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Premier League on Amazon Prime

Callumcafc
Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
edited June 2019 in Other Football and Sports
Twenty games across two weekends in December - included in the price of Amazon Prime (no extra fees).

Liverpool v Everton and Man Utd v Tottenham are the highlights.

 
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Callumcafc said:
    Twenty games across two weekends in December - included in the price of Amazon Prime (no extra fees).

    Liverpool v Everton and Man Utd v Tottenham are the highlights.

     
    Think they are midweek fixtures rather than weekends - I would guess that Liverpool v Everton & United v Spurs will be shown on different days in the first weel. Interesting idea, hope the streaming quality is decent. 
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    saw a tweet on this the other day, pub owners pay £1000 a month for sky and £850 for bt to not have any boxing day football in which is probably busiest period of the year, i hate the pl and the whole circus of it.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,808
    we've got amazon prime, how will you watch it on TV though?, will they have a new channel
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,116
    Elthamaddick said:
    we've got amazon prime, how will you watch it on TV though?, will they have a new channel
    Get yourself an HDMI cable, plug the laptop into the TV, job done.

    Pretty happy with this, two weeks of no dodgy streaming, lovely.
  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    Can you still just pay for one month of Amazon Prime? Pay 10 quid for December and then cancel
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    Elthamaddick said:
    we've got amazon prime, how will you watch it on TV though?, will they have a new channel
    Direct through a smart tv, or use a firestick or cable as above.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,290
    orpingtonRED said:
    Can you still just pay for one month of Amazon Prime? Pay 10 quid for December and then cancel
    Create a new email address and sign up for a new Amazon account, you'll probably be able to get Prime on a free trial for a month
  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    ForeverAddickted said:
    orpingtonRED said:
    Can you still just pay for one month of Amazon Prime? Pay 10 quid for December and then cancel
    Create a new email address and sign up for a new Amazon account, you'll probably be able to get Prime on a free trial for a month
    Yep that is what i will probably do. Already pay enough. Wont be long before Amazon outbid Sky and BT tho
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Reports claim that Liverpool's trip to Leicester on Boxing Day will be moved to an 8pm kick-off time.

    All 10 games will be shown live on Amazon Prime, as we already knew, with nine on December 26 and one, expected to be Wolves vs Man City, on December 27.

    There will be four kick-off times on Boxing Day; 12.30pm, 3pm, 5pm and 8pm. At the moment, only the 8pm kick-off game has been reported.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    It's worth noting that Amazon Prime are also showing an entire round of fixtures across December 3 and 4.
     
    Times are 7.45pm GMT unless stated.
     
    Tuesday 3 December
    - Arsenal v Brighton 
    - Burnley v Manchester City 
    - Leicester v Watford 
    - Sheffield United v Newcastle 
    - Wolves v West Ham 
    - Manchester United v Tottenham (8pm)
     
    Wednesday 4 December
    - Chelsea v Aston Villa 
    - Southampton v Norwich 
    - Crystal Palace v Bournemouth (8pm)
    - Liverpool v Everton (8pm)
     
    We understand Amazon have no plans on pausing their one-month free Prime trial during the period covering these Premier League fixtures.
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    The games on the 3rd and 4th of December seem fair enough, they don't clash or interfere with anything else.

    Not convinced about the Boxing Day kickoffs, how can they have 3pm kickoffs, surely you're not allowed live TV games at the same time as the main fixture list elsewhere? I can see a lot of family rows too, with blokes slumping in front of the TV all day!
  • WelshAddick
    WelshAddick Posts: 1,321
    edited October 2019
    killerandflash said:
    The games on the 3rd and 4th of December seem fair enough, they don't clash or interfere with anything else.

    Not convinced about the Boxing Day kickoffs, how can they have 3pm kickoffs, surely you're not allowed live TV games at the same time as the main fixture list elsewhere? I can see a lot of family rows too, with blokes slumping in front of the TV all day!
    The blackout of 3 pm games is only for saturday
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,219
    stackitsteve said:
    Reports claim that Liverpool's trip to Leicester on Boxing Day will be moved to an 8pm kick-off time.

    All 10 games will be shown live on Amazon Prime, as we already knew, with nine on December 26 and one, expected to be Wolves vs Man City, on December 27.

    There will be four kick-off times on Boxing Day; 12.30pm, 3pm, 5pm and 8pm. At the moment, only the 8pm kick-off game has been reported.
    That's terrible how are the Liverpool fans meant to get up for work the following day?
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,189
    edited October 2019
    Elthamaddick said:
    we've got amazon prime, how will you watch it on TV though?, will they have a new channel
    - Amazon firestick (plug it into the USB port on your tv)

    - Games console (PS4 and Xbox have the Amazon app)

    - internet connected TV (again just open the app)

    Basically get a device that can stream Amazon and plug it into the telly. 

    These games are being shown by a streaming service that’s testing the water to see if showing Premier League football will gain them viewers and subscribers. If this proves successful for them over the three year period they have this set of games for, expect them to big bid when the rights come up again in 2022. Perhaps finally breaking Sky’s dominance. 

    As mentioned above, pubs are paying huge amounts and losing crucial games. For many years one subscription meant all games. The Competition Commission put a stop to that by breaking up the packages more and stopping one broadcaster from taking them all. Enter BT and now Amazon. Ironically, the CC has caused a massive price increase for the consumer. 
  • Broadstairs_Red
    Broadstairs_Red Posts: 361
    Good News, was thinking of adding BT to my Sky Sports package but will hold fire now altho would like Champions League but will save those for the pub.




















  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,866
    Loving the Liverpool lot Spirit of Shankley moaning about having to play Leicester away at 8pm Boxing Day. Didn’t hear them moaning about winning the champions league, where do they think they got the money for the players to enable that from? 


  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    Its becoming a real ball ache trying to justify the cost of watching football on TV to my wife, I have to say.
    Latest calculation, to have Sky Sports, BT Sports (in HD and not SD) and Amazon Prime, works out at £66.52 a month (taking into account up front sign on fee, first 3 months of BT in HD free etc).

    It was so much cheaper to watch football when Sky had everything.

  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,116
    Arnt you the IPTV master
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited October 2019
    SheffieldRed said:
    Elthamaddick said:
    we've got amazon prime, how will you watch it on TV though?, will they have a new channel
    Direct through a smart tv, or use a firestick or cable as above.
    Or games console etc.

    Jimmy's post covers all options but Chromecast which now works on prime.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,116
    Laptop + HDMI must be the easiest.
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  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,057
    Dazzler21 said:
    SheffieldRed said:
    Elthamaddick said:
    we've got amazon prime, how will you watch it on TV though?, will they have a new channel
    Direct through a smart tv, or use a firestick or cable as above.
    Or games console etc.

    Jimmy's post covers all options but Chromecast which now works on prime.
     Also..casting from phone
  • superchrissypowell
    superchrissypowell Posts: 693
    You can watch amazon prime on virgin tv now. Not sure what channel number it is though.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,598
    superchrissypowell said:
    You can watch amazon prime on virgin tv now. Not sure what channel number it is though.

    205
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Bump - starting tonight with Palace v Bournemouth and Burnley v Man City
  • WelshAddick
    WelshAddick Posts: 1,321
    I’m looking forward to there goals show tomorrow night 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    Callumcafc said:
    Bump - starting tonight with Palace v Bournemouth and Burnley v Man City
    Rather dull games tonight, tomorrow's look better


  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,985
    edited December 2019
    guinnessaddick said:
    superchrissypowell said:
    You can watch amazon prime on virgin tv now. Not sure what channel number it is though.

    205
    Yep 205, but is it free and or do you have to have Amazon Prime as well?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Its becoming a real ball ache trying to justify the cost of watching football on TV to my wife, I have to say.
    Latest calculation, to have Sky Sports, BT Sports (in HD and not SD) and Amazon Prime, works out at £66.52 a month (taking into account up front sign on fee, first 3 months of BT in HD free etc).

    It was so much cheaper to watch football when Sky had everything.

    Sky subscription charges have definitely gone done but not enough to compensate for the extra cost for BT and Amazon. That said, one would struggle to buy one ticket for a PL game for the monthly outlay to all those providers though explaining that to a better half that doesn't get sport can be an issue!
  • Glovepup
    Glovepup Posts: 1,742
    For me this is Amazon dipping their toe into a new market and they will come along and swallow up more games, BT and Sky need to be worried. Hopefully this is a good thing for the consumer.
  • DoctorCharlton
    DoctorCharlton Posts: 2,463

    For what it's worth Amazon Prime really is great value for money in my opinion.

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