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Univision App Comes to Amazon Fire TV

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TV Everywhere app, which features content from Univision, UniMás and Galavisión, deploys on platform ahead of new Prende service

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Amazon announced that its Fire TV platform now supports the Univision TV Everywhere app, home to content from Univision, UniMás, Galavisión and other Univision Communications channels.

The Spanish-language broadcaster’s networks had previously been available on the No. 2 U.S. OTT platform via live-network bundles such as fubo TV and the just subsetted AT&T TV Now. 

Users of Alexa voice-enabled Amazon Fire TV devices, who can authenticate the Univision app through a pay TV subscription, will now be able to access Univision’s news, sports and entertainment programming by uttering sentences such as, “Alexa, abre Univision,” or  “Alexa, encuentra Univision." If needed, the English utterances work too: “Alexa, open Univision" or "Alexa, find Univision."

Also read: PrendeTV Streaming Service Being Launched by Univision

Univision, moving vast under the direction of new CEO Wade Davis, just announced the development of a new AVOD service, Prende, that will launch later in the first quarter. 

Is this a precursor to Amazon supporting the Prende app? An Amazon rep said the company has no Prende news to share at this time. 

Daniel Frankel
Daniel Frankel

Daniel Frankel is the managing editor of Next TV, an internet publishing vertical focused on the business of video streaming. A Los Angeles-based writer and editor who has covered the media and technology industries for more than two decades, Daniel has worked on staff for publications including E! Online, Electronic Media, Mediaweek, Variety, paidContent and GigaOm. You can start living a healthier life with greater wealth and prosperity by following Daniel on Twitter today!