Prime Video launches sports streaming services

Prime Video has announced the launch of its sports streaming service FanCode. 

 

The streaming service will offer access to global and domestic sports. 

 

Through its partnerships with sports leagues and organisations, FanCode brings more than 15 different sports including cricket, football, rugby, kabaddi, basketball, and horse racing to sports fans in India. 

 

With a subscription to FanCode on Prime Video, members will be able to enjoy live-streamed sports from around the world. 

 

Some of FanCode’s exclusive rights and partnerships include ICC Pathways, Cricket West Indies, EFL, CONMEBOL, Volleyball World and FIBA. 

 

Subscribers can watch tournaments such as the Carabao Cup, Women’s Big Bash League, FIFA U17 World Cup, Barclays Women’s Super League, AFC Champions League, AFC Cup, and Yuva Kabaddi, amongst others. 

 

In addition, subscribers will also get access to the Super Smash and England tour of the West Indies later in the year.

 

Vivek Srivastava, head – Prime Video Channels, Prime Video, India, said, “At Prime Video, we know that while our entertainment preferences are delightfully diverse across the country, we are all ardent sports fans! All forms of sports have such strong, passionate fans following them and we would like to make access to a diverse array of sports super easy. We are thrilled to collaborate with FanCode to offer our customers an immersive sport viewing experience with a line-up that spans multiple sports and geographies. We are certain that the diversity in programming, and the convenience of enjoying all their favourite sports at a single destination, will delight sport lovers across the country. The addition of FanCode to Prime Video Channels also allows us to offer a comprehensive bouquet of entertainment, from international and local language content to kids-focused and now live sports.” 

 

Yannick Colaco, co-founder, FanCode, said, “FanCode wants to reach every sports fan across the country and this association with Prime Video is a step in that direction. We are excited to bring our premium content to Prime Video Channels and further increase our reach. The fact that FanCode will be the first sports platform on the service makes the collaboration even more special.”