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How to stream live TV from Amazon's Fire Stick

Know what you’re doing and just looking for the right app? Try TV Player.


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Thinking about getting a Fire Stick from Amazon (you should)? Already got yourself a Fire Stick (good job) and wondering what you can do with it?

Well, if you’re like me and you’re trying to completely replace your aerial for the TV and take everything online, you’ve come to the right place.

Live TV on Amazon Fire Stick

Getting live TV on your Fire Stick is pretty damn simple actually. All you have to do is download the TV Player app from Amazon’s store.

If your Fire Stick is currently logged into your Amazon account, you should even be able to install it directly to your device from Amazon’s website:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TV-Player-TVPlayer/dp/B00G6H6BTA

If not, switch on your Fire Stick:

  • Navigate to Search at the top of the left-hand menu.
  • Search for tv player (you can get away with just tv pl

Amazon Fire Stick - Search

  • Click on the link that says Tv Player
  • On the next screen, select the TV Player app (it’s the large one in the image below).

Amazon Fire Stick - TV Player

  • Download the app from the next screen.
  • Once the download’s finished, its button will say Open. Voila! You can now use TV Player to watch live TV on your Amazon Fire Stick.

Amazon Fire Stick - Download TV Player

Enjoy :-)

If you get stuck, hit me up in the comments.