Have they got a punditry team at every game?
Amazon Prime and Premier League Rights
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Think so.
Both nights now i have had perfect HD quality with no lag or crashes, hope Amazon get more games
Getting more frame/resolution drops today than yesterday. Weird as my internet speed is fast/stable enough.
Excellent coverage so far.
Feck Sky and BT. Let me give my money to Bezos.
Coverage is good when actually live and not dropping in quality/lagging. Otherwise a bit shit
Impressive
Give the tax dodging bastards the rights to it all. Brilliant coverage.
They need a proper channel, it's so intermittent. Missed our goal because it froze.
Did a little test, Roku seems to be behind the Fire TV stream for me
Picture is fantastic, love the option to turn off commentary and have has zero issues with stuttering or buffering or anything. Only complaint is for some reason I’m about a minute behind live which is annoying but pretty minor.
Make this the norm please.
Make this the norm please.
Watching on three devices right now. TV, Tablet and Mobile 
If they could fit a browser in the portrait mobile player that would be amazing, I suppose there's probably a app that allows PIP though.
If they could fit a browser in the portrait mobile player that would be amazing, I suppose there's probably a app that allows PIP though.
I am watching on TV via my laptop. Just discovered that it is a good idea to keep an eye on said laptop's battery life.Watching on three devices right now. TV, Tablet and Mobile
If they could fit a browser in the portrait mobile player that would be amazing, I suppose there's probably a app that allows PIP though.
Probably worth getting a secondhand fire stick off eBay for the rest of the games, you should be able to pick one up for around £10. Though Amazon were selling them new for £20 during black Friday (back upto full price again now). Even if you are only on a prime trial it's still worth it as a streaming device as a whole imo
Just flipped over onto the Merseyside Derby. Is that Ally McCoist commentating?
Near enough the perfect stream.
It was consistent all night.
It was consistent all night.
Would that work overseas?
Aye, I believe so.
Enjoyed that. Perfect stream and no commentary.
Cheers, thought so. His voice is so distinctive.
No complaints. The ease of it all is different class.
Loving Prime so far. I hope they get a lot more games.
Great stream. the no commentary option is bliss.
Bezos, give the PL the 5 billion quid so they feck BT and Sky off for good. You should be able to pick which game you want to watch every matchday. Tonight was a novelty, and will likely remain something that happens a few times a season at best. Bah.
Bezos, give the PL the 5 billion quid so they feck BT and Sky off for good. You should be able to pick which game you want to watch every matchday. Tonight was a novelty, and will likely remain something that happens a few times a season at best. Bah.
Amazon showed it’s true class tonight. No adverts, turned straight on for the United game. Berba and Schmeichel in the studio. Two minutes after the game Rashford is interviewed. It just feels to focus on the football rather than big name pundits who chat bollocks all the time.
And now I can switch over and watch another 45 minute of football.
And now I can switch over and watch another 45 minute of football.
Brilliant stuff - to put it into perspective, I'm tuned into amazon.uk from Canada using a VPN and I haven't had not a single glitch in over 2 hours. Wow.
Fantastic coverage, I didn't have a single interruption. Streaming is the future and I couldn't be happier about it.
Berbatov’s hair surgeon is MOTM.
Loads of buffering in my game tonight whereas none in the Man City game I watched yesterday. Still enjoyed it though the result helped.
Really enjoy the match crowd only option. And its great to watch our game and then jump into another stream. Even if it is sadly the scousers.
I can see Amazong owning the entire PL platform. I have a big iMac desktop and really enjoyed watching it on it, whilst also flicking into other games. Really liked the commentary free option too.
Would pay an upgrade on my prime membership for this. Think it’s better than Sky or BT.
Would pay an upgrade on my prime membership for this. Think it’s better than Sky or BT.
Hats off to Amazon. Absolutely brilliant stuff from them.
I look forward to every game on a 3pm kick-off being live in future. They should just bid a zillion pounds and buy everything in sight! they can certainly afford it! Feck Sky and BT, this is the future of football broadcasting.
I look forward to every game on a 3pm kick-off being live in future. They should just bid a zillion pounds and buy everything in sight! they can certainly afford it! Feck Sky and BT, this is the future of football broadcasting.
Me likey
Great quality. Happy with that.
Yep.
Any issues are surely network or connection issues on the end-user end, unless it affects EVERYONE.
I've enjoyed the platform this week, and bar being a minute or so behind in real time, Amazon have delivered the best UK-produced broadcast since Sky cracked it years ago.
BT is OTT and the pundits make you want to die.
I've enjoyed the platform this week, and bar being a minute or so behind in real time, Amazon have delivered the best UK-produced broadcast since Sky cracked it years ago.
BT is OTT and the pundits make you want to die.
Watching it I thought exactly the same, he has an incredible lid compared to what he must have started with!
Amazon did an excellent job. Insight for the Premier League to be honest. A strategic partnership with Amazon, launch their own app and collect the majority of the revenue. £100 per year per subscriber would probably do it. I think Sky's business model may be at risk.
Worked very well overall on PC. Only had a few small moments of SD to HD in the second half and some stutter on Rashford's goal celebration or maybe that was the feed in general, not sure.
I liked how they got straight to Rashford after match and Berb's hair looks 20 years younger than his body.
Can't stand BT and their sweaty broom cupboard coverage.
I liked how they got straight to Rashford after match and Berb's hair looks 20 years younger than his body.
Can't stand BT and their sweaty broom cupboard coverage.
Enjoyed the first 2 days.
Its nice being able to flick to another game and seeing all the goals at HT etc.,
Its nice being able to flick to another game and seeing all the goals at HT etc.,
Have to say I enjoyed the coverage more so than Sky and BT. Here's hoping Amazon get themselves a better share in the next bidding war.