The deal includes SVOD rights to the recently launched original SYFY series “The Ark,” Amazon Freevee’s original series “Leverage: Redemption,” and the crime series, “Almost Paradise."
Forty percent of US adults that watch free TV streaming (FTS) services such as YouTube, Pluto TV, and Freevee reported an increase in time spent viewing the services compared with last year, according to Aluma Insights.
The move reflects the broadcaster's debut in the FAST market with further plans to build on the offer with FAST channels to launch on its free streaming service UKTV Play at a later date.
Amazon Freevee to stream 3 seasons of hit Gen Z reality format alongside YouTube and Quintus Studios will distribute the format in the world outside Germany.
The company will offer more than 1,000 hours worth of content on Real Disaster Channel, Crime & Justice and Property & Reno, set to launch on Amazon Freevee and Xumo Play in the US, and Roku in Canada.