This comment is not intended to be critical of Amazon. I'm sure they have many things worthy of criticism, but in this case lets put that to one side and think about the principle of "exclusive access" details for broadcast rights.
In this case the deal looks to be relatively narrow, but the principle that this is a monopoly remains true. The problem with this is that it is entirely artificial. Amazon have made a larger bid to the NFL and in return for that bid they get exclusive broadcast rights. Amazon
One could say the same thing about the NFL themselves. Perhaps we stop with the stupid arguments now.
Not that I would expect many here to know this, but even in the NFL, significant safety improvements have been made. Professional football is a rather different game than it was a few decades ago, when linebackers could flatten quarterbacks with reckless abandon, and tackles could be extremely brutal.
They've made a considerable number of changes to prevent the most dangerous sorts of tackles and takedowns, especially in the last 10-15 years. If a player so much as touches a facemask, they're likely to be
Just remember, Amazon thinks Football is more important than worker safety.
Amazon paying for broadcasting rights is similar to a cost of goods sold (COGS) for all the products it sells online (not sure if it meets the definition for accountants, but it's similar in principle). Amazon paid $233 billion in 2020 for COGS, which is far more than this deal with the NFL.
So basically you could use this argument for any product Amazon sells. Like Amazon thinks batteries are more important than worker safety because they bought batteries to sell on their site instead of spending that money
In this case the deal looks to be relatively narrow, but the principle that this is a monopoly remains true. The problem with this is that it is entirely artificial. Amazon have made a larger bid to the NFL and in return for that bid they get exclusive broadcast rights. Amazon
Just remember, Amazon thinks Football is more important than worker safety.
One could say the same thing about the NFL themselves. Perhaps we stop with the stupid arguments now.
One could say the same thing about the NFL themselves. Perhaps we stop with the stupid arguments now.
Not that I would expect many here to know this, but even in the NFL, significant safety improvements have been made. Professional football is a rather different game than it was a few decades ago, when linebackers could flatten quarterbacks with reckless abandon, and tackles could be extremely brutal.
They've made a considerable number of changes to prevent the most dangerous sorts of tackles and takedowns, especially in the last 10-15 years. If a player so much as touches a facemask, they're likely to be
Just remember, Amazon thinks Football is more important than worker safety.
Amazon paying for broadcasting rights is similar to a cost of goods sold (COGS) for all the products it sells online (not sure if it meets the definition for accountants, but it's similar in principle). Amazon paid $233 billion in 2020 for COGS, which is far more than this deal with the NFL.
So basically you could use this argument for any product Amazon sells. Like Amazon thinks batteries are more important than worker safety because they bought batteries to sell on their site instead of spending that money
Football thinks football is more important than worker safety.