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 rights. The remaining packages both offer 20 midweek and bank holiday matches, which one executive said would not be enough to convince football fans to subscribe to Prime. Alternatively, if they were repackaged to include near-live rights to all 380 games, they could be worth £360m. Broadcasters would watch any move to livestream 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 – Sky 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 convince football fans to subscribe to Prime. Alternatively, if they were repackaged to include near-live rights to all 380 games, they could be worth £360m. Broadcasters would watch any move to livestream matches with concern because of the effect on their ratings.