Amazon merges MX Player with miniTV to expand ad-supported streaming

New Delhi: Amazon has announced its acquisition of select assets from Times Internet-owned MX Player, including the MX Player app, which will merge with its ad-supported video-on-demand service, Amazon miniTV, to create Amazon MX Player.

On 29 March, Mint reported that the e-commerce giant had resumed talks to acquire the cash-strapped video streaming platform almost a year after the initial deal fell through.