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

Amazon on Monday announced the acquisition of select assets of MX Player, including the MX Player app, to merge with its ad-supported video-on-demand (AVoD) service, Amazon miniTV.

This combined entity will be known as Amazon MX Player. The merger aims to provide a wide range of premium and free content to over 250 million users, making it one of India’s largest free streaming services, the company said in its statement.