Amazon and NFL extend Thursday Night Football streaming deal
Amazon and the NFL team up again for Thursday Night Football. Under a new multi-year contract, Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will stream the 11 Thursday Night Football Games broadcast by Fox, the online retailer and the league announced Wednesday.
Amazon will also stream another game that will be played on a Saturday in the second half of the 2020 regular NFL season. This game will continue to air on the home markets of the participating teams.
“We are very pleased to extend our Thursday night football contract with the NFL and are excited to expand our relationship with exclusive global streaming rights for an additional regular season game in 2020,” said Marie Donoghue, vice president of global sports video for Amazon . in a publication.
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The deal’s financial terms have not been released, but CNBC reported that the package has value more than the previous $ 65 million a year.
Amazon started streaming first Thursday night soccer games in 2017.