Digital platforms, now used by almost everyone, are starting to focus on other areas besides movies and TV series. For example, Netflix announced when it will broadcast its first live broadcast recently. Now the information has revealed that Amazon will take another step.

Amazon offered its users a lot of content for a monthly fee with its Prime Video service, which is also available in our country. Also the company Sport He also had moves. For example, the tech giant signed an 11-year contract for broadcasting the American football league NFL last year. Information released today revealed that Amazon has much bigger plans for sports broadcasting.

Amazon is working on an app that will only feature sports content

A report from The Information based on a person directly involveda separate application that will only feature sports content from Amazon He showed that he intended to take it out. This new development comes after CEO Andy Jassy said the company will take more steps on such services.

In her recent statements, Jassy highlighted the problem of live sports broadcasts, even though Amazon has begun cutting costs in some areas (such as mass layoffs). that they can continue to invest had stated. In addition to the NFL, the company also had agreements with venues such as MLB (U.S. National Baseball League) and WNBA (U.S. Women’s Basketball League) to broadcast certain games.

There is no official statement from Amazon about the application yet. There is no information on when the app will be released. We can guess that the company is moving the sports content it publishes on Prime Video to this application and wants to increase its revenue by charging an additional fee. Sports content currently available on Prime Video can be accessed directly with a Prime subscription. Apart from this, it is possible to say that with the new application, arrangements can be made with more leagues.

In recent months, allegations have been made that Netflix is ​​also trying to take steps on live sports broadcasts. However, CEO Ted Sarandos put an end to the rumors by stating that he has no such plans.