Good news for streaming fans – Kevin Shapela, EVP, Chief Financial Officer at Fandango announced today that the Vudu app will be launching “soon” on Fire TV devices.
Shapela stated in the press release, “We want Vudu fans to be able to watch movies and TV shows on all of their favorite devices, and Fire TV has been one of our customers’ most-requested devices for streaming content. With Vudu’s vast library of premium content from new release event movies to favorite films and TV shows, we are excited to deliver to Fire TV users so many new viewing options to watch in their living rooms, many in breathtaking 4K.”
FandangoNow launched on Fire TV devices this time last year, allowing FandangoNow users to view their library on Amazon’s devices, but restricted users from purchasing or renting titles on the service. Vudu, which was acquired by Comcast-owned Fandango last year, will have similar restrictions on Amazon’s platform, although users will still be able to purchase and rent titles by logging in on another device, like a web browser. No timeline for the rollout was officially announced, and at press time, the Vudu app was not currently available on any of my Fire Stick 4K devices.
Source:Â Next TV
Todd Erwin has been a reviewer at Home Theater Forum since 2008. His love of movies began as a young child, first showing Super 8 movies in his backyard during the summer to friends and neighbors at age 10. He also received his first movie camera that year, a hand-crank Wollensak 8mm with three fixed lenses. In 1980, he graduated to "talkies" with his award-winning short The Ape-Man, followed by the cult favorite The Adventures of Terrific Man two years later. Other films include Myth or Fact: The Talbert Terror and Warren's Revenge (which is currently being restored). In addition to movie reviews, Todd has written many articles for Home Theater Forum centering mostly on streaming as well as an occasional hardware review, is the host of his own video podcast Streaming News & Views on YouTube and is a frequent guest on the Home Theater United podcast.
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