Your Fire TV gets a blockbuster free upgrade - Amazon confirms must-have revamp
Fire TV users will soon find they are able to easily send content from their phones straight to their tellies without any fuss thanks to a blockbuster change from Amazon. The online retail giant has confirmed it's launching a new feature called Matter Casting which basically allows consumers to start watching a TV show, movie or boxset on their smartphone and then seamlessly send it to their tellies for a bigger screen experience.
"Customers can begin watching a movie or browse for their next favourite show from Prime Video on their phone, and cast it to their compatible Fire TV device or Echo Show 15," explained Amazon.
Of course, both Apple and Google have offered casting for a while but this is the first time Amazon has joined the party.
Amazon has confirmed that Matter Casting is available now for customers around the world who want to beam Prime Video content from iOS and Android devices to the Echo Show 15. It will then be coming to compatible Fire TV devices in the coming months, including the recently announced smart TVs from Panasonic that now have Fire TV built-in.
Amazon also says that it's working with Plex, Pluto TV, Sling TV, STARZ, and ZDF to add Matter Casting support later this year.
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“We are excited to work with Amazon to bring Matter Casting to the STARZ app. Matter has been easy to integrate and will provide even more options for customers to enjoy our extensive collection of original series and popular films on their device of choice,” said Alison Hoffman, STARZ President of Domestic Networks.
This latest news was announced at CES in Las Vegas and there's been plenty more TV updates from this yearly showcase. Samsung has unveiled its latest and greatest goggleboxes which now feature smart AI for an improved image and LG gave fans a glimpse of wireless see-through screens that will be available soon.
It's called the SIGNATURE OLED T with LG promising that it will give users the "unprecedented freedom to meticulously curate their living spaces."
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