Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters are up in arms after Amazon demanded a 30% slice of any advertising revenue that passes through its FireTV devices.

Amazon demands 30% share of ad revenue from TV networks’ apps::Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters are up in arms after Amazon demanded a 30% slice of any advertising revenue that passes through its FireTV devices. Financial Review said networks Seven, Nine, Ten and SBS had accused the parcels to showbiz company of a “cash grab” and “rent-seeking”. Amazon has set new terms of services that would require…

  • greenskye@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Are people actually using the built in apps over a dedicated box? I figured most people had a dedicated streaming device for at least their main TV. So much faster, better updates, more consistent (and with things like Apple TV I think the only way to access the platform)

    • echo64@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      apple ported their streaming services to everything, it’s not only available on apple hardware fwiw

      but no, most people just use whatever their tv does. tech people don’t obviously but most people do

      • greenskye@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Hmm, guess I’ve just influenced everyone I know enough to use the boxes. The only people who don’t that I know are also traditional cable only people and don’t use streaming services at all.

    • NuPNuA@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I’ve used the on board apps since I had a TV that supported them. I used to use my consoles before that but they suck up a lot of power for an equivalent or worse experience than the TV apps.