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 is closing Freevee, the free-to-watch, advertising-supported streaming service, folding it into the subscription-based Prime Video product.

To deliver a simpler viewing experience for customers, we have decided to phase out Freevee branding, Amazon said as part of a statement to Deadline. Non-Prime members will be abl