The gravy train about to get even more valuable

[Riversider]

Amazon have just won the right to show 20 games a season from the 2019/2020 season for 3 years, no details yet as to what day or times their games are going to be shown.

[Mitch]

Hmmm.. interesting. I'm thinking mid-week games maybe? A bit like Twitter won rights to show some NFL games on their platform, albeit for free.

[bramble]

Link to article:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jun/07/amazon-breaks-premier-league-hold-of-sky-and-bt-with-streaming-deal

Also, I think I read that they will stream all 10 matches over one bank holiday and another 10 matches on a weekday sometime.  Can't find where I saw it now though!

[bramble]

It's in the second para!

[fulhamben]

More like fans get fleeced again. So that's sky, BT sport and now amazon, the worst of the streaming sites that you have to subscribe to if you want to watch football on telly

[Nero]

The online streaming service has won the rights to show every game from the first round of midweek fixtures in December and all 10 matches on Boxing Day as part of the three-year deal.

[toshes mate]

It would be nice to dream of a time when people attending football matches live see a drop in their costs of admission as a result of all the media money floating about. Full stadia are a sure way of improving on pitch standards with super atmospheres providing a very different experience to watching on a TV etc.  I can dream, anyway.

[Nero]

It would be nice to dream of a time when people attending football matches live see a drop in their costs of admission as a result of all the media money floating about. Full stadia are a sure way of improving on pitch standards with super atmospheres providing a very different experience to watching on a TV etc.  I can dream, anyway.

It will never happen, that was the romantic idea when it all started happening and then the agents went oh your get x millions form tv you can afford to pay my player Y now and he will deffo sign for you and my fee will be Z. Thanks very much

[Texas White]

We cut the cable about 5 years ago. Saved me a fortune in cable costs. I only stream and pay for what I want to watch.

[Nero]

So if I have this right Amazon have brought 20 games all in December so it would only cost £7.99 to watch them all as you would only need a 1 month subscription, and also it will only cover about 3/4 days.  Seems like they are streaming ever game other each period which is 10 games in period 20 teams so looks like you will be able to choose who you want to watch unlike Sky with it heres Man Utd again policy

[Mitch]

We cut the cable about 5 years ago. Saved me a fortune in cable costs. I only stream and pay for what I want to watch.

Same. Never looked back

[HamsterWheel]

No need to spend £7.99 to watch the Amazon games - use the month's free trial.

[hovewhite]

It would be nice to dream of a time when people attending football matches live see a drop in their costs of admission as a result of all the media money floating about. Full stadia are a sure way of improving on pitch standards with super atmospheres providing a very different experience to watching on a TV etc.  I can dream, anyway.

It will never happen, that was the romantic idea when it all started happening and then the agents went oh your get x millions form tv you can afford to pay my player Y now and he will deffo sign for you and my fee will be Z. Thanks very much

hence Fulham inflating there prices for next season ,disgusting and pure pure greed in sure that a lot of tourists will take the working man's place!!

[Logicalman]

It would be nice to dream of a time when people attending football matches live see a drop in their costs of admission as a result of all the media money floating about. Full stadia are a sure way of improving on pitch standards with super atmospheres providing a very different experience to watching on a TV etc.  I can dream, anyway.

Totally agree. Considering the gate receipts pale in comparison to other streams of income, it wouldn't dent the finances to provide some level of price freeze for previous STHs, as long as they renew the ST as is, even if just for a 3 year rolling window.