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Premier League TV rights: Amazon to show 20 matches a season from 2019-2022
Earlier this year, the Premier League launched its latest auction to broadcast matches in the UK for games held between 2019 and 2022. In February, it emerged that Sky and BT had won some domestic screening rights, paying a combined £4.46bn — significantly less than the £5.1bn achieved in the previous rights auction. The Premier League took the unusual step of holding back the sale of two packages of matches that did not attract strong interest from the broadcasters. On Thursday, it announced that one of the packages had been picked up by Amazon, while another taken by BT. Each season, Amazon will be able to show an entire schedule of matches on one midweek night and one bank holiday, which will allow viewers to pick the game they want to watch. In total, it will show 20 matches a season.
“We are extremely pleased that Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon have invested in these rights and all view the Premier League and our clubs as vital parts of their live sports offerings,” said Richard Scudamore, executive chairman of the Premier League.
Premier League TV rights: Amazon to show 20 matches a season from 2019-2022
Earlier this year, the Premier League launched its latest auction to broadcast matches in the UK for games held between 2019 and 2022. In February, it emerged that Sky and BT had won some domestic screening rights, paying a combined £4.46bn — significantly less than the £5.1bn achieved in the previous rights auction. The Premier League took the unusual step of holding back the sale of two packages of matches that did not attract strong interest from the broadcasters. On Thursday, it announced that one of the packages had been picked up by Amazon, while another taken by BT. Each season, Amazon will be able to show an entire schedule of matches on one midweek night and one bank holiday, which will allow viewers to pick the game they want to watch. In total, it will show 20 matches a season.
“We are extremely pleased that Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon have invested in these rights and all view the Premier League and our clubs as vital parts of their live sports offerings,” said Richard Scudamore, executive chairman of the Premier League.
