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Amazon Secures Rights To Stream ATP World Tour In U.K., Ireland

Amazon has secured live and on-demand distribution rights to stream ATP World Tour events in the U.K. and Ireland for five years starting in 2019. Amazon Prime subscribers will have access to 37 ATP World Tour events on Prime Video from 2019 to 2023, including all ATP World Tour Masters 1000s, 12 of each of […]

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Amazon Amassed 7.1 Million Streaming Views In Four NFL Games

Amazon’s stream of NFL Thursday Night Football games saw a total of 7.1 million views in its first four games, with its reach extending to 187 countries and territories.  After reporting at the end of September that the first game it streamed — between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears — drew an average […]

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Amazon’s First NFL Stream Posts Solid Numbers Despite Glitches, Paywall

Amazon Prime Video’s debut with streaming Thursday Night Football might have had some glitches, but posted strong numbers relative to last year’s first Twitter broadcast. The game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears drew an average worldwide audience of 372,000 that watched the game for at least 30 seconds, with each viewer watching […]

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Amazon Positions Self As One-Stop Video Shop With NFL Package

NEW YORK — In hearing Amazon executives discuss the kickoff of its Thursday Night Football streaming package next week, a few insights emerged about how the tech giant envisions its NFL coverage and what customers should expect starting with the first game on Sept. 28: The game broadcast itself won’t be materially different but may […]

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Amazon Snaps Up Tennis Rights To Stream Next Gen ATP Finals

Amazon Prime Video is an official streaming partner of the ATP World Tour and will enable worldwide distribution of the Next Gen ATP Finals, the ATP and ATP Media announced Thursday. The Next Gen ATP Finals is the season-ending tournament for the world’s best 21-and-Under players and is providing an opportunity to test new rules and […]

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