Amazon is rolling out a news aggregation app for Fire TV and tablets
https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/22/amazon-is-rolling-out-a-news-aggregation-app-for-fire-tv-and-tablets/
Beginning today, Amazon will be rolling out a news aggregation app for Fire TV users in the U.S. The app serves up a customizable news experience from a number of different outlets. The list includes nearly 20 names (a number of which are Yahoo sub-sites), including bigger partners like Reuters, CBS, Sports Illustrated and HuffPo. The available outlets are as follows,
There are a number of big names missing, of course, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal< NPR and CNN all spring to mind. Though admittedly these sorts of content deals can be tricky, through a combination of paywalled content and the kind of flash news feature that’s required to serve content through a smart assistant. Amazon promises to “continue to expand its news content selection over time.”