WASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The National Football League (NFL) and Amazon announced on Wednesday that they have reached a multi-year agreement to renew their exclusive partnership to deliver a live digital stream of Thursday night games.
Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will stream the 11 "Thursday Night Football" games broadcast by FOX, which will be available to more than 150 million paid Prime members worldwide.
Additionally, the NFL and Amazon announced an agreement to exclusively stream one regular season game globally on Prime Video and Twitch, which will be played on a Saturday in the second half of the 2020 NFL regular season.
"As our relationship has expanded, Amazon has become a trusted and valued partner of the NFL," said Brian Rolapp, chief media and business officer for the NFL. "Extending this partnership around 'Thursday Night Football' continues our critical mission of delivering NFL games to as many fans in as many ways as possible both in the United States and around the world."
"We are thrilled to renew our 'Thursday Night Football' deal with the NFL, and are excited to expand our relationship to include exclusive global streaming rights to an additional regular season game in 2020," said Marie Donoghue, vice president of global sports video at Amazon. "We know Prime members and the Twitch community around the world love the NFL, and we remain committed to giving them the best and most customizable streaming experience possible."
The NFL and Amazon first partnered to distribute "Thursday Night Football" during the 2017 season. Enditem
