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Amazon debuts official NCAA merchandise line
Amazon Merch on Demand has launched over 40,000 products of officially licensed National Collegiate Athletic Association merchandise for more than 200 universities, including public and private schools
Start of Amazon’s ‘TNF’ helps lead to dip in NFL viewership
League finishes the 2022 regular season down slightly in domestic viewership, but several linear networks posted audience gains
Anne Worcester on the expanding business of pickleball
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Anne Worcester, strategic advisor to Major League Pickleball. Fisher and Russo also discuss the findings of the latest investigation into the National Women’s Soccer League, Fox Sports’ linear television rights deal with Major League Soccer, Jeff Zucker’s arrival to new investment vehicle RedBird IMI, and the pair detail their top sports industry stories of 2022.
MLB scores big audience win over NFL for World Series Game 5
Baseball easily prevails in head-to-head programming battle
Prime Video adds alternate ‘TNF’ stream with ‘The Shop’
Prime Video announced it will collaborate with Uninterrupted's Emmy-award winning show The Shop as part of an alternate stream offering for the National Football League's Thursday Night Football.
Amazon to stream newly created Black Friday NFL game in 2023
League extends its presence to yet another major American holiday
Yankees, Amazon to simulcast Judge chase on YES Network
Move made to seek out a greater audience for potential milestone
Amazon averages audience of 13 million for first ‘TNF’ game
Online retail and streaming giant beats expectations
Amazon hopeful for banner audience results from start of ‘TNF’
Company calls initial exclusive NFL game a 'resounding success'
Amazon, Apple ‘passed on’ LIV Golf media rights deal in US
Technology giants Amazon and Apple both reportedly passed on the opportunity to become the media rights partner of Saudi-backed startup LIV Golf in the United States, highlighting the difficulties the…
Seahawks to open Amazon Just Walk Out store at Lumen Field
The National Football League's Seattle Seahawks have announced plans to open a new checkout-free store at Lumen Field which is powered by Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and enables entry and payment…
UFC signs print-on-demand merchandise deal with Amazon
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has agreed a deal with technology company Amazon to utilise its Merch on Demand platform to offer a new selection of fan gear products
SFR to launch combined RMC Sport, Amazon Ligue 1 offering
French telco SFR will launch a new subscription package combining its RMC Sport pay-television channels with the Ligue 1 domestic football offering provided by the streaming service Amazon Prime Video
BBC lands Champions League highlights as BT pays £305m per year for bulk of Uefa rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired highlights rights to the Uefa Champions League for the first time, while pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has announced an extended deal for the bulk…
Amazon and BT to split UK Champions League rights from 2024-25
BT Sport and Amazon have each acquired Uefa Champions League rights in the UK from 2024-25 onwards after submitting successful first-round bids, SportBusiness understands.
First day of IPL media rights bidding suggests global value will more than double
The value of global media rights for the Indian Premier League is set to more than double in the new cycle, 2023 to 2027, according to media reports in India
Amazon opens up access to Nadal-Djokovic French Open clash
Subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video has agreed to make its coverage of tomorrow’s (Tuesday’s) highly-anticipated French Open quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic open to …
Google and Amazon ‘pick up IPL rights bidding documents’
Global tech firms Google and Amazon, India's biggest media groups, and other international broadcasters have picked up the bidding documents for the upcoming Indian Premier League rights auction, Bloomberg…