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Amazon Partners With USTA For Exclusive US Open Rights In Ireland, UK

Amazon and the U.S. Tennis Association have entered into a five-year deal that gives Amazon Prime Video the exclusive live telecast rights to stream the US Open tennis tournament in the U.K. and Ireland.

The deal, which kicks off at the 2018 US Open, includes live and on-demand content, including live match play that’ll be streamed from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center from August 27 to September 9, and match highlights.

“We are proud to partner with the USTA to add the US Open to the growing portfolio of sports available on Prime Video,” Alex Green, the managing director of channels and sports for Amazon’s Prime Video Europe group, said in a statement.