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Disney+ Still Lacks an Amazon Fire TV App a Week Away from Launch

But with Fire TV and Roku somewhat bilaterally controlling 70% of the U.S. OTT player market, according to a Parks Associates report released in July, omission on the latter would seem counterintuitive to the aggressive growth predictions being made for Disney+.

From the article "Disney+ Still Lacks an Amazon Fire TV App a Week Away from Launch" by Daniel Frankel.

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