Amazon Files for "AmazonTube" Trademark After Google Pulled YouTube From the Echo Show

2017/12/29

Google’s decision to block YouTube content was a real kick in the pants to Amazon as it got ready to launch its Echo Show device. After all, YouTube videos are the perfect content for the device and its smaller counterpart, the Echo Spot. The small screen sizes mean the products aren’t really suitable for watching content that’s longer than, say 10 minutes or so. In the late of December, the site TV Answer Man spotted an interesting Amazon filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that could point to the next steps forward for the company. The application highlights two names, "AmazonTube" and "OpenTube," along with descriptions that hedge pretty closely to YouTube’s bread and butter.

Source: tech crunch.com