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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
Amazon plans enhanced features for Thursday night NFL streaming
Expanded programming on both Amazon, Twitch part of fourth season of coverage
Amazon Alexa Fund and KKR among investors in Zwift’s $450m series C round
Online global fitness platform Zwift has raised $450m (£350m/€380m) of fresh investment in a series C fundraising round led by American global investment firm KKR.
Amazon makes rugby move in shared deal for new Autumn Nations Cup
Online retail giant Amazon has made its first moves into rugby union broadcasting in a deal to show UK coverage of the new Autumn Nations Cup, an international tournament created in the wake of postponed…
DAZN seals Bundesliga sublicensing deal to end rights uncertainty
Subscription OTT streaming service DAZN will broadcast Bundesliga matches in Germany next season, following uncertainty caused by the impact of a rights dispute between the German Football League (DFL)…
Premier League ‘makes extra matches available’ for 2020-21, but no free-to-air
The Premier League has reportedly decided to make an extra 20 matches available to its domestic broadcast partners for the forthcoming 2020-21 season, but has no plans for free-to-air coverage amid Covid-19
Amazon gains local streaming rights for Sounders FC
Online retail and streaming video giant extends interest in local rights
Jair Bolsonaro’s swipe at Globo injects yet more uncertainty into Brazilian football
The business of Brazilian club football is a minefield at the best of times, but a temporary change to the law by the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro has made it even trickier, especially for dominant media giant, Globo.
Amazon acquires naming rights to forthcoming Seattle arena
Online retail giant to use naming rights to spotlight Climate Pledge initiative
F1 ramps up TV graphics offering with AWS
The Formula 1 motor-racing series has detailed plans to add new television graphics for its revised 2020 season as part of its agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Round-Up: AFF backs Australia-New Zealand World Cup bid, F1 and Formula E merger hint, Second candidate would cancel Olympics, and more
Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag believes a merger between the all-electric series and Formula 1 could be a possibility
Sky ratings buoyed by Premier League return, Amazon to stream matches on Twitch
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky attracted a peak audience of 3
Amazon to show its extra Premier League matches free-to-air
Tech giant Amazon will show free-to-air its four extra live Premier League matches this season, it said today (Wednesday)
Amazon coverage and Hawk-Eye line judges for Murray’s ‘Battle of the Brits’
Live tennis will return to the UK market later this month with subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video securing rights to the ‘Battle of the Brits’ men’s exhibition tournament.
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BBC to show first-ever live Premier League action
UK public broadcaster the BBC will show four live Premier League matches when the season restarts, with the league provisionally scheduling a resumption on June 17
Amazon extends Bundesliga rights for remainder of season
Retail giant Amazon has extended its deal with the German Football League (DFL), giving it domestic rights to seven more top-tier Bundesliga matches and four relegation matches between Bundesliga and second-tier…