The news marks the latest for a major sports league on streaming rights, aiming to boost online viewers as more fans move to Internet platforms.
Amazon announced Wednesday it is making a foray into streaming live sports with a deal to add pro US football games to its Prime subscription video service.
Rights to stream 19 Thursday night matches of the National Football League during the 2017 season were bought by Amazon, which planned to make games available in real time to millions of Prime subscribers worldwide.
