07-06-2018 12:55 via thedrum.com

Amazon secures Premier League package, the first UK platform to exclusively stream matches

Amazon has made its much anticipated move into live sports by snapping up one of two final Premier League rights packages. The Amazon move means a third company is breaking in to take hold of the tournament's UK rights.
Earlier this year Sky Sports and BT Sport split 160 live Premier League matches in a deal worth a combined £4.46bn for three seasons from 2019-20. This was significantly less than the £5.1bn achieved in the previous auction several years earlier. 
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