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  1. Judge Death

    Judge Death Well-Known Member

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    From the BBC...

    Amazon will show 20 Premier League matches a season for three years from 2019, after winning one of the final two broadcast packages.

    The online streaming service has won the rights to show one round of midweek games and one round from a bank holiday.

    The matches will be available to Amazon Prime's UK members.

    The other unsold package of 20 matches was bought by BT Sport for £90m, taking their total to 52 games.

    In February, Sky Sports paid £3.579bn for four packages, while BT Sport spent £295m on another package.

    Amazon have paid for two full rounds of fixtures a season - the first December midweek round and the festive Bank Holiday round.

    It will be the first time a full round of Premier League fixtures will be broadcast in the UK.

    In addition Prime members can watch weekly highlights of all Premier Leagues games throughout the season.

    Memberships costs £79 a year or £7.99 a month.
     
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  2. mickeybnufc

    mickeybnufc Well-Known Member

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    I'm a Prime member, so I'll be able to watch all those fabulous games,whoopy feckin do <laugh><laugh>
     
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  3. Judge Death

    Judge Death Well-Known Member

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    Think I am too somehow....
     
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  4. anyobrien

    anyobrien Well-Known Member

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    Sky will be pushed out soon
     
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  5. Judge Death

    Judge Death Well-Known Member

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    The market is certainly changing - they've still got the bulk, but I think the companies like Netflix will be watching how Amazon get on with their package.

    If they're successful, the real change will come next time they're up for bidding
     
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  6. Red Hadron Collider

    Red Hadron Collider The Hammerhead

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    ****ing hope so <ok>
     
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  7. Judge Death

    Judge Death Well-Known Member

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    In other news, apparently the mackems are live streaming all of their non-televised games.

    Does that mean viewers have to get up and walk out of their sitting rooms after 60mins? <whistle>
     
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  8. Dorty Dogbreath

    Dorty Dogbreath keeper of the glow

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    <laugh>
     
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  9. Beardsley's Stylist

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    and if they really want the being in the stadium feeling they could watch the live stream whilst on the toilet
     
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    Judge Death Well-Known Member

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    In mackem land, doesn't that mean going out to the back yard - Chippy???
     
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  11. Lord Jonjomort

    Lord Jonjomort Well-Known Member

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    No, Netflix are about content creation more than resale.

    Apple and Google/YouTube more likely to bid next time.
     
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    Only thing that worries me is the cost of Amazon prime going up to cover the bid. If they are serious about this in future seasons and bid for more, I hope that they have a separate subscription model for the sports as not all will want standard prime or the sports in the package
     
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    It means they can only watch them downstairs..................... the upstairs is closed.
     
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    <laugh>
     
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    So they have bought a mid-week set of 10 games and a bank holiday set of 10 games, so they will show 2 Newcastle games? This sounds like a package set up by the EPL to let Amazon 'try before they buy', as in bid for the bigger packages that BT and Sky buy at the moment. Netflix may be about content creation but if there is a lot of money to be made, I can see them getting involved, besides producing their own coverage of games is kind of content creation. All this will be another 3 years away, if it happens at all, in the next set of negotiations.
     
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    Sky is **** !!
     
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    They'll sell all their best games and get relegated....
     
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    Im pleased dishes are coming down
     
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    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    <laugh> Some won't get that gag mate
     
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    Everybody's but yours Captain if memory serves me well....<laugh>
     
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