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Serie A’s Mena bid deadline pushed back, Mediapro among domestic bidders
The bid deadline for broadcast rights to Serie A in the Middle East and North Africa has been pushed back by two weeks and will now fall at 10am (CET) on February 15
Sports offering lifts Amazon subscriber numbers in UK streaming battle
Online retail giant Amazon secured almost half of all new UK subscriptions to streaming services in the final quarter of last year, according to new data.
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The Premier League waits for sun to shine on chilly UK media market
The Premier League usually auctions its domestic media rights halfway through its three-season cycle, but Covid has uprooted its plans. Callum McCarthy examines the likely bidders and the league's hopes for an uplift in the value of the rights.
Amazon Prime added to eSports1 distribution in Germany, Austria
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has reached an agreement for subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video to carry its eSports1 channel in Germany and Austria
UK pay-TV subscribers lose streaming access in EU after Brexit
British consumers can no longer access live sport via their pay-television subscriptions while abroad in European Union member states, as EU Portability Regulations no longer apply to UK providers after…
Disney ‘to stream England’s India tour in UK’
Rights to England’s forthcoming cricket tour to India will be retained in the UK by the Walt Disney Company to exploit itself, it has been reported.
F1 holds ‘substantive’ talks with Amazon over streaming deal
Chase Carey, the outgoing chief executive of Formula 1, has revealed that the motor-racing series has held talks with retail giant Amazon over a potential streaming rights deal
NFL ‘poised to generate’ more than $100bn in new domestic rights deals
The National Football League is poised to generate more than $100bn (€82bn) in a series of new long-term domestic television rights deals, further highlighting just how powerful the sports property is t…
Amazon Prime Video made available via Sky Q and Now TV in UK and Europe
Sky and Amazon have struck a carriage deal in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and Austria, making Amazon’s premium football content available to certain Sky subscribers for the first time.
Amazon to exclusively stream 49ers-Cardinals game on December 26
Amazon will exclusively broadcast the National Football League Week 16 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals on December 26 on its Prime Video and Twitch streaming platforms
Premier League drops PPV system for rest of 2020
The Premier League has announced that all fixtures from November 21, and throughout the Christmas and New Year period, will be made available to fans to watch live in the UK as the top division of English…
Amazon makes move in India with NZ Cricket rights acquisition
Amazon has acquired the media rights in India for international cricket matches played in New Zealand in a deal covering the Southern Hemisphere summer cricket seasons from 2020-21 to 2025-26
Amazon makes another Italian move with Juventus TV carriage
Amazon Prime, the video streaming arm of internet retail giant Amazon, has sealed a carriage deal in Italy for the television channel of Italian Serie A club Juventus
LeBron James’ SpringHill Company strikes multi-project deal with Audible
SpringHill Company, the media company founded by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter, has struck a multi-project development deal with Amazon-owned audiobook…
AS Monaco partners with Amazon to launch online store
AS Monaco has announced that it will partner with e-commerce giant Amazon to launch a dedicated online store, the first Ligue 1 side to do so
Sky Italia, Mediaset poised to acquire remaining Champions League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia and commercial broadcaster Mediaset are closing in on the final packages of rights to the Uefa Champions League in Italy for the 2021-24 cycle
Amazon picks up streaming rights to NFL Wild Card game
Online retail and streaming giant continues to expand its presence within the NFL
Amazon poised to acquire Champions League package in Italy
Internet retail giant Amazon is set to break into the Italian media-rights market as it is believed to have submitted a winning bid for a package of Uefa Champions League rights covering the 2021-24 cycle