Amazon Prime will make their four Premier League matches free-to-air when football returns later this month. A subscription will not be required to watch the matches on the web-based platform. Free-to-air matches will also be shown on the BBC, while the others will be broadcast on Sky Sports and BT Sport.
Amazon Prime Make Premier League Matches Free-to-Air
Four Broadcasters
In total, four broadcasters have been given the rights to show the remaining 92 Premier League matches. England’s top-flight is set to return on June 17 following its suspension due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Thirty-three of the matches will be free-to-air between BBC Sport and Amazon Prime, leaving the rest to be shown on Sky and BT, who usually have the rights to Premier League matches anyway.
Viewers were given their first taste of football on Amazon Prime over Christmas 2019. They showed a midweek set of matches in early December before coming back on Boxing Day where every single match was available to stream on the service.
This will also be the first time since the BBC has shown any top-flight football since 1988, with the exception of highlights on Match of the Day. Previously, the only time teams were shown in a full match on the BBC was if they were selected for FA Cup broadcast.
In addition, Sky Sports have confirmed that 25 of their matches will be made free-to-air, including the Merseyside Derby between Everton and Liverpool on the first weekend back.
Managing director of Prime Video Sport Europe, Alex Green, said: “Like the rest of the country, we are excited to see the Premier League return to action.
“We will be making all four of Amazon Prime Video’s additional fixtures in the 2019-20 season available free of charge; fans will not need a Prime membership to view the games on Prime Video.”
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