Amazon Prime Video lost its TV rights to broadcast the UK's Premier League games. It failed to renew its contract with the English football league, and Sky Sports and TNT Sports have instead won the deals.
The new contracts are said to be the largest-ever sports media rights deal to have been signed in the United Kingdom. The agreement for the TV rights between the Premier League and Sky Sports and TNT Sports is worth £6.7 billion or roughly $8.5 billion.
Amazon Prime Left Out in the Auction
Sky Sports, which Comcast owns, managed to retain its hold on the rights to the Premier League. It was able to secure four out of the five packages of live games. On the other hand, TNT acquired the other rights packages in the auction.
Unfortunately, Amazon Prime Video was not able to secure any of the packages. As per Deadline, the TV rights auction did not leave space for said American subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service providers.
At any rate, the Premier League TV rights packages include a minimum of 215 live matches per season. This has more than 140 matches during the weekends as well.
Live Broadcast Under New Channels
The Premier League completed the deals with TNT Sports and Sky Sports, and it covers five UK live packages. BBC Sport will also air the league's matches for the free-to-air highlights package. All of these agreements are in effect for four years, starting with the Premier League's Season 2025/26.
"We are delighted to announce new deals with Sky Sports and TNT Sports that will extend our partnership for a further four years and see more Premier League matches than ever before shown live from 2025/26 onwards," the chief executive officer of Premier League, Richard Masters, said in a news release. "As longstanding and valued partners, Sky Sports and TNT Sports are renowned for consistently delivering world-class coverage and programming."
The CEO added, "We are also extremely pleased to extend our partnership with BBC Sport, which will continue to bring weekly highlights of all Premier League matches to the widest possible audience in the UK. Match of the Day has been an institution for generations of football fans in this country and remains incredibly popular with fans of all ages.
Photo by: Thibault Penin/Unsplash


Mizuho Raises Broadcom Price Target to $450 on Surging AI Chip Demand
HSBC’s $13.6 Billion Take-Private Offer for Hang Seng Bank Gains Board Backing
Fortescue Expands Copper Portfolio With Full Takeover of Alta Copper
iRobot Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid Rising Competition and Tariff Pressures
Coca-Cola’s Proposed Sale of Costa Coffee Faces Uncertainty Amid Price Dispute
FDA Says No Black Box Warning Planned for COVID-19 Vaccines Despite Safety Debate
United Airlines Flight to Tokyo Returns to Dulles After Engine Failure During Takeoff
California Jury Awards $40 Million in Johnson & Johnson Talc Cancer Lawsuit
Strategy Retains Nasdaq 100 Spot Amid Growing Scrutiny of Bitcoin Treasury Model
Shell M&A Chief Exits After BP Takeover Proposal Rejected
United Airlines Tokyo-Bound Flight Returns to Dulles After Engine Failure
Intel’s Testing of China-Linked Chipmaking Tools Raises U.S. National Security Concerns
Korea Zinc to Build $7.4 Billion Critical Minerals Refinery in Tennessee With U.S. Government Backing
SpaceX Insider Share Sale Values Company Near $800 Billion Amid IPO Speculation
SUPERFORTUNE Launches AI-Powered Mobile App, Expanding Beyond Web3 Into $392 Billion Metaphysics Market
Air Force One Delivery Delayed to 2028 as Boeing Faces Rising Costs
Ford Takes $19.5 Billion Charge as EV Strategy Shifts Toward Hybrids 



