Amazon is gearing up to launch a free video streaming service for both television and music videos, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The videos would be ad-supported in the vein of Hulu and YouTube, and the service would reportedly follow the launch of Amazon's as-yet-unannounced streaming device.

Amazon has long offered certain videos for free streaming as part of its $79 (soon to be $99) per-year Prime membership. In addition to licensed and even exclusive content like the first season of the BBC America show Orphan Black, the company has also started dipping its toes in original content, as with the show Betas.

According to the anonymous sources that the WSJ spoke to, the free content for Amazon shoppers would "likely" include original Amazon programming and music videos, and licensed content "may" be included. The service is set to debut in the coming months, though the sources caution that the project could be halted or delayed due to "financial or other concerns."

Amazon sent out media invites to an April 2 event related to the company's video business. The event is likely to involve an announcement for Amazon's long-rumored streaming device, which may include gaming functionality and hardware.

Update: The WSJ has issued a correction to its original piece, quoting an Amazon spokeswoman as saying "We're often experimenting with new things, but we have no plans to offer a free streaming media service." The WSJ clarifies that its article was based on "Amazon's outline" of a streaming service that it apparently mentioned during talks with "potential partners."