Kirk Herbstreit, a college football analyst with ESPN, is reportedly Amazon’s choice to provide color commentary for “Thursday Night Football” when those games stream exclusively on Prime Video this fall. Peter King of NBC Sports reported the move. The New York Post previously made the connection. Herbstreit will reportedly continue his work with ESPN/ABC, where he’s known for calling college football games. Amazon first took over streaming rights for the NFL’s “TNF” in 2017, and last year signed an 11-year deal in the league’s first all-digital pact with a media partner.
Amazon is going deep in its relationship with the National Football League, signing on for a new 11-year deal that will make Prime Video the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football.” The move was announced Thursday as part of the NFL’s long-term broadcast agreements, running from the 2023 to 2033 seasons. The new deal, alongside agreements with Fox, NBC, CBS and ESPN, is the NFL’s first all-digital pact with a media partner and reports put a hefty price tag on Amazon’s commitment. Sportico reported that Amazon effectively doubled the $660 million Fox was paying for “TNF” and will pay $1.3… Read More
Two Seattle brands are joining forces as the Sounders FC announced a new deal with Amazon on Tuesday in which Prime Video will be the exclusive digital streaming platform for the professional soccer team’s games. Prime members will have access to all non-nationally televised Sounders matches throughout the team’s regional broadcast territory, which includes the entirety of Washington state. The Sounders will be the first Major League Soccer team with club-specific content available from a dedicated team page on Prime Video, and content viewable across a variety of devices will extend beyond matches to include highlights, player interviews, press conferences,… Read More
Sports fans missing baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer and just about anything else that should be in play right now are holding out hope for the return of football in the fall. And Amazon is right there with them, as the tech giant announced Wednesday that it will once again deliver the live digital stream for “Thursday Night Football.” The National Football League and Amazon reached a multi-year agreement to renew their exclusive partnership, which brings 11 games broadcast by FOX on television to an audience watching on Prime Video and Twitch across a variety of sites, apps and devices. Amazon… Read More
While National Football League teams have made the usual offseason changes aimed at improving their competitive chances next season, the league itself is staying with one big player — Amazon. The NFL announced Thursday that it had reached an agreement to once again partner with Amazon Prime Video for streaming rights to “Thursday Night Football.” The tech giant will stream 11 games (broadcast by FOX) to a global audience during both the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Last season marked the first year of the streaming partnership between the league and Seattle-based Amazon, which took the reigns after Twitter’s one-year shot… Read More
