other. Nevertheless, this war seems finally over.
In a recent announcement, Amazon and Google have announced that the streaming services will eventually be available on their respective products. In fact, this means that YouTube (as well as YouTube TV and Kids) will be compatible with Amazon's Fire TV, where Prime Video will be compatible with Chromecast video. In the same way, the video streaming service will land directly in Android TV.
In this regard, both companies say: "The main YouTube app will be the easiest way for users to watch all their favorite YouTube content on Fire TV... Chromecast users or devices with built-in Chromecast, as well as that Android TV users will have easy access to the Prime Video catalog."
However, Amazon and Google have not yet mentioned the arrival of Amazon Music on Google Home speakers or, conversely, the compatibility of YouTube Music with Amazon Alexa speakers. It's hard to know if companies will find an agreement on music streaming or not, but this release is already a symbolic step in the relationship between the two companies. In addition, users will be the first to enjoy.
As a reminder, the war between Google and Amazon around the Chromecast lasted for several months, to the point that each company was trying to hinder the other . To do this, Google had made the decision to block YouTube on Fire TV and speakers connected Amazon Echo Show, devices whose main argument is the screen, which allows viewing videos. For its part, the group of Jeff Bezos refused to market the Chromecast on its online sales platform.
It's been several years since Google and Amazon did not get along when it came to streaming , so each of the two companies arranged for none of its products to be compatible with the service of the other. Nevertheless, this war seems finally over.
Google and its Chromecast, Amazon and Fire TV
In a recent announcement, Amazon and Google have announced that the streaming services will eventually be available on their respective products. In fact, this means that YouTube (as well as YouTube TV and Kids) will be compatible with Amazon's Fire TV, where Prime Video will be compatible with Chromecast video. In the same way, the video streaming service will land directly in Android TV.
In this regard, both companies say: "The main YouTube app will be the easiest way for users to watch all their favorite YouTube content on Fire TV... Chromecast users or devices with built-in Chromecast, as well as that Android TV users will have easy access to the Prime Video catalog."
However, Amazon and Google have not yet mentioned the arrival of Amazon Music on Google Home speakers or, conversely, the compatibility of YouTube Music with Amazon Alexa speakers. It's hard to know if companies will find an agreement on music streaming or not, but this release is already a symbolic step in the relationship between the two companies. In addition, users will be the first to enjoy.
As a reminder, the war between Google and Amazon around the Chromecast lasted for several months, to the point that each company was trying to hinder the other . To do this, Google had made the decision to block YouTube on Fire TV and speakers connected Amazon Echo Show, devices whose main argument is the screen, which allows viewing videos. For its part, the group of Jeff Bezos refused to market the Chromecast on its online sales platform.