CHICAGO — Just a few weeks ago, Roy Price, VP of Amazon Studios, was asked during an interview how big of a role sports could play for the company moving forward. After explaining the benefits of sports — engaging and motivating to viewers — he touched on the possibility of Amazon streaming more live events. […]
Building on the momentum of its Thursday Night Football NFL package this Fall, Amazon Prime announced a new foray into the sports world with plans for an exclusive-access documentary series of the Michigan football season. The behind-the-scenes look at the storied Ann Arbor program will be co-produced by the Big Ten Network and will be […]
Amazon Prime members in Germany and Austria will have another reason to stay home on Friday night. That’s because Discovery Communications recently struck a deal with Amazon to stream its Eurosport network through Amazon that will bring live Bundesliga matches to Friday nights. German and Austrian subscribers to Amazon’s marquee service will have access to […]
As the online streaming of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games moves from Twitter to Amazon this year, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said he doesn’t expect the retail giant to pry any ratings points away from his broadcast audience and that its involvement “can be a positive if it’s attracting a younger audience” and […]
It’s a scary time to be a cable provider. As fewer people pay for TV, they begin looking at streaming options like Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Sling TV and many others. For a collegiate sports conference this presents a conundrum: what route do we take in distributing our content? For the Big Sky Conference, a […]
