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Net2TV Comes to Amazon AppstoreNet2TV Corp.'s free, streaming television service, Portico TV, is now available in the Amazon Appstore for Android (News - Alert) devices and on Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire tablets and Fire Phone, giving viewers a variety of full-length (30 minute) specialty programs including "The Week in TIME," "Popular Science," and "Better Homes and Gardens." "We're continually looking for new programming that enriches the viewing experience of our customers and we're thrilled to add Portico TV to the line-up in the Amazon Appstore," said Steve Rabuchin, vice president, Amazon Appstore. "The addition of Portico TV allows us to bring our customers full-length, special-interest programming from some of the most popular media brands in the business." Net2TV's Portico TV currently offers 18 on-demand, full-length programs from partners like Time Inc. (News - Alert), Bonnier Corp and Meredith. Series include "Better Homes and Gardens," "Celeb TV," "A Closer Look with the AP," "Cooking Light," "Cycle World," "Field & Steam," "Inside Golf," "Newsy (News - Alert) in 30," "PEOPLE This Week," "Popular Science," "Saveur," "Southern Living," "Sports Illustrated," "The Week in TIME," and "World Eats." All shows are updated weekly with the exception of news programs, which are updated daily. "The Amazon Appstore enables our programming partners-who represent some of the biggest media names-to reach new audiences and to give those audiences quality programming choices," said Tom Morgan, Net2TV co-founder and CEO. About Net2TV and Portico TV Net2TV Corporation is a digital television company that offers a combination of tools and services that make it possible for media companies to create, distribute and monetize full-length online TV programming. Net2TV's Portico TV programming is developed in partnership with established media brands and high-quality online producers. Net2TV curates short-form videos from these partners and packages the video into full 30-minute television programs for tablets, smart phones and smart TVs, connected TVs, cable set-top boxes, and now Amazon Appstore. The company, which is headed by industry veterans from MTV/Nickelodeon, Black Arrow, NBC, TiVo (News - Alert) and Netflix, is based in Redwood City, Calif. For more information, visit www.net2tv.com. Tweet this story: @Net2Television and @TVPortico. Net2TV is a trademark of Net2TV Corporation. Portico, Portico TV and the Portico logo are service marks of Net2TV Corporation. All other trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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