Amazon looking to rope in broadcasting rights for Premier League matches after restart

E-commerce giants Amazon have reportedly begun discussions with  Premier League bosses over broadcasting furr league matches after season resumes. According to reports, Amazon paid around £90 million to Premier League for a contract that runs until 2022. This contract allows Amazon to broadcast 20 Premier League matches every season on streaming platform Amazon Prime. League matches were broadcasted on Prime during congestive period in December 2019.

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Premier League broadcast: Amazon begins negotiation over matches after restart

As per reports, Amazon's experiment in regards to streaming football matches on ir platform received generally favourable reviews. company is looking to build on its previous success by roping in more matches after Premier League restart. At present, alongside Amazon, BT Sport and Sky Sports are two primary broadcasters of Premier League in UK. With 2019/20 season set to resume around June, broadcasting of matches will be a major draw for broadcasters as well as Premier League bosses, especially considering matches will be played in empty stadiums. 

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Sky Sports and BT Sport reportedly hold rights for 47 of 92 remaining Premier League fixtures. As it appears, Amazon is looking to swoop in to snap up a healthy portion of or 45 matches. As for Premier League, deal makes sense as bosses will reportedly be forced to pay back £340 million to broadcasters even if y finish season.

league can lose up to £762 million if season fails to resume. With Premier League looking to minimise ir financial losses, Amazon could potentially provide a viable alternative and rake in a hefty broadcasting pack.

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Premier League restart

On Wednesday, Premier League clubs unanimously approved St 2 of  league's 'Return to Training Protocol'. According to terms approved, squads will be allowed to train as a group and tackling will also be allowed during training. However, players will have to minimise unnecessary close contact and follow social distancing guidelines.

league released an official statement which ted 1,008 players and staff members were tested for COVID-19; 4 tested positive across 3 clubs. 20 clubs will reportedly conduct ar meeting on Thursday where broadcasting rights will be one of ndas to be discussed. Also, a date for Premier League restart could also be ironed out during meeting. 

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