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Amazon’s first broadcast of “Thursday Night Football” attracted a record number of new Prime signups over a three-hour period

The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers last week was the first of 15 games Amazon will broadcast as part of a deal with the National Football League.

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Amazon is spending about $1 billion per year to exclusively stream Thursday Night Football through 2033

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“By every measure, Thursday Night Football on Prime Video was a resounding success,”

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Amazon is betting heavily on sports broadcasting with the hope that it will boost its Prime membership.

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The company recently debuted its long-awaited series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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which is derived from the appendices of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” books.

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Amazon said the first episode of the series, which set a record for being the most expensive show ever made

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attracted more than 25 million viewers globally in its first day.

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