Amazon filed for ‘AmazonTube’ trademark after Google pulled YouTube from the Echo Show
TechCrunch | December 20, 2017
Google’s decision to block YouTube content was a real kick in the pants to Amazon as it got ready to launch its Echo Show device. After all, YouTube videos are the perfect content for the device and its smaller counterpart, the Echo Spot. The small screen sizes mean the products aren’t really suitable for watching content that’s longer than, say 10 minutes or so.