Amazon and the NBA (National Basketball Association), the world’s leading basketball league, announced on Monday (17) a partnership to broadcast live on Prime Video, Brazil, up to 87 regular season games and up to 24 games of the playoffs.
This partnership is multi-year and starts in the 2022-23 season, which kicks off this week. Prime Video has already announced that it will open the season with the broadcast of the two games of the opening night of the season, this Tuesday (18).
Prime Video will feature up to four exclusive NBA games per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the 2022-23 regular season. The partnership will also include up to 24 playoff games and a variety of original NBA content for Prime members. This will include pre- and post-match shows, weekly shows with highlights, analysis and news, as well as classic games and programs hosted by celebrities and influencers.
As for the matches, Prime Video has announced that its subscribers will have live commentary in Portuguese from local broadcasters and talent, with live matches and NBA programming joining the Prime Video catalog in Brazil at no additional cost.
“We are very excited to expand our relationship with the NBA and offer Brazilian basketball fans access to live NBA games and other exciting content,” said Marie Donoghue, Prime Video Vice President, Global Sports, in a statement. to the press. “This NBA content will strengthen our already substantial global roster of sports content available on Prime Video.”
“We are thrilled to work with Prime Video and to strengthen our long-term commitment to deliver NBA games and content to fans in Brazil, on the devices and platforms they use the most,” said Rafael Elia, vice president of global media distribution. . the NBA in Latin America, including in a press release. “We are always looking for innovative ways to diversify our distribution and offer fans the best options to experience the excitement of the NBA.”
The first real-time broadcasts of the NBA games will take place this Tuesday (18), with the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers at 8:30 pm, and the Los Angeles Lakers and defending champions, Golden State Warriors, facing each other at 11:30 pm. .
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