Amazon Lands U.S. Open Streaming Rights in UK

May 3, 2018 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
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Amazon Prime Video has secured the rights in the United Kingdom and Ireland to broadcast the U.S. Open, Amazon.comconfirmed last week.

The deal is for five-years and begins with the 2018 U.S Open later this summer. Amazon Prime Video members in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch live and on-demand videos of the tournament.

“We are proud to partner with the United States Tennis Association to add the U.S. Open to the growing portfolio of sports available on Prime Video,” said Alex Green, managing director of Prime Video’s European sports channels. “This prestigious event, along with the other exciting tennis coming this year and next, makes Prime Video a destination for tennis fans in the UK and Ireland.”

The 2018 U.S. Open runs from August 27 through September 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

 


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