YouTube TV Is Coming to (Most) Fire TV Devices

Amazon Fire TV owners are getting a new streaming channel: YouTube TV.

The new offering shouldn't be confused with the regular YouTube app. YouTube TV is $49.99-a-month subscription service that offers access to live TV and sports across more than 70 channels, including ESPN, TNT, CNN, in addition to the big networks: ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. So it's an option for anyone looking to cut the cord with their cable TV provider.

YouTube TV will arrive on select Fire TV devices, including the second-generation Fire TV stick, Fire TV Stick 4K, and the newest version of the Fire TV Cube, which launches on Oct. 10.

Other supported devices include the first-generation Fire TV Cube and Fire TV Edition Smart TVs from Toshiba, Insignia, Element, and Westinghouse. First-generation Fire TV and Fire TV Stick device owners are out of luck.

Amazon is adding the Google-owned YouTube TV due to customer demand. "We are excited to give Fire TV fans more choice than ever to watch live TV content on Fire TV," said Michael Polin, Fire TV product marketing manager, in today's announcement.

The two companies had previously feuded over carrying each other's products on their respective internet platforms and hardware devices. As a result, Google temporarily decided to pull the standard YouTube app from Amazon's Fire TV and Echo devices. Fortunately for consumers, the two companies made peace on the issue earlier this year; Google made the YouTube app re-available over Fire TV devices while Amazon brought its Prime Video streaming app to Google's Chromecast devices and Android TV.

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I've been a journalist for over 15 years. I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City and joined PCMag in 2017, where I cover satellite internet services, cybersecurity, PC hardware, and more. I'm currently based in San Francisco, but previously spent over five years in China, covering the country's technology sector.

Since 2020, I've covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I've combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink's cellular service.

I also cover cyber threats, from ransomware gangs to the emergence of AI-based malware. In 2024 and 2025, the FTC forced Avast to pay consumers $16.5 million for secretly harvesting and selling their personal information to third-party clients, as revealed in my joint investigation with Motherboard.

I also cover the PC graphics card market. Pandemic-era shortages led me to camp out in front of a Best Buy to get an RTX 3000. I'm now following how the AI-driven memory shortage is impacting the entire consumer electronics market. I'm always eager to learn more, so please jump in the comments with feedback and send me tips.

The Best Tech I've Had:

My first video game console: a Nintendo Famicom
I loved my Sega Saturn despite PlayStation's popularity.
The iPod Video I received as a gift in college
Xbox 360 FTW
The Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone I was proud to own.
The PC desktop I built in 2013, which still works to this day.

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