FANS watching the Premier League will now have options of games on Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime in the new TV deal.
Online giants Amazon have bought one of two TV deals remaining for the rights from 2019- here is all you need to know about the deal.
What is the deal Amazon Prime have secured?
AMAZON join Sky Sports and BT Sport in securing rights to show the Premier League live from 2019.
The online company will show 20 matches a season for three years.
Sky Sports and BT Sport purchased 160 matches between them earlier this year with Amazon Prime now buying one of two remaining packages.
The lowdown on Premier League games on Amazon
Amazon Prime have won the rights to 20 live Premier League matches from the 2019-20 season.
For the first time ever, the broadcaster will be showing a full round of fixtures – with fans able to choose which game they want to watch.
However, due to that fact, supporters will NOT be able to enjoy all 20 of Amazon’s matches.
Instead, with the games spread over two full gameweeks, fans are expected to be able to only watch TWO games all season on the streaming service – unless there are lunchtime and evening kick-offs.
The two full sets of fixtures will be shown on Amazon in the first December midweek round and the festive Bank Holiday round.
Amazon Prime recently announced the price of the service would INCREASE – but as yet, no concrete figures have been revealed.
Fans now fear BT Sport may follow suit with their subscription costs.
What is the split for Premier League matches for the 2019-2020 season?
SKY SPORTS will keep a majority when it comes to the split of who will show the Premier League matches in the new deal.
The split will be as follows:
Sky Sports
128 matches per season which comprises of:
– 32 matches at Saturday 5:30pm
– 8 matches at Saturday 7:45pm
– 24 matches at Sunday 2pm
– 32 matches at Sunday 4:30pm
– 24 matches at Monday 8pm or Friday evening and 8 matches at Sunday 2pm
BT Sport
52 matches per season which comprises of:
– 32 matches at Saturday 12:30pm
– 15 matches from two midweek fixture programmes
– 5 matches from split weekend
Amazon Prime Video
20 matches per season which comprises of:
– games from one Bank Holiday
– games from one midweek fixture
How much it costs to watch the Premier League
Sky Sports – Up to £27.50-a-month
BT Sport – Up to £25.99-a-month
Amazon Prime – £7.99-a-month
TOTAL – Up to £61.48-a-month
*All costs correct as of June 7, 2018.
**Costs vary based on TV provider
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