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Rugby Union
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Online retail giant Amazon has doubled down on its commitment to broadcasting rugby union in the UK in a deal to show the ‘Autumn Nations Series’.
American Football
Industry Moves

Online retail and streaming giant Amazon has hired Mike Muriano, formerly of NFL Network, to lead its US-based live sports production
Football
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has signed a three-year agreement with Amazon that will grant its bar, hotel and commercial premises subscribers access to the online retail giant’s coverage of t…
Football
Media

Online retail giant Amazon has agreed a deal for French telecoms operator Free to carry its Ligue 1 football coverage during the 2021-22 season, which gets underway tonight
Football
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Sky Deutschland, the German pay-television broadcaster, will offer live Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League coverage in its Sky Sportsbars across Germany after reaching an agreement with Amazon, the…
Football
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The UK government has approved the English Premier League’s rolling over of its current broadcast deals with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport for another three years.
Multi-sport
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Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has struck an agreement for Amazon Prime Video, the OTT subscription platform of internet retail giant Amazon, to show its coverage of the summer Olympic Games in…
Football
Media

Internet giant Amazon has not approached pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports to acquire the latter’s package of Ligue 1 rights, according to the retailer’s head of sports rights acquisitions, Alex Gre…
Football
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The row over the value of broadcast rights to French football’s Ligue 1 shows no signs of abating just weeks before the new season begins, after pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus signalled its intention t…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

US technology company Amazon is in talks with New Zealand Rugby to become the new main shirt sponsor of the All Blacks, according to reports
Multi-sport
Media

NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock will significantly expand its reach after securing distribution with Amazon’s Fire TV set-tops and Fire tablet devices from June 24.
Football
Host Broadcast & Production

Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned broadcast production entity, is said to be close to being appointed to a host broadcast contract for French football matches shown by Amazon, the online retail…
Football
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The president of the French Professional Football League (LFP) has called on pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus to show “common sense” after the latter decided to cease coverage of Ligue 1 matches in …
Football
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Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has yet to decide on a response to Canal Plus’ insistence that it will no longer show Ligue 1 matches after the decision by the French Professional Football League (…
Football
Media

Brazilian media group Globo has agreed a deal for its Premiere pay-per-view service to be made available to Amazon Prime Video subscribers. A subscription for Premiere will cost R$79.90 (€12.91/$15.6
Football
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Maxime Saada, chief executive of Canal Plus, has said the French pay-television broadcaster will stand firm after pulling out of its agreement to broadcast Ligue 1 football matches following the award…
Football
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Online retail giant Amazon has established a stronger foothold in the French marketplace by landing a package of domestic rights to eight Ligue 1 matches per week across the next three seasons after submitting…
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

Concacaf has struck a strategic alliance with global e-commerce giant Amazon to sell official products of its main competitions, including the Gold Cup, Nations League, and Scotiabank Concacaf Champions …