The technology giant amazon, owned by Jeff Bezos, was left with the exclusive broadcast of the play-offs of the National Football League (NFL) in 2025, after observing the success of the station NBC through its channel of its over-the-top (OTT) service Peacock with the broadcast of the play-offs of the American Football Conference (AFC) between the Chiefs and the Dolphins.
The match between Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins on January 14, sparked criticism for the decision and had an audience of 23 million viewers, making it the most followed American event in history.
Likewise, Amazon was offered the opportunity to broadcast a play-off match this season, but resigned, clearing the way for NBC and Peacock they had the opportunity. However, on this occasion, Jeff Bezos’ multinational did not let him escape.
Amazon obtained the rights to the NFL play-offs in 2025
The NFL It continues to reinforce its commitment to streaming and distributed its rights across multiple platforms instead of maintaining its assets only in traditional networks.
Disney, Fox, Warner Bros and Discovery They announced a streaming joint venture last week, which combined represents 55% of US sports rights. Amazon was not part of that deal, meaning fans with the joint platform will still have to create a Prime account to watch next year’s game.
The NFL announced on February 9 that it will play a regular phase match at the Santiago Bernabéu in 2025. The match will face Miami Dolphins against Chicago Bears, without knowing who will play at home. This has been confirmed by the executive vice president, club business&league events of the NFL, Peter O’Reilly, which assures that there are “thirteen million American football fans in Spain.”
All this in a context in which the NFL is in the media spotlight, since yesterday the final of the Super Bowl LVIII, and who won Kansas City Chiefs about San Francisco 49ers. This championship, which the Kansas team won by 25 to 22, historically recorded broadcasts with more than one hundred million viewers.
The American Football League was created in 1920 and has grown to the current 32 franchises, which are not relegated. It is the competition of USA that generates the most business in the world, ahead of other international competitions such as the Premier League. Its star event is superbowl, which became the show capable of registering record audience figures on television.
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