Apple Considers Bidding for English Football Streaming Rights
- Move would bring Premier League games to ‘Ted Lasso’ platform
- Potential bid would step up streaming competition with Amazon
Southampton shoot a penalty kick over the goal during the English Premier League football match against Tottenham Hotspur.
Photographer: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
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Apple Inc. is considering bidding for the streaming rights to a range of English football games, according to people familiar with the situation, a move that would step up its sports ambitions and increase competition with Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Video.
The rights under consideration would allow Apple to show Premier League games in the UK, as well as lower league matches run by the English Football League, said two of the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.