Amazon poaches ATP tennis rights in UK from Sky - report


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 01 Aug 2017

FILE PHOTO: Employees of Amazon India are seen behind a glass bearing the company's logo inside its office in Bengaluru, India, August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa/File Photo - RTS179WH

LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has made it first move into major sports rights outside the United States by outbidding Sky for the exclusive UK rights to tennis's ATP World Tour, the Guardian said on Tuesday.

Amazon Prime Video agreed to pay as much as 10 million pounds a year for the rights, which include the ATP Tour finals competition between the top eight singles and doubles players, the newspaper said.

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