IMDb TV, Amazon's free streaming service, now has iOS and Android apps

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IMDb TV, Amazon's free streaming service, no has iOS and Android apps
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IMDb TV, Amazon’s free video streaming service, has launched its own iOS and Android mobile apps.

The ad-supported platform, which lets users watch a mix of TV shows and Amazon originals at no cost, landed on iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices in the US this week.

The service originally launched as 'Freedive' in 2019, before Amazon renamed it IMDb TV and beefed up its library, which includes hits such as Mad Men, Chicago Fire, The Wolf Of Wall Street and How To Train Your Dragon.

Not bad, provided you don't mind sitting through the ads. You can't skip them, of course, but Amazon claims there are fewer ads than there are on live TV.

IMDb TV content is currently only available when streaming from within the United States but there's talk of Amazon launching it in the UK. Last year, the tech giant advertised for a ‘Head of IMDb TV UK’, tasked with building the UK version of the service.

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