Amazon India is holding an event on Wednesday where it is expected to announce the Amazon Fire TV Stick. Given the rise of online streaming in the country thanks to the likes of Hotstar, Netflix and the recently launched Prime Video, Amazon is looking to cash in by bringing its Fire TV Stick to the Indian market.
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is essentially and pen drive-like device that turns any old TV into a smart TV. It competes directly against streaming products like Chromecast and Apple TV, among others. It is one of the more budget streaming media players out there that lets you stream content from apps like Prime Video, Netflix and YouTube, among others. Amazon in December last year launched its Prime Video streaming service in India, which is included as part of Amazon Prime membership that costs Rs. 499 per year, and the Fire TV Stick will be the ‘official’ way of watching all that content on your big screen TV.
Amazon Fire TV stick is coming to India soon, and it's super cheap
April 18, 2017 - The News MinuteAmazon Prime was launched in India some months back and it is already one of the most visible products if one went by the TV ads. Now Amazon brings its Fire TV brand also here with the Fire TV Stick expected to launch in April 2017. Though Amazon also...
Amazon Fire TV Stick to launch in India soon, will start at Rs 1999 for Prime members: Report
April 17, 2017 - The Indian ExpressAmazon's Fire TV Stick, which is a TV streaming product, could launch in India this month at a starting price of Rs 1,999, according to a report on tech website TechPP. The report on TechPP also says the price will be higher for non-Prime consumers...