Amazon's FAST service seemed redundant after Amazon launched the Prime Video ad tier in January. With the subscription tier making money from subscription fees and ads shown on Prime Video with ads, it made little sense for Amazon to continue with Freevee, which only has the latter revenue stream.

Amazon’s choice to shut down Freevee and move its content to Prime Video is probably due to the growing similarities between the two platforms. With the ad-supported tier now in place, Prime Video and Freevee have become much more alike, making the latter’s unique appeal less necessary.

Amazon is phasing out its free, ad-supported streaming service, Freevee. All the shows and movies will go to Amazon Prime Video. The platform already offers a mix of content, including rentals, purchases, free ad-supported television (FAST) channels ...