Tag: Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video is signaling strong interest in acquiring live sports rights, including potential deals with MLB and UFC, to expand its sports portfolio. Jay Marine, Amazon’s Global Head of Sports, highlighted the company’s openness to exploring opportunities such as…

The Diamond Sports Group on Thursday emerged from its Chapter 11 bankrupty case, and now it has a new name: "Main Street Sports Group." This article, Diamond Sports rebrands to Main Street Sports after emerging from Chapter 11, was first…

Andrew Wamugi analyzes Apple's cautious approach to acquiring sports media rights, contrasting it with competitors like YouTube, Amazon, and Netflix, and questioning its commitment to live sports. Despite notable investments in Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball, Apple has…

DAZN and LTN have expanded their partnership to deliver 11 low-latency live streaming channels to betting locations and Amazon Prime Video in Germany. Using LTN’s automated playout and multicast IP network, DAZN enhances its coverage with a pop-up channel for…

Amazon Prime Video set a new NFL streaming record for Thursday Night Football, with the Packers-Lions game drawing 17.29 million viewers, surpassing its previous record from the Cowboys-Giants game. TNF on Prime Video is averaging 13.61 million viewers through 12…

Apple TV+ has expanded to Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the U.K., Australia, and Canada, building on its U.S. launch in October. While the move boosts Apple’s reach, it reflects a strategic shift from its ambitions of ecosystem dominance to…

Warner Bros. Discovery is facing a shareholder lawsuit over alleged misleading statements about retaining NBA media rights, which were lost to NBCUniversal and Amazon Prime Video. The loss led to a $9-billion cable network write-down and significant stock declines. A…

TheWrap looks at how Prime Video is leveraging AI to drive engagement through features like generative episode summaries, personalized recommendations, and Dialogue Boost. AI innovations such as X-Ray Recaps and Thursday Night Football insights enhance the viewing experience, powered by…

Giles Tongue examines the concept of Forever Subscriptions, revealed through Bango's global subscription survey, where two-thirds of respondents state they have subscriptions they never intend to cancel. In the UK, Netflix dominates as the "must-have" SVOD, with nearly two-thirds selecting…

John Ourand, speaking on the Marchand Sports Media podcast, highlighted the NFL’s pivotal role in sustaining traditional broadcasters like Fox and CBS, arguing that without NFL programming, networks like FS1 could collapse. However, he noted that the NFL's leverage diminishes…