Amazon has invested a great deal of money in bringing customers access sports on Prime video. Now the company is looking to become a go to for sports repairs as well.
Today, Prime Video announced the launch of Sports Talk, a new, original sports-talk programming block, airing live Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. EDT exclusively on Prime Video. Starting today, Prime Video customers in the U.S. can access Sports Talk anywhere Prime Video is available to stream without needing a Prime membership. Sports Talk complements the thousands of live sports events Prime members can already watch each year on Prime Video, including Thursday Night Footballand the premium sports channels that Prime members can purchase for an incremental fee, such as NBA League Pass, MLB.TV, and NBA TV. Sports Talk will also be available as a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel on Amazon Freevee and via Amazon’s new live radio app, Amp, where fans can catch audio from the shows in real time.
In partnership with production company Embassy Row, the programming block will serve as an “always on” sports destination for customers. The programming slate features seven new, daily shows from marquee sports personalities: Bonjour Sports Talk, a multi-hosted panel show featuring Madelyn Burke, Ben Lyons, and a rotating weekly guest host; The Cari Champion Show, with host Cari Champion; Game Breakers, with hosts Eitan Levine and Drexton Clemons; From the Desk Of Master T, with host Master Tesfatsion; The Power Hour,with host Rennae Stubbs; The Greatest Hour of All Time, a re-airing of the best hour of programming from the day; and The Backup Plan, with hosts Hana Ostapchuk and Jason Spells. The full 12-hour programming block will be re-aired daily from 8 p.m.-8 a.m. EDT, with episodes from the previous week also airing throughout the weekend.
The daily programming block, with corresponding hosts, includes:
Bonjour Sports Talk
Each morning, the Bonjour Sports Talk panel will deliver a positive, passionate and agenda-setting narrative, supported by a news desk that provides up to the minute storylines from across the sports landscape and around the globe. The show will explore the most compelling daily stories from across the entire global sports landscape, widening the net for compelling conversation, access and analysis.
Hours: 8-10 a.m. EDT (re-airs at 10 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT)
Host(s): Madelyn Burke, Ben Lyons, and a rotating weekly guest host
Set: New York City (in-studio)
The Cari Champion Show
The Cari Champion Show is a crossover show for any sports and culture fan. Cari Champion gives fans an unfiltered and straightforward look at sports and the role they play in our daily lives. The Cari Champion Show allows viewers to feel like they’re joining in on friends’ conversations about the latest news, while still encouraging them to learn more about the topics from a direct and in touch perspective.
Hours: 12-2 p.m. EDT
Host: Cari Champion
Set: Los Angeles (in-studio)
Game Breakers
Eitan Levine and Drexton Clemons are a comedic duo, whose jokes and insights never fail to take their audience on a refreshingly unpredictable and informative journey. As New York based writers and comedians, the two friends will offer fans a unique perspective of the world of sports sports and their natural intersection with music, culture, New York life, trends & more.
Hours: 2-4 p.m. EDT
Host(s): Eitan Levine, Drexton Clemons
Set: New York City (in-studio)
From the Desk of Master T
From the Desk of Master T will feature Master Tesfatsion’s youthfully refreshing take on sports and culture, and his innate ability to connect with athlete’s stories. Master allows athletes to express themselves by bringing a level of comfort to the table that pushes media-trained athletes beyond their textbook answers.
HOST: Master Tesfatsion
HOURS: 4-5 p.m. EDT
SET: Remote
The Power Hour
The Power Hour, with host Rennae Stubbs, will showcase Rennae’s enthusiasm, her expert knowledge, and highlight her love for the cultural aspects of professional sport. Rennae’s vast experience gives her the ability to connect with athletes and her audience in a way that’s deeper than the game. She asks the tough questions, but stays intuitive and charismatic.
HOST: Rennae Stubbs
HOURS: 5-6 p.m. EDT
SET: New York City (in-studio)
The Greatest Hour of All Time
Did you get stuck in the office? Busy running errands and missed your favorite Sports Talk show? Don’t worry, The Greatest Hour of All Time (GHOAT) hits you with the best hour of programming from the day so you don’t miss a thing.
HOURS: 6-7 p.m. EDT
The Backup Plan
The Backup Plan will play the best moments from the full slate of Sports Talk’s daily programs. With a casual late-show setting, it’s just two colleagues making sure you’re covered on the need-to-know headlines and the sports stories that crossover into pop culture. As the only “evening show” on the slate, these hosts keep it light and comedic, while highlighting every moment from the daily roster to make sure the audience is fully in-the know.
HOST(S): Hana Ostapchuk, Jason Spells
HOURS: 7-8 p.m. EDT
SET: New York City (in-studio)
Sports Talk will be available to stream on Prime Video, as a FAST channel on Freevee, and via Amazon’s new live radio app, Amp, where fans can catch audio from the show in real time, live Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. EDT beginning November 1, with re-airings of the day’s programming available from 8 p.m.-8 a.m. EDT each day.
