Amazon set to launch ad-supported Prime Video Tier
According to a new report out of The Wall Street Journal, Amazon is looking to launch a new tier of Prime Video that will be ad-supported. This seems to be the new big thing for streaming services these days, with Netflix having added an ads tier and now Amazon looking to follow suit.
This isn’t a huge surprise, as Amazon has recently been hiring executives for ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) as well as free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) positions, as long ago as last fall.
With Amazon Prime Video already costing…