Amazon Adds Channels to Fire TV Devices

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Amazon says that since September it has added a number of new channels to its Fire TV devices.

Among the network programming now available via Fire TV are shows from NBC, NBC Sports, HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel and Fox.

“We’re thrilled to bring these popular new channels, apps, and games to Fire TV customers,” said Steve Rabuchin, VP, Amazon Appstore.

Amazon Fire TV devices now have access to more than 4,000 channels, apps and games, the company says.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.