Prime Video wants to become the largest sports platform in the world

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Prime Video wants to become the largest sports platform in the world

Prime Video is going to bet on being one of the most important sports streaming platforms on the planet. The news that Amazon is working on a standalone sports streaming app is the latest potential breakthrough in the TV landscape in USAas live sports have become a favorite of the major streaming services.

The situation of Prime Video and sports in the United States

The move, which appears to still be in the discussion phase, was reported this week by The Information. It would be added to the live sports content that Amazon already offers through its platform Prime Video: Thursday Night Football along with coverage of the premier league in it United Kingdom and the parties of the new york yankees in four states. The new app would expand these investments and likely make Amazon an even bigger player in an area that has already proven lucrative for them.

Prime Video wants to become the largest sports platform in the world
Prime Video wants to become the largest sports platform in the world

Prime Video wants to belargest sports platform in the world

Amazon spent $1 billion to get the exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football from the nfl for 11 years from this season. The investment paid off immediately, as the first game broadcast, the one for the Kansas City Chiefs against Los Angeles Chargers was the most watched primetime night in the United States in Prime Video history.

But the move to Amazon Sports is just the latest development in a crowded field of streaming services that are coming closer to TV by broadcasting live sports. Recently, Google reached an agreement to issue NFL Sunday Ticket into two iterations of YouTube starting in 2023. The deal was worth about $2 billion a year, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sunday Ticket will be issued on YouTube TV as an add-on and will also be available in Youtube through its function Premium Channels.

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What plan does Amazon have for sports in Spain?

Currently, Amazon Prime Video reached an agreement to retransmit the Smartbank League (Second Division) through its streaming platform. The price for subscribing to this soccer package is 9.99 euros. There are several more channels to be able to enjoy live, like traditional television. We will have to wait to see if Prime Video decides to stand up to offers like Movistar+ either DAZN Spain which are currently the best proposal for this sports section of live broadcasts.