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WEYV, an app platform with music, magazines, e-books and more all in one experience, today announced its new WEYV skill for Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service.

WEYV is an entertainment app with music, magazines and (soon) TV shows and podcasts all in one app experience WEYV Announces Integration with Amazon Alexa, Creating a Hands-Free User Experience

Using WEYV on Alexa is simple and hands-free – once enabled, voice commands like “Alexa, ask WEYV to play Top of the 90’s playlist,” are available and Alexa will respond instantly.

“As consumers are increasingly utilizing Amazon Alexa as part of their daily rhythm, it was important for us to build a skill for Alexa to make our users’ music accessible hands-free,” said Stephanie Scapa, CEO of WEYV.

To enable the WEYV skill on Amazon Alexa, simply open the Amazon Alexa app on your mobile device, select Skills from the menu and search for “WEYV.” Then select it from the search results, tap Enable and login to WEYV.

WEYV is available as an ad-free, subscription-based app that allows users to listen to music, read magazines and e-books, and (soon) watch visual content. WEYV is available on iOS and Android devices and via a web player for U.S.-based users.

To learn more about how WEYV works on Amazon Alexa, please visit WEYV’s help page.

More content will be added to WEYV on a rolling basis. WEYV is available for a 14-day free trial and can be accessed via the App Store, Google Play and the WEYV website.

About WEYVWEYV, an Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) company, is a platform that offers a full catalog of digital content to U.S.-based consumers and is available via iOS and Android devices and via a web player. WEYV enables users to listen to music, read magazines and e-books and eventually watch visual content like TV shows and movies. WEYV is committed to donating 0.5 percent of its revenue to charitable causes. For more information, visit www.weyv.com and follow WEYV on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Media Contact Jennifer RisticChief Marketing Officer, WEYV, Inc. jristic@weyv.com216-849-3109

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