It's official -- free, ad-supported video on demand streaming service Amazon Freevee will be phased out over the coming weeks.

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.

Red One is not yet available to stream on Prime Video, and a streaming release date has yet to be confirmed. It's possible that we could be watching it this Christmas on the streaming service though. Saltburn came out in cinemas on November 17, 2023 and was released on Prime Video on December 22, 2023, becoming a huge hit for the streamer.

Customers will still be able to access Freevee content, however, in the Prime Video streaming app, whether they have an Amazon Prime account or not. Original programming such as J

Amazon has confirmed it is shutting down Freevee, its free ad-supported streaming service, and folding it into Prime Video.

Freevee, the ad-supported streaming service from Amazon, is shutting down as the company consolidates its content under Prime Video.

This image shows the logo for Amazon Freevee, the new name for the free streaming service that will replace IMDb TV. Amazon announced Wednesday that the name change will happen later this month. (Amazon Freevee via AP) more > Amazon will shut down Freevee,