Having brought new ideas and cutting edge technology to their platform during their first forray in to broadcasting Barclays Premier League football, Amazon via Amazon Prime will make it's four Premier League games free to air when the season restarts. Surprisingly fans will not need a Prime membership to watch fixtures on the online streaming service when the top flight campaign resumes from the 17th of June, it is a sign of confidence from Amazon, as they feel that 'one off' viewers will want to join Amazon Prime as a result of watching the seamless delivery of games.
Every one of the remaining 92 Premier League games will be broadcast live across Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Sport or Amazon Prime. In total, 33 of those matches will be free to air, Sky Sports will make 25 of the remaining top flight matches free to air, including the Merseyside derby on the first weekend after the resumption which will be from the 19th to the 21st of June.
"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." Alex Green, managing director of Prime Video Sport Europe was quoted as saying.
In May, it was announced that four Premier League games will be broadcast, free to air, live on BBC Sport when the season resumes,which will be the first time the BBC has shown live Premier League matches, and the first time the broadcaster has shown any live top flight non cup football since 1988.
There is going to be virtually non stop wall to wall coverage of games, it will be interesting to see just how Amazon approach the broadcast of their games and if they continue to use the innovative methodology they employed the first time they broadcast during the New Year. - Ed
