Best Buy and Amazon team up on new smart TV in U.S., Canada

Amazon and Best Buy announced a collaboration to bring the next generation of Fire TV Edition smart TVs to customers in the United States and Canada.

Best Buy will launch more than ten 4K and HD Fire TV Edition models from Insignia and Toshiba, beginning this summer. The newly designed smart TVs come with the Fire TV experience built-in, uniquely bringing together live over-the-air TV and all your streaming content into one easy-to-view location.

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The devices connect any HD antenna and instantly use Alexa to search for and watch broadcast TV. Users can also choose from a catalog of streaming TV episodes and movies from Netflix, Prime Video, HBO, PlayStation Vue, Hulu and more.

“These Fire Edition smart TVs by Insignia and Toshiba deliver beautiful visuals and all the movies and TV shows you love, with an experience that gets better every day with Alexa. We could not have a better partner in this endeavor,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO.

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