CBS News - Fire TV
by CBS InteractiveFeatured content in this app
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Here Comes the Sun
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CBS News Mornings IMDb: 3.9/10 (219)
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CBS Reports
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The Uplift
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America Decides IMDb: 4.8/10 (8)
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The Dish IMDb: 6.8/10 (135)
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CBS Weekender
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Here Comes the Sun
Here Comes The Sun takes a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every weekend on Sunday Morning. -
CBS News Mornings IMDb: 3.9/10 (219)
Get a jump on the latest news by watching the most important domestic and international stories first thing in the morning. -
CBS Reports
CBS Reports, a documentary series with immersive reports, takes a deep dive into some of the key issues driving the national and global conversation. -
The Uplift
Anchored by Tony Dokoupil, The Uplift spotlights stories that inspire, motivate and tug at your heart strings. -
America Decides IMDb: 4.8/10 (8)
The new format of the program AMERICA DECIDES replaces Red & Blue and builds on the success of that program. -
The Dish IMDb: 6.8/10 (135)
Byron and Rachel Talbott show how restaurant quality meals can be made at home. -
CBS Weekender
CBS News Weekender delves into the biggest stories of the week beyond just the news of the day, featuring original reporting and exclusive interviews, along with lifestyle and pop-culture coverage.
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Product features
- The 24/7 CBS News live stream with anchored coverage - no cable subscription needed
- National and local breaking news
- Full episodes and on-demand clips from “60 Minutes,” “48 Hours,” “CBS Mornings,” “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Saturday Morning,” “CBS Sunday Morning” and “Face the Nation.”
- The latest business stories and analysis from MoneyWatch.
- Immersive documentaries that deep-dive into topics driving the global conversation.
Product details
| Release Date | 2016 |
| Date first listed on Amazon | October 11, 2016 |
| Developed By | CBS Interactive |
| ASIN | B01MDKA8EH |
Customers say
Customers find the CBS News app provides good content and is easy to use, with one customer noting it covers all the latest events. The app's functionality receives mixed feedback - while some say it works great, others report it doesn't work most of the time. The news channel and live streaming features also receive mixed reviews, with some customers appreciating the broadcasts while others report issues with live streaming not working as advertised. Value for money opinions are divided, with some saying it saves money on TV programs while others find it not worth the cost.
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Customers appreciate the news app's content, with one customer noting its 24/7 objective coverage and another mentioning it covers all the latest events.
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"...Yes, it repeats every hour, more or less. But they break in for breaking news, and show the entire Press Conference by Sean Spicer. HOWEVER...." Read more
"...You can also see the News all day long if you like that. Forgot the one I mostly like is the TV series. They have something for everyone...." Read more
"...As long as the app stays focused on delivering top stories with little interruption, I will continue to make it part of my morning routine...." Read more
"This app allows you to watch either archived/on-demand news clips and stories or watch a live feed...." Read more
Customers find the app works great, with one customer noting it integrates well with streaming services.
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"...I truly miss the days when the 24-hour news cycle did NOT exist. This is free and decent. Give it a try. You can always delete it." Read more
"Great to have when I want to view the news. CBS is a channel you can get the news without alot of added conversation." Read more
"...requires a monthly subscription fee after the free trial, the CBS News app is free...." Read more
"...We used this APP on our Amazon Fire Stick and it was perfect. We also used several other apps available on the Fire Stick while away...." Read more
Customers appreciate the content quality of the app, finding it well produced with good news reporting.
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"...This is free and decent. Give it a try. You can always delete it." Read more
"...You get tons of movies and cartoons for the kits and family movies. For those who like to see sports, this is a dream come true...." Read more
"...Content-wise, however, it is good, and it does not require a subscription to CBS all access to use." Read more
"...CNN is way out in left field. CBS is a good compromise and the production is well done...." Read more
Customers find the app easy to use and set up, with one customer noting it's a good quick briefing tool.
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"...The video qualtiy is excellent. You do get ads running between stories...." Read more
"This is actually a real clever setup. I find that one of the things I miss when I cut the cord was not having the news channels...." Read more
"...When it was working it was fine. Easy to use. My go to for news (cord cutter)...." Read more
"...Confusing to say the least and difficult to navigate...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the news channel, with some finding it great and appreciating the broadcasts, while others report no news content at all.
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"The news, all the newscasters are great. Yes, it repeats every hour, more or less...." Read more
"...to my husband this 24/7 news channel is a decent substitute for his favorite news channel CNN...." Read more
"This is not the same quality news as CBS Evening News. This is CBS's 24 hour a day streaming news and the quality is not that great...." Read more
"For the most part, CBSN is good, but when there are three or four people talking about some "new thing," they all talk at once, and their..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the app's value for money, with some finding it worth the cost and noting it saves money on TV programs, while others consider it terrible and not worth getting at all.
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"Something is very seriously wrong on the Fire TV. I'm getting audio but no video...." Read more
"...Saves money on TV Programs that you buy and pay for every month. You get tons of movies and cartoons for the kits and family movies...." Read more
"...This is certainly not the best as app's go and I wish something would be done about these issues already." Read more
"Great Great Great content... but often unwatchable due to terrible and buggy app.... I mean REALLY buggy, at least on the FireStick gen 2...." Read more
Customers have mixed experiences with the app's live streaming capabilities, with some successfully streaming 24/7 news while others report that it doesn't work as advertised.
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"...It gives me access to CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes and a Live news feed...." Read more
"...Went into settings completed a forced stop and cleared cache. No stream. Did a forced stop and cleared data (didn't have any) and no stream...." Read more
"This app is not bad - when it is working... love the live streaming content - but it seems that every other time we try to load, it crashes and says..." Read more
"...The news anchor for the live 24/7 is good, but is often repeating news stories several times in one segment...." Read more
Customers report significant issues with the app's functionality, noting that it does not work most of the time, particularly on Amazon Fire Stick devices.
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"...streaming quality is terrible and often does not work...." Read more
"...of when I link the two devices they see one another, but will not respond to each other as I see them doing on you tube." Read more
"...Great price. Easy to use. However, fire tv does not work with you tube tv so if you want to stream you tube tv get something else." Read more
"This app has stopped working for me over a 2-3 day period then updates...these changes seem to be mostly just for the sake of change and as of right..." Read more
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- 5.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseCBS NewsReviewed in the United States on August 14, 2021One of the downsides of the move from traditional cable/satellite to streaming is that everyone and their mother now feels the need to have their own streaming service -- and few are willing to put in the time and effort (or money) to make it a truly great, worthwhile...One of the downsides of the move from traditional cable/satellite to streaming is that everyone and their mother now feels the need to have their own streaming service -- and few are willing to put in the time and effort (or money) to make it a truly great, worthwhile product (at least at an affordable cost). We got this because we are tired of the typical CNN "Let's bring in random people to talk about everything" method of "news" these days. I truly miss the days when the 24-hour news cycle did NOT exist. This is free and decent. Give it a try. You can always delete it.
- 5.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseCBS NEWSReviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024Great to have when I want to view the news. CBS is a channel you can get the news without alot of added conversation.
- 1.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseNO VIDEO, ONLY AUDIO WITH THIS APP ON FIRE TV!!!!!!!!!!Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2018Something is very seriously wrong on the Fire TV. I'm getting audio but no video. I see from the various reviewers that scads of viewers of this app on the Fire TV are having this problem. Has there been any word from anyone, either the Fire TV folks or the CBS...Something is very seriously wrong on the Fire TV. I'm getting audio but no video. I see from the various reviewers that scads of viewers of this app on the Fire TV are having this problem. Has there been any word from anyone, either the Fire TV folks or the CBS folks, about what's going on here and what we need to do to get this working again??? I've been watching this app on Fire TV for months and never had a problem. And this problem is not occurring with the CBS News app on my phone or in my computer browser. Oh, so you say it must be a Fire TV problem? I'm saying no, because there's not a single other app on my Fire TV that's suffering from this problem.
WHAT IS GOING ON????????????
I found a page where you can report the problem to CBS News. Everyone should pile on and bury them with complaints. I get the very strong impression the powers that be are completely unaware of this problem. The CBS News feedback page is at http://audienceservices.cbs.com/feedback/feedback.htm . And before you say that has nothing to do with CBS News, look at the form on that page. There is a field, called Choose Category. In that category, they list the CBSN Streaming News Service. That is our category. Folks, let's pile on; clearly they have not gotten the message!
In addition, after further rummaging, I also found an email address we can use to report issues like this. The email address is CBSN-support@cbsinteractive.com .
- 4.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseGives me free access to some of my favorite CBS News programs like 60 Minutes, Sunday Morning and 48 HoursReviewed in the United States on November 27, 2016This is a review of CBS News app for Fire TV. Unlike CBS All Access, which requires a monthly subscription fee after the free trial, the CBS News app is free. It gives me access to CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes and a Live news feed. You also have access to Face...This is a review of CBS News app for Fire TV.
Unlike CBS All Access, which requires a monthly subscription fee after the free trial, the CBS News app is free. It gives me access to CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes and a Live news feed. You also have access to Face The Nation, CBS This Morning, 48 Hours, and the Evening News. Other categories come and go but right now as I write my review there are the following additional categories: President-Elect Donald Trump, Holiday Financial Guide, Big Pot, 60 Minutes VR, CBS News Election Film Vault and Popular.
Unfortunately you are only able to view the previous weeks' episode for things like 60 Minutes or Sunday Morning since there is no archive available. But since the app is free I can't complain too much.
The video qualtiy is excellent. You do get ads running between stories. I don't mind the ads too much but what does bother me is that the same ad or same couple ads run over and over and over if you watch for a while.
- 5.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseExcellent APP/Service! Saved our vacation!Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2018My wife and I enjoy watching CBS News in the mornings as we are getting ready for work, drinking our coffee and starting our day. The TV service at our vacation house in OBX wasn't on... however we had WiFi. We used this APP on our Amazon Fire Stick and it was perfect....My wife and I enjoy watching CBS News in the mornings as we are getting ready for work, drinking our coffee and starting our day. The TV service at our vacation house in OBX wasn't on... however we had WiFi. We used this APP on our Amazon Fire Stick and it was perfect. We also used several other apps available on the Fire Stick while away. EXCELLENT!
We did however find that... because it is a 24/7/365 streaming news app that after the normal programming was over it would repeat that programming... BUT... it also broke from that to give up to the minute and "Break News" bulletins so it's a negative... with a positive!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
- 3.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseGreat news, awful delivery to TV.........Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017The news, all the newscasters are great. Yes, it repeats every hour, more or less. But they break in for breaking news, and show the entire Press Conference by Sean Spicer. HOWEVER. Only on the Fire Stick....there are constant glitches, constant bloopers, picture and...The news, all the newscasters are great. Yes, it repeats every hour, more or less. But they break in for breaking news, and show the entire Press Conference by Sean Spicer. HOWEVER. Only on the Fire Stick....there are constant glitches, constant bloopers, picture and sound are completely un-synchronized. To the point of being unwatchable.
On our computers with Windows 10, and on the Apple iPad, it's great, a smooth flow. Why it's soooooo bad on the Fire Stick is unknown to me. Everything else plays great on the Fire Stick. We have Acorn, Netflix, CBS All Access, various other news apps, and of course the Amazon Prime plays beautifully as well.
Something in CBSNews just doesn't jive with the Fire Stick on our television. I wish they'd DO SOMETHING about it!
EDIT: Still today, June29th, 2017...........for awhile CBSN improved, but the last week or so it is worse than ever! Repeats the same bit 6 or 7 times. Abysmal. ABYSMAL!
Edit August 18, 2017: it never cleared up, in desperation we bought a Roku Stick, the least expensive one. We have had it on for 7 hours, with NO slips, no repeating, and no stumbling, and much easier to use. One click, that's all it took.
- 5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchasefire stickReviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020If I would have known how great the fire stick was, I would have bought one along time ago. Saves money on TV Programs that you buy and pay for every month. You get tons of movies and cartoons for the kits and family movies. For those who like to see sports, this is a dream...If I would have known how great the fire stick was, I would have bought one along time ago. Saves money on TV Programs that you buy and pay for every month. You get tons of movies and cartoons for the kits and family movies. For those who like to see sports, this is a dream come true. You can also see the News all day long if you like that. Forgot the one I mostly like is the TV series. They have something for everyone. I love it and you will too.
- 5.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseCBS News stays close to its roots with unbiased and fact-based reporting giving both sides of a story. Truth is safe with CBS.Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017It is very refreshing to find a news outlet that still adheres to traditional values of journalism. CBS for decades has offered fair and fact based reporting. The current crop of fresh faces bristle with enthusiasm as a good news hound should. Today's investigative...It is very refreshing to find a news outlet that still adheres to traditional values of journalism. CBS for decades has offered fair and fact based reporting. The current crop of fresh faces bristle with enthusiasm as a good news hound should. Today's investigative analysis is a tribute to the influence of Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow as well as many other fine reporters in CBS's broad history.
All too often "news" today is really opinion mixed with innuendo, personal assaults, overblown accusations and a personal agenda. Truth and the real story are overlooked and too often omitted.
CBS News delivers truth when we need it most.
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- Bonnie5.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseExcellent app!Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2019I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this app is not only good to catch up on the news - there are quite a few shows you can stream as well (crime and news type shows). Also, there is no need for a service provider.I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this app is not only good to catch up on the news - there are quite a few shows you can stream as well (crime and news type shows). Also, there is no need for a service provider.
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Report Sending feedback...Thanks, we'll investigate in the next few days.Sorry, We failed to report this review. Please try again - RAYMOND H FRANCIS5.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseHonest reportingReviewed in Australia on January 21, 2021I like the presenters,I like the presenters,
Report Sending feedback...Thanks, we'll investigate in the next few days.Sorry, We failed to report this review. Please try again - Mason5.0 out of 5 starsVerified PurchaseBonne application.Reviewed in France on July 7, 2020Une bonne application qui permet d'avoir les infos en direct des USA , vous pouvez choisir la ville que vous voulez , Dallas , new york , Los Angeles , etc...il y'a du choix . Bien sûr c'est en Anglais , CBS est un réseau de chaînes aux USA , qui a signé un...Une bonne application qui permet d'avoir les infos en direct des USA , vous pouvez choisir la ville que vous voulez , Dallas , new york , Los Angeles , etc...il y'a du choix . Bien sûr c'est en Anglais , CBS est un réseau de chaînes aux USA , qui a signé un partenariat avec Amazon pour être disponible sur la fire stick tv. Si comme moi , vous vous intéressez à tout ce qui se passe aux USA , indispensable , surtout avec les élections présidentielles en Novembre , il y'a aussi des shows que vous pouvez revoir en replay.Une bonne application qui permet d'avoir les infos en direct des USA , vous pouvez choisir la ville que vous voulez , Dallas , new york , Los Angeles , etc...il y'a du choix .
Bien sûr c'est en Anglais , CBS est un réseau de chaînes aux USA , qui a signé un partenariat avec Amazon pour être disponible sur la fire stick tv.
Si comme moi , vous vous intéressez à tout ce qui se passe aux USA , indispensable , surtout avec les élections présidentielles en Novembre , il y'a aussi des shows que vous pouvez revoir en replay.
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