Amazon is in talks with the Premier League over livestreaming matches , according to two anonymous executives . There are two rights packages remaining after Sky and BT secured the other five – , buying four for £ 3.6bn ( $ 5bn ) . The remaining packages both offer 20 midweek and bank holiday matches , which one executive said would not be enough to persuade football fans to switch to Prime . Alternatively , if they were repackaged to include near - live rights to all home games , they could be worth £ ##50 m . Knowing the Premier League was trying to lure a deep-pocketed tech company to drive up prices, Amazon sat on the sidelines, only entering negotiations once it was clear the likes of Facebook weren’t going to bid and after Sky and BT secured the five best packages at a discount. Broadcasters would watch any package to show matches with concern because of the effect on their ratings .
Amazon is in talks with the Premier League over livestreaming matches , according to two anonymous executives . There are two rights packages remaining after Sky and BT secured the other five – , buying four for £ 3.6bn ( $ 5bn ) . The remaining packages both offer 20 midweek and bank holiday matches , which one executive said would not be enough to persuade football fans to switch to Prime . Alternatively , if they were repackaged to include near - live rights to all home games , they could be worth £ ##50 m . Broadcasters would watch any package to show matches with concern because of the effect on their ratings .