Amazon primed for Premier League rights bid

Tech giant may compete for three-year deal from 2019 season

Chelsea, Premier League trophy
Chelsea celebrate after winning the 2016-17 Premier League title
(Image credit: Michael Regan/Getty Images)

A bidding war could break out for the English Premier League media rights after it was reported Amazon may launch a bid to show live matches.

Daily Mail writer Charles Sale reports this morning that there is “widespread speculation” that the Seattle-based tech giant is primed to compete for the three-year packages from the 2019-2020 season.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More