Amazon planning stand-alone sports streaming app - report
Jon Kopaloff


Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is planning a stand-alone app for watching sports, The Information reports - part of a move to keep pushing investment toward its Prime Video streaming unit.
It's not clear when such an app would be ready or even whether it will come to fruition, according to the report.

But it comes as the company goes through a review of unprofitable businesses, including cutting roles in some divisions. And Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has highlighted live sports as an area that will keep seeing spending even amid the cost cuts.
It would also suggest an exploration of how to tap what have been some heavy live sports investments (including billions of dollars in sports streaming deals) for new revenue streams.
Notably, Amazon Prime Video has taken over exclusively as the broadcaster of the NFL's Thursday Night Football in a deal reported about $1B per year.
Amazon used to share rights with broadcasters, but secured exclusive rights for streaming in spring 2021 and then managed to start its exclusive window in fall 2022, a year earlier than expected.