Amazon acquires exclusive US rights to smart TV app TikTok

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Amazon announced that it has acquired exclusive US rights to a TikTok smart TV app that allows Amazon Fire TV users to stream videos from the popular social media app to their TVs.


essential facts

  • heroine declined a request from Forbes for comment on whether the company and TIC Toc has entered into a revenue-sharing agreement with this agreement, or whether Amazon has purchased the exclusive rights to the programming from TikTok.
  • The TV app allows users in the US and Canada to scroll through TikTok using their Fire TV or Alexa remote hands-free.
  • Although the rights to the Connected TV app are exclusive, Apple users can stream TikTok videos to their TVs by bringing their iOS devices or Mac OS on your Apple TV with the mobile app or website open.
  • The TikTok app is also available on Google TV and Android TV, but only in the UK, France and Germany.

main reference

Amazon reported its third-quarter results last week, and stock prices fell after the company posted less than expected returns. In September, the company launched its first line of smart TVs, offering the Omni Series and Series 4, which integrate with the Fire TV interface. Meanwhile, TikTok’s COO Vanessa Pappas announced in September that the app had crossed one billion monthly active users.

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Translated from Forbes US – Author: Mason Bisda

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