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Charles Barkley calls out colleague over NBA MVP leak

Charles Barkley publicly criticized ESPN insider Shams Charania for prematurely revealing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the NBA MVP winner, undermining Amazon Prime Video’s scheduled exclusive announcement. During an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina, the Hall of Famer expressed his disapproval, noting that Amazon had committed $2.5 billion annually for 11 years in its media rights … The post Charles Barkley calls out colleague over NBA MVP leak appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

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Big Ten disputes Duke’s Amazon deal for Michigan matchup

The Big Ten believes it owns the media rights to one of Duke’s newly announced games on Amazon Prime Video. Duke recently announced an agreement with Amazon Prime Video to allow the streaming service to air three neutral-site games featuring Duke: against UConn on Nov. 25 in Las Vegas, against Michigan on Dec. 21 in…

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TV production contractor falls on sword for Amazon’s mid-game NBA blackout

A broadcast production company you likely have never heard of is taking the blame for Amazon Prime Video’s mishap during a crucial overtime period in the NBA play-in tournament. Game Creek Video, a live-broadcast production company that provided mobile production facilities to Prime Video during the play-in game between the Miami Heat and the Charlotte…

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Amazon Prime Video boasts jump in NBA play-in game viewership

The conventional wisdom is that moving sporting events to streaming sacrifices audience reach for giant tech dollars. Amazon Prime Video is trying to prove that is not the case. Prime Video is in the first year of their massive new rights deal with the NBA. And as far as the streaming competition goes, they have…

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As Amazon eyes the Super Bowl, FCC criticism of NFL streaming grows

Amazon Prime Video executives are increasingly confident they will gain exclusive rights to the Super Bowl soon, but FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr doesn’t seem to be a fan. In a social media post on X, Carr highlighted a recent column from Andrew Marchand of The Athletic in which an Amazon executive expressed confidence that the…

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Amazon Prime Video Masters coverage missing Bert Kreischer, Jason Kelce

Amazon Prime Video became just the fourth television rights partner in the history of the Masters on Thursday with expanded early round coverage. But golf fans around the world were asking one question – where are Bert Kreischer and Jason Kelce? Given this was the first time that a streaming giant was taking on Masters…

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Terry Gannon to host Prime Video Masters coverage from Butler Cabin

We now know who will be sitting in the Butler Cabin for Amazon’s Masters debut. NBC’s Dan Hicks revealed during the Houston Open telecast this weekend that Terry Gannon will serve as the host for Prime Video’s Masters coverage on Thursday and Friday, manning the iconic Butler Cabin location from 1-3 p.m. ET both days…

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NFL eyes exception to let teams play more than two ‘short-week’ games, helping Amazon

Under current NFL scheduling procedures, teams are only permitted to play two “short-week” games per season. In practice, the rule ensures that teams are not scheduled for more than two games on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday each year. Amazon’s Prime Video, which owns the Thursday Night Football package, is most impacted by this scheduling provision. While…

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