Up until now, Amazon and Google had prevented their respective video services from being available on each other's TV streaming platforms.
Google's competing devices — Chromecast and Google Home — on its website.
However, the agreement to make YouTube and Prime video available on the competing platforms doesn't extend to theat least not yet. The Google Home Hub and Amazon Echo Show both have visual displays for playing videos, but Thursday's announcement made no mention of these two devices. "We think selection is a good thing for customers and are always looking for ways to add more video content to Echo devices with screens," an Amazon spokesperson told Business Insider."However, I don't have anything specific to share today."
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