Google, which owns YouTube, and Amazon are going to war over streaming services and plenty more. YouTube is also disappearing again from Amazon’s Echo Show video device.
It’s not the first time Google has molded Amazon from the traditional video platform.
In September, Amazon unveiled a new line of Echo devices, including the Echo Plus, the Echo Spot and an updated Echo. In October, Google unveiled a slew of hardware products to get its Assistant, a digital helper akin to Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri, to more users. The new devices include an updated version of the Google Home smart speaker and a Google Home Mini device.
But on Tuesday, Google again drew YouTube off Echo Show and Fire TV, claiming Amazon is not reviewing its products fairly.
“We’ve been trying to reach an agreement with Amazon to give customers access to each other’s products and services. But Amazon doesn’t carry Google commodities like Chromecast and Google Home, doesn’t make Prime Video possible for Google Cast users, and last month discontinued selling some of Nest’s latest products,” a Google spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
“Given this lack of back-scratching, we are no longer maintaining YouTube on Echo Show and FireTV. We hope we can relinquish an agreement to resolve these issues soon."
Right now Google Home can't be bought on Amazon either. Neither can Google's Chromecast video streaming device. Google has been in negotiations with Amazon to try to get both company's products on each of their platforms, a person familiar with Google's thinking told CNET. That could mean, for example, having Prime Video, Amazon's streaming video service, on Google's Cast streaming products.
It’s not the first time Google has molded Amazon from the traditional video platform.
In September, Amazon unveiled a new line of Echo devices, including the Echo Plus, the Echo Spot and an updated Echo. In October, Google unveiled a slew of hardware products to get its Assistant, a digital helper akin to Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri, to more users. The new devices include an updated version of the Google Home smart speaker and a Google Home Mini device.
But on Tuesday, Google again drew YouTube off Echo Show and Fire TV, claiming Amazon is not reviewing its products fairly.
“We’ve been trying to reach an agreement with Amazon to give customers access to each other’s products and services. But Amazon doesn’t carry Google commodities like Chromecast and Google Home, doesn’t make Prime Video possible for Google Cast users, and last month discontinued selling some of Nest’s latest products,” a Google spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
“Given this lack of back-scratching, we are no longer maintaining YouTube on Echo Show and FireTV. We hope we can relinquish an agreement to resolve these issues soon."
Right now Google Home can't be bought on Amazon either. Neither can Google's Chromecast video streaming device. Google has been in negotiations with Amazon to try to get both company's products on each of their platforms, a person familiar with Google's thinking told CNET. That could mean, for example, having Prime Video, Amazon's streaming video service, on Google's Cast streaming products.
