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Many people turn to IMDb for movie and TV ratings before deciding whether or not to watch a movie or show. Often, a movie or show's IMDb rating is used as a indication of whether it is worth watching. Have you ever heard someone say, "Nah, let's not watch that one - it has a 4.5 on IMDb, can you believe it?"
After becoming such a successful authority in the world of film and television, it only makes sense that IMDb would want a piece of the streaming service pie. When your company is as successful as IMDb has been over the last two decades, why not continue to offer movie reviews and trailers? Why not begin making your own content and licensing some of the movies that you already have in your nearly comprehensive database of movies and TV shows? IMDb TV feels almost like an inevitability, if you ask me, one that has resulted in one of the best free streaming sites on the web.
IMDb TV is a platform created by the parent company Amazon. It is a service that allows users to watch movies and television shows. Amazon also creates original content for IMDb TV. This original content helps Amazon control the film and TV industry.
IMDb TV is a free streaming site that still has a lot of room to grow. However, it is an excellent site with high-quality shows and movies. Everybody should know about it, and I believe it will become a bigger player in the streaming space over the next few years.
History
IMDb TV is a new streaming channel that was launched in January 2019. It is available to users on IMDb's official website and for Amazon Prime Video subscribers, without any additional cost. The channel also became available on Amazon Fire devices immediately upon launch.
IMDb announced on June 17th that it will be rebranding its Freedive service as IMDb TV. Along with this change, the streaming service also announced that it will triple its library of content. Thanks to impressive licensing deals with Warner Brothers, MGM Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, IMDb TV viewers will have access to hundreds of new classic and popular movie choices.
In February of 2020, Amazon made an announcement that signaled it was prepared to invest even further in IMDb TV's original content. The IMDb TV content team was officially integrated into Amazon Studios. The goal was to develop new content alongside new IMDb TV content creation leadership. Critics of IMDb TV's lack of original content should begin to see this concern become lifted soon.
Design
Frankly, I think the site design on IMDb TV could be improved. It's not unusable by any means, but it definitely doesn't come across as a streaming service that is backed by the richest man in the history of the world (Jeff Bezos).
I did not enjoy the IMDb TV layout. It was very similar to Netflix and Hulu, with sections separated by genre or category, each with its own side-scrolling browsing mechanism. The problem I had with it was that it didn't feel like I was browsing movies and TV shows on a legitimate streaming site. It felt more like the streaming site was something of a popup on the IMDb site. This could be because of its highly centralized layout - the site doesn't take advantage of the full page, instead of consolidating everything into a centered box - which I certainly do not understand.
Furthermore, I thought that the integration between IMDb and IMDb TV would have been better streamlined. Sure, you can see the IMDb ratings of each title and some basic credit info. However, why not utilize Amazon's own patented X-Ray feature? This would have been a great opportunity to take advantage of Amazon's rich database while watching a free movie or TV show.
If you're looking for more information on IMDb, you have to basically switch over to the website's regular page. I don't think IMDb TV feels like it takes full advantage of IMDb's other strengths; moreover, it feels like it's a separate website rather than an extension of IMDb. I would like to see more streamlining and integration in the future as IMDb TV grows and evolves.
Content and Features
Although IMDb TV has not yet made a big splash when it comes to original content, the site seems to be mostly focused on providing some hard-to-find licensed movies and TV shows.
IMDb TV has been busy recently revamping its content lineup with original series like Leverage and Corner Gas Animated, as well as acquiring rights to series like Alex Rider. There have been rumors that Amazon Studios and IMDb TV will be taking over production of Judge Judy once the show ends in 2021.
Fans of NBC's Chicago Fire will be happy to know that IMDb TV has begun streaming the show. Additionally, all 5 seasons of Friday Night Lights are available to stream for free. In February 2020, IMDb TV also announced that it would be gaining the rights to 20+ Disney movies.
Some of the bigger titles that you can stream for free on IMDb TV include several Star Trek movies and the entirety of the wildly popular AMC series Mad Men. There are, of course, hundreds of other free movies and TV shows streaming here as well. I would definitely recommend heading over to IMDbtv.com and checking out the full list for yourself!
Mobile and Desktop Experience
Unfortunately, IMDb TV doesn't have its own mobile app as of yet. You can, of course, access all content via the Prime Video apps, which exist for just about every device there is. As long as you don't mind accessing IMDb TV's content as a Prime Video channel, you won't have any mobile issues with this free streaming site. However, it's a bit disappointing that there isn't a dedicated IMDb TV app of its own (or an IMDb TV component to the original IMDb app).
Suggestions that I have for IMDb TV
I would like IMDb TV to become more independent, offering their own app for example. Secondly, IMDb TV should seriously consider ways in which it can become more integrated with the IMDb database. I expect a streamlined and unprecedentedly information-driven viewing experience from a streaming site run by IMDb.
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