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Amazon demands 30% share of ad revenue from TV networks’ apps (www.broadbandtvnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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…

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pretty much. I currently use fire sticks with Kodi side loaded for TV because it's a pretty cheap decent android TV device. If it became restricted in this way such that apps I do want to use go away, I'd just buy a generic Android TV device (or side load them).

This is just another of the long line of bad ideas big business seem to be having to try to get every last cent out of a product or service they can. It's too far and we can easily avoid it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Get a $20 onn android box from Walmart. Miles better than the firestick

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have the same setup with a rpi 4 and I've been impressed with it. Amazon may just feed the rpi shortage... Damn.