Amazon filed for ‘AmazonTube’ trademark after Google pulled YouTube from the Echo Show

Techcrunch ---------- 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.Earlier this week, the site TV Answer Man spotted an interesting Amazon filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that could point to the next steps forward for the company. The trademark application could just as easily turn out to be nothing, of course, but it’s an interesting bit of insight into where Amazon’s head might be in the midst of this streaming service cold war. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.