This isn't the first, and it won't be the last, but that doesn't make some fans any happier.
The NFL granted Prime Video exclusive broadcast rights to the Steelers vs. Ravens game in the AFC Wild Card Round, which kicked off at 8 p.m. Saturday, but fans are furious after being stuck behind a paywall again. .
“One more reason to stop watching the NFL…Prime broadcast of playoff games is a joke,” one person wrote.
“The day has finally come for them to ruin sports…wake up, NFL!” Not everyone can afford to pay for Prime Video,” said another.
“We need to come together as a country and fight back against the NFL and all streaming services,” said a third.
Last season, the NFL signed a $100 million contract that allowed Peacock to broadcast the wild-card round game between the Dolphins and Chiefs.
The game reached a total of 32.1 million viewers, making it the most-streamed live event in U.S. history at the time.
Amazon paid a new record $120 million for the rights to the Steelers-Ravens game, breaking its previous deal with Peacock. Front Office Sports reported.
this Realized after Amazon paid about $100 million The league's first Black Friday game between the Dolphins and Jets will be streamed in November 2023.
Amazon also streams “Thursday Night Football,” which comes with a contract of about $1 billion per season.
This contract will last until 2033.
