The US giant Amazon wants to launch a free streaming service in Germany this year.
So far, there is already the paid streaming offer Prime Video.
The free streaming service IMDb TV already exists in the USA and Great Britain and will also start in Germany "in the course of this year", as Amazon announced on Wednesday.
On April 27th, IMDb TV will also be rebranded to Amazon Freevee.
The trade journal "W&V" had previously reported on it.
The service is financed by advertising revenue.
Amazon Freevee Head, Ashraf Alkarmi, said: "Increasingly, customers are transitioning to streaming premium ad-supported content, and we've built Amazon Freevee to bring them coveted content with limited ads." Offering exclusive series and movie formats (Originals) at Amazon Freevee is to be significantly expanded over the course of the year.
In Germany, numerous national and international providers are competing for streaming customers.
In addition to international giants such as Netflix, Disney, Apple and Amazon, broadcasting groups such as RTL Germany and ProSiebenSat.1 also have their own streaming platforms, as do the public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.